St. Helens mist., May 21, 1915, Page 2, Image 2

ST. HELENS MIST, FRIDAY, MAY 21. 1915.
FOUNDED -1881
Issued Every Friday By
THE MIST PUBUSIIIXQ COMPANY
David Davis, Editor.
Entered as second class matter,
January 10th, 1912, at the Postoffice
at Saint Helens, Oregon, under the
Act of March 3rd, 1879.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
One year $1.60
Six Months 75
Advertising rates made known on
application.
COUNTT OFFICIAL TAPEH
INDUSTRIES NEEDED.
' One of the crying needs of the Pa
ct flc Northwest Is Industrial enter
prise. The crying need of every lo
cality is industrial activity, no matter
how much already exists there. And
more than that, when once located
they must be encouraged. We do not
have in mind the great half million
dollar enterprises, subsidized with is
sues of stocks and bonds or large
donations from communities, but lit
tle industries, such as fruit canneries,
evaporators, planing mills, creamer
ies, cheese factories, woodworking
factories, woolen mills or any indus
try that stands a reasonable chance
of success. By creating an industrial
atmosphere favorable to such enter
prises we can open the way for better
conditions, invite capital to come
here and enable capital already here
to earn something on its investment.
To accomplish this result we must
have lower taxes, and higher Ideals
and motives. We must do more buy
ing at home and less patronizing of
foreign institutions. In other words,
we must be loyal to home and home
institutions. There is room in the
Pacific Northwest for more than five
hundred such general commercial in
stitutions as have been referred to in
this article, and room in Columbia
county and St. Helens for several of
them. One way to get them is to go
after them, and one of the best means
of going after them is through con
certed and unselfish effort on the part
of the business men of the com
munity. WORK WELL DONE.
To those who attended the closing
exercises of the public schools of St.
Helens last Friday evening there
could have been but one universal
thought. The exercises not only
closed the school year but they mark
ed the closing of the most successful
school year in the history of the city.
The splendid class which passed from
the grammar grades to the high
school work speaks in the most high
ly complimentary terms for the work
of the local educational institution.
The class graduating from the high
school work, while not great numeri
cally, affords an inward satisfaction
to the faculty and board that the
year s work was thorough. There
can be no more satisfying outcome of
a year's work than the knowledge
that the work of the year was well
done, and certainly that has been
demonstrated beyond question In the
local school. Cordial and earnest co
operation between officers, faculty
and students was manifested
throughout the year, and the results
have been extremely gratifying.
COMMEND THE COURT.
Subsequent events have fully dem
onstrated the wisdom of the members
of the county court in dealing with
the contracting firm which had done
the construction work on Columbia
highway. Success has attended their
efforts so far, and in all probability
all differences may be amicably ad
justed and settlement had on reason
able and common sense grounds. It
may be just possible that the con
tracting firm has more coming to it
than was set forth in the final report
of Mr. Bowlby, and in the event that
this is the case, there is no doubt
that the court is broad enough to
give due consideration to reasonable
demands and effect a settlement with
out resort to the courts. However,
in this same connection, we have that
faith in the court which prompts the
belief that they will never yield to
, any unreasonable demand. Construc
tion work on the highway has been
resumed, and Just as far as funds are
available the work will be completed
this year.
SAVE THE TREES.
Ves, save the trees. They are val
uable. Columbia county has many
of them, but none to ruthlessly de
stroy. They mean too much commer
cially. Their protection from fire is
of the most paramount Importance.
The season for forest fires Is at hand.
Be careful and caution others to ex
ercise care. Eastern states have al
ready suffered heavy losses so far
this year from forest fires.
For the past flvo years the North
west has carried on a live campaign
of publicity, setting forth the results
of forest fires and urging the help of
the community in suppressing and
preventing them. Various kinds of
notices have been freely posted, and
circulars have been dlntrlbutcd
among young and old everywhere
The cumpalgn has been so effective
that the public has awake.ied to its
duty and Interest In the matte', with
tho result that where the Forest Serv
ice once stood alone in fire prevention
work, it now has the co-operation of
the states, of private organizations,
timber owners, and the public gen
erally. The good citizen will be just as
careful regarding fire in the woods
as ho is with fire in his own home.
He will not only do all these things
himself, but he is so woll conviuced
of the wisdom of fire prevention
measures, that he will urgo it upon
his friends and neighbors and thus
help the good work along.
PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
The romance of the Pacific Is giv
ing place to world activities. Nations
are more and more staging historical
dramas on the thoater of the Pacific.
World business and world politics
will develop mightily on the shores
and on the waters of the greatest of
oceans. China with her hundreds of
millions, Japun with her Napoleonic
ambitions, the growth in stature and
power and civilization of the Slav, as
well as the continental colonies of
Australia, make a fitting complement
to the coming developments on the
western coast of the Americas.
When world activities ceuter more
and more on the Pacific what part
shall the Pacific Northwest take in
the course of empire? Shall the four
states of Idaho, Montana, Oregon and
Washington rise into power and influ
ence as a unit, and with its greater
opportunities reproduce, even in a
larger way, the historic power and
influence the older states of New
England?
Historically, racially and with the
broad parallels of climate and soil
the Pacific . Northwest, centering
around the old Oregon country, is in
reality an entity, and is only prevent
ed from assumnig the proportions of
its inherent lnfiucnce by giving too
much attention to the artificial limi
tations of state lines, state laws and
slate organizations, all giving rise to
differences and jealousies and youth
ful enthusiasms which now result in
duplicating and overlapping and oft
en in cross-purposing the great lines
of common development.
With breadth of vision, with unity
of purpose, with intelligent direction
theso four states in their entity will
come to their own as the greater New
England of the Pacific.
Here again it may be asked, where
can better means be found for unit
ing the people of the four states along
common lines in doing things worth
while, than through systematic edu
cational endeavor?
With a sort of "gentlemen's agree
ment," unifying the forces of the Pa
cific Northwest along educational,
social, Industrial, agricultural, com
mercial and financial development,
there will come a measure of progress
far outstripping that now made by
the states Individually; the cumulat
ive power of concerted action being
far greater than the sum of the activ
ities of the states acting independent
ly of one another.
COMMUNITY WORK.
Community building as a business
has developed to a specialized occu
pation, requiring peculiar qualifica
tions to its successful pursuit. The
proper work of the commercial organ
ization must be thoroughly analyzed
and carefully systematized in order
that It may be effective. As the work
of community building affects every
Individual In the community, it
should have the attention and the
service of all. Every one In the city
should do his part; co-operate with
the others In united endeavor for the
common advantage of all.
In this day there must be one com
mon agency for the solution of the
varied problems confronting every
community, or the community will
suffer untold injury and loss from un
toward conditions, and fall utterly to
take advantage of its opportunities
for wholesome growth and develop
ment. The efficiency of a commercial
organization in St. Helens in bringing
to the community that degree of pros
perity and advancement which is the
city's due, depends upon the number
and character of the citizens who
unite In furthering Its work, and par
ticularly in their activity In render
ing personal service and moral and
financial support.
SENTIMENT NOT ALL.
Sentiment rules the world and vet
there has to be something back of
sentiment that is not sentiment itself.
Love of man for woman and love of
woman for man makes the family.
and yet thore must be something
back of that love which is not love
Itself. There must be a soil for the
growth of the choice plant; there
must be a continual adding of fertil
ity to that soil out of which the choice
plant grows. Truth and honor and
rock-ribbed righteousness are somo
of tho constituents of tho soil which
produces tho choicest (lowers of sen-
timont.
St. Helens is growing every day;
now homos are going up and othor
substantial permanent Improvement
are being made, which tend to the
general welfare of tho place.
TAXPAYERS WAKING UP,
(Leslie's Weekly).
Wake up! The taxpayers of tho
country at last are waking up. They
have been so busy with other thlugs
that they have neglected to take an
Interest in good government. They
have let the politicians run riot with
the people's money until at last the
burden of taxes has become so un
bearable that the situation is one of
peril. Iu the language of Judge El
bert H. Gary of the Steel corpora
tion:
"We all know that heavy taxation
acts as a check upon business. It
makes it dilllcult for business to com
pete with the same kind of business
in other more favored localities. It
causes unemployment and high rents
and makes life more difficult and the
cost of government greater."
Our greutost cities have been the
principal sufferers from the looting
and grafting of politicians allied and
often partners with contractors on
public works. The expenses of our
city governments have grown to such
prodigious proportlus that at last the
rent payor, upon whom the taxpayer
must depend In large part for this
revenue, has started a revolt. When
the rent payer and the property own
er combine, good government will be
a possibility.
The organtzotion of a citizens' com
mittee in New York by some of Us
leading captains of industry and fin
ance, including Judge Gary of the
Steel corporation, ex-Comptroller A.
B. Hepburn, ex-Secretary of the
Treasury George B. Cortelyou, Vin
cent Astor, August Heckscher, Presi
dent Nicholas Murray Butler of Co
lumbia university, Darwin P. Kings
ley, Frank A. Vanderlip and others
of national reputation will have far
reaching significance in the conduct
of city affairs. Judge Gary, who is
chairman of the executive committee,
says that its purpose will be to fully
investigate the financial condition of
the city with a view to co-operating
with the city officials In an effort to
keep taxes down and Bt ill push for
ward needed public improvements.
This will be done in a non-partisan
way.
Let the leading men of every com
munity watch the effort that Is being
made to put the affairs of our great
est American city on a business foot
ing. In this connection we might add
that the opposition of New York City
officials to a direct state tax indicates
an astonishing lack of knowledge re
garding the condition of the state
treasury. Senator Brown, the Re
publican leader of the upper branch
of tho legislature, makes a timely
statement regarding the amazing in
crease in the cost of our state gov
ernment and demands that a halt be
called on all new enterprises until
means have been provtded for paying
for those to which the state is al
ready committed. Unless this Is
done speedily, he says, the burden of
taxation will be heavily increased.
While taxpayers have been sleen-
ing, politicians have been loading up
on them the burden of an expensive
"social service," so-called, compris
ing palatial asylums for the insane,
and expensive commissions purport
ing to be for the benefit of labor, of
the public health, of safety, and of
sanitation. A law for widows' pen
sions, which will enormously increase
tne burden of taxes, has just been
added to the "Social Service" list and
we are already told that it is to be
followed by a demand for a bill to
pension the unemployed. Thus the
thrifty, and industrious and economi
cal are to take upon their shoulders
the burden of supporting not only the
vicious and criminal classes, but the
shiftless, Indolent, careless and
thoughtless, too proud to beg, but
not too proud to take advantage of
the bread line and of "Bundle Day."
An exchange very pertinently re
marks: If the editor isn't tearing his
shirt off to boost your interests take
stock with yourself and find out
whether he Is under any obligation to
you. Perhaps you have given him no
occasion to enthuse over your inter
ests. Perhaps you are a dead one a
non-advertiser Just walklnir around
to save funeral expenses.
HITHER AND YON.
8eats on the New York stock ex
change are now selling at 100,000;
so those who bought at 140,000 throe
years ago and have been In trepida
tion ever since may cheerfully sell
out.
In the spring comes the call of the
wild, and It continues to become
wilder until the latter part of July
or early August, when many devote
as much as two weeks to responding
to it.
A genuine Rubens was sold for only
$13,000 In an art sale at Now York.
This may bo accounted for from the
fact that there wore no genuine
Reubens with more money than Judg
ment among the bidders.
Kansas editors are so clever that
the people now fill all the offices with
them. The law is nowhore in the
road to preferment. Perhaps tho
editors got tired of putting somebody
elso in and decided to knock down
the plums themselves. 1 1
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I TWENTY YEARS AGO j
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The Mist, May 17, 1895.
The county court appointed G. W.
Barnes deputy county asemwr, and
he will commence the work for which
he has been appointed in tho Neliulem
vulloy Bhortly.
Deputy Sheriff Charles Illakesley
wont to Maygor Tuesday night to sub
penu witnesses. From Maygor he
wont to Clatskanlo Wednesday and
on to Mist on tho same mission.
Our people did tho rapid change of
clothing act last Smiiluy. In the fore
noon It was warm almost to suffocat
ing, nnd In two hours' time nn over
coat was very much appreciated.
We have boon requested to an
nounce that ft meeting will bo held In
the court house next Monday evening
for the purpose of considering the
question of appropriately celebrating
tho Fourth. It 1b desired that a good
attendance be had.
The county court has extended tho
time for the return of tho delinquent
tax roll until June 15, after which
time all unpaid taxes will bo delin
quent. This extension of time will be
a great convenience to muny tax
payers, and U Is believed there will
remain very little unpaid taxes ut
that date.
The proposition for supplying St.
Helens with better water, to be
brought from Terry creek has again
met with defeat. Aftor all other mat
ters hud been satisfactorily arranged
the right of way across Mrs. Perry's
land could not be secured. It seems
really too bud that the right of way
cannot be secured, but such Is our
fate.
Good roads are still being discuss
ed throughout the county, and should
continue the topic of discussion until
the highways of the county aro Im
proved. There seems but one way to
accomplish anything along tho line of
better highways, and that Is to keep
everlastingly at it. Other counties In
the state have Improved the roads in
a creditable manner with little menus,
and we see no reason why tho same
cannot he done in Columbia county.
Ed. Pottor, woll known here, nnd a
stepson of John FrnnU, who hus been
running a Bhingle saw In a mill at
Castle Hock, Wash., had his right
hand sawed off Inst Friday morning
about 3:30 o'clock. The mill has
been running day nnd night for a
long time and Mr. Potter was on the
night shift. He has been sawing
shingles for the company for several
years, which probably accounts In
part for the accident, because long
service at that kind of work Is so apt
to cultivate a lack of caution. Mr.
Potter has a wife and four children.
Ills friends here where he Is well
known regret exceedingly to hear of
his misfortune.
INMItTRIAf DFVIPW
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North Plains, In Washington coun
ty, wants a cheeso fnctory.
A county hospital Is to ho built at
Lako View, In Lake county.
John Boesch of La Crnnilo, will
build a $20,000 hotel at Union. .
Eugene Is making an effort to get
a now twelve-room grado school.
Two additional rooms are to be
added to tho Eugene high school.
Florence has voted $5000 for the
erection of a new school building.
St Helens Hull In Portlnnd, which
was burned lust Fall, will be rebuilt.
Condon Congrcgatlonalists have let
a contract for the erection of a $2750
edifice.
Sllvcrton Is contemplating tho Im
provement or several streets with
concrete.
Forest Grove will Improve streets
with macadam at a cost of $1.00 to
l.50 per yard.
It Is said that $20,000 fish ladder
installed in the Willamette at Oregon
City, Is a failure.
Kendall Brothers are contemplat
ing me installation or a lurge saw
mill at Roseburg.
A new fruit and vegelnblo cannery
at The Dalles Is to be ready for opera-
nun uy june mm.
D. L. Wiggins of Portlnnd, is con
templating reopening the plant of the
uienuaie Box Co., at Glendalo.
The Inman placer mine In Curry
county, has made a clean-up of $15,
000 after the winter's work.
C. D. Lamsen of Gold Beach, Is
wing 10 ouim a au-room hotel at
Brookings, In Curry county.
Bonds to the amount of $14,000
have been sold at Bandon for tho In
stallation of a new school house.
The Valley & Slletz railroad, oper
ating westward out of Independence
will expond about $300,000 on exten
sions and betterments this summer!
Enterprising citizens In Tv,i,i.,n
county have embarked In the Industry
of raising deer for the Portland mnr-
Kei.
Linn and Lane counties will Jointly
SVnn',8 ,expon8e f Plng in a
$60,000 bridge across the Willamette
at Harrlsburg.
L. J. Simpson of the Simpson Lum
ber Company, at North Bond, will
build an $8000 barn at his country
place, Shore Acres. y
tract for building the Grants Pnss
( rescont City railroad, expect to com
plete forty miles of the line this year.
The Eugone city council has re-
. .AVnact a minimum wage law
for $2.25 per day for elio i...t
enacted a preference law for home
n,i?u?,l ""KyPorHons connected
With the SlX boards unit ml-i.
on hlghor education in this state, the
cost of maintenance of which has
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114,860.02.
AN UP-TO DATE
Jewelry
Store
COMPLETE STOCK OF
Watches
AND
Clocks
EXPERT WATCH REPAIRING.
VON A. GRAY
Jow.l.r. ST. HFLEN3
PURE
MILK
AND
CREAM
Furniihtd Daily by
LONE FIR DAIRY
Csda Brot., Proprietors
ST. IILLENS, OREGON.
Plume 107-4.
Our fin illilen and equipment
fur bundling dairy product
MinbleM iin tit supply the brat
grade of milk ami rrenin, which
Is Mrlclly HMiiltury.
Wo are kiiIoiih to Mvnre
more rutnirr nnd promta
KhmI service.
Satisfaction gmtritnU'ol In
every rHKvt.
LUNCH
MASON'S
RUTHERFORD
BUILDING.
St. Helms, Oregon.
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Trunk's Quality
MKAT TItlOATS
MT. II001 I( K CKKAM
High tiruda
').h:'iio.m:iiy
CIGARS AND Toll. 'CO
I.iinrli nt all hour.
New Restaurant
RE-OPENING OF
Grand Cafe
ST. HELENS, ORE.
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MKALB AT ALL 1IOUH8
W. C. Campbell, Prop.
Str. IMLDA
Rates between St.
Helens and Port
land, 50 cents ouc
way, 75 cents for
the round trip.
Tickets good until used.
Iloat leaves St. Helens 7:55 a. m
Returning leaves Portland 2:30 n' m
Ajrive at St Helens 4 45 p. t. '
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PROJESSIONAL:
H. A. ROSS
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
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DR EDWIN ROSS
PHYSICIAN A SURGE0H
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St. Helens . Orcgci
T. S. WHITE
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
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DR. ALFRED J. PEEL
PHYSICIAN A SURCE0H
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ATTORNEY AT-LAW
St. Helens Oregot
HERBERT W. WHITE
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
St Helens - Oregot
M . E. MILLER
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
St. Helens
Oregon
ST. HELENS ROUTE
U WilluMlu Sloatb
THE PEOPLES BOAT
STR. AMERICA,
Leaves Tortland dally - -3 : SO p.
(Sunday 1:30 p. m.) !
Arrive 8t. Helens - - 6:00 P-
(Sunday 3:30 p, m ) I
I -oaves St. Helens . . - 6:1
Arrives Portland - - - 10:18
H. HOLMAN, Aiwl J
Makes all way landlngH. Wlir"
Alder street. Phonos: Main U
A-4204.
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A FRESH SHAYB
Adds tone to any
man. That's why
we are so busy and
there are so many
tony people in this
town.
IS Cents Tone.
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