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ST. HELENS MIST. FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 1915.
FOVNDKD 1881.
Issued K.very Friday ly
THK MIST PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Krnest G. Coan Kditor and Manager
Entered as second-class matter, January 10th,
1912, at the Postofflce at St. Helens, Oregon, under the
act of March 3rd, 1879.
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Six Months . . W
Advertising rata made known on application.
COUNT OFFICIAL PAPER.
WILL KF.9TOHK MAUKHO GOVKHXMKNT.
While but little is known as to what the American
government proposes to do in the matter of restoring
a stable government in Mexico but the policy to be
pursued is to be wholly conciliatory and contemplates
the complete restoration of the old Madero govern
ment. When Judge . Duval West of San Antonio, Texas,
went to Mexico to gather information for President
Wilson as the basis for a more vigorous Mexican pol
icy, he interviewed General Villa, General Zapata,
General Carranza and other leaders and each of them
solemnly assured him they were fighting for the res
toration of the Madero government, and taking asser
tions for its cue, the American government is now en
gaged in a peaceful effort to restore the Madero gov
ernment to power as the constitutional and legal gov
ernment in the republic of Mexico, by pointing out to
the belligerents that they are all engaged, according
to tholr own statements, in an effort to restore the
Madero government, there is no necessity for further
fighting to accomplish something that can be so easily
reached through a general agreement.
Under the Mexican law the presidential succes
sion descends through the vice-presidency to the mem
bership of the federal cabinet,' as in the United States.
Upon the assassination of Madero and Suarez all the
members of the Madero cabinet resigned, with the
exception of Vasquez Tagle, minister of finance, who
was ousted by Huerta, and the Washington contention
is that under the constitution and laws of Mexico Tagle
mus now become provisional president of Mexico to
serve until a general election can be held.
It is believed warring leaders of Mexico can be
brought to agree upon this procedure, and if the plan
works out there will be no necessity for further Ameri
can Interference In the affairs of Mexico. Tagle Is
represented to be a man of ability, and for the past
two years has been quietly living in Mexico City, and
has taken no active part in any political movements.
He would simply hold office until an election could be
held and an expression obtained from the Mexican
people.
OHEGOX STOXE INDUSTRY.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars of Oregon capi
tal have been invested in the stone industry of Eastern
and Western Oregon.
But the stone quarries have been lying idle while
public buildings are erected from stone imported from
Alaska and Indiana.
The Portland First National Bank to be built of
stone by an Eastern architect, will probably find no
stone good enough.
A Portland architect has been selected to erect the
Monmouth State Normal school building, and he has
not favored Oregon stone in the past.
In the old days, a fine building was erected at the
Corvallis Agricultural college of Oregon stone from
Lincoln county, but all recent buildings used imported
stone. -
The Yaqutna bay sandstone has been used on some
of the finest buildings in Portland and San Francisco,
and is being considered tor two Federal buildings in
Oregon.
The average architect on a state or Federal build
ing seems to imagine he has done his duty by the state
that gives him employment when he turns down Ore
gon stone.
Most of them play into the hands of brokers and
agents for imported building material, and our Fed
eral and public officials are satisfied to let them.
With freak laws killing industries on one hand and
Indifferent officials letting them die on the other,
Oregon is not developing anything but high taxes.
Pacific Coast Manufacturer.
OREGOX SHOULD INVITE IMMIGRANTS.
The European war will set adrift thousands of
young men, skilled mechanics and scientific farmers,
and nothing could be of greater benefit to the state
of Oregon than to increase her populalon with such de
sirable citizens. The state with all Its vast area and
undeveloped resources is capable of supporting a much
larger population than it has. ,
There is one fact that should be borne in mind,
perhaps, In connection with the probable Immigration
to this country f ora Europe upon the close of the pres
ent great war, and that it will be the highest class
immigration, no doubt, that ever came to this country
It will consist of men who are capable In every line of
business, and who come with the ' determination to
make a success. They will be so capable that they
will give the native population a mighty close run for
their money in every pursuit.
In other words, just as the West has been settled
up by the liveliest, thriftiest and most progressive of
the older states, so will the liveat, most capable and
enterprising of the Europeans seek new locations In
the United States. They are not going to be a class
that is content t odelve in our mines and work as
laborers upon the railways, but they are going to be
men capable of holding any positions open to thera,
and they are going to prove a new and Interestieg
force In our national life and domestic economy.
The Immigrants from Europe upon the close of the
war, are going to be vastly different from those who
have come In the past.
GENERAL BUSINESS SITUATION.
From authentic sources comes the good news that
the demand for money in business Is light throughout
the West and that the bank clearings are about on
par with this time last year. Gold Is moving into the
country at a rate that Is without precedent under the
same conditions. Business Is better that even a few
weeks ago, and the great west is very optimistic with
the coming of the mammoth fruit and grain crops soon
to be harvested. Cattle, sheep and hogs are still
bringing good prices. The Iron Age tells us that
skilled machinists are very scarce In the automobile
and war zone manufacturing districts, that the com
panies aro using every available man
Several of the largest contractors of Portland
state they have more business ahead of them In the
way of bids for bridge building, roud nu'.ldlns, large
buildings, etc., than at any time for the pust five
years. That this work Is not by any meaus confined to
the city of Portland but that the majority is over the
two states of Oregon and Washington on several jobs
of $50,000 and more caliber.
WANTED A PUBLIC LIBRARY.
A prominent citizen of St. Helens dropped In at
the Mist office one day this week tOodlscuss the possi
bility of establishing a public library in the city.
It is a fact that very fow county sonts, if any, that
can boast of St. Helens' population, but what has a
good publio library and building.
It is au old truism that the degree of accomplish
ment Is, attnlned only In proportion to the degree of
Intensity with which the thing is desired. That we
usually get the thing that we go after, It wo want it
bad enough. The question is "how are we to go about
establishing such an Institution."
This would be a good movement for the Woman's
Club of St. Helens to take up and sturt a campaign of
education and agitation for a publio library.
It Is needless to dwell upon the refining Influence
such an institution exerts tn a community the tend
ency In building up the moral atmosphere nor the
educational benefits it provides, these are self-evident.
BUSINESS "GOOT."
Looking around for some live news and Inciden
tally calling on some of the business men for business,
we find those whom we had time to converse with In
the very best of spirits over the present trade condi
tions. 11. Morgus is very much pleased and optim
istic and stated that his books show as great a vol
ume of business as accorded the company a year ago
and has no fear whatever for the future. On entering
the store of A. S. Hurrlson & Co., we had to loaf
around for some time on account of customers before
we had an opportunity to drum up business. After
being successful In this endeavor, we asked Mr. Har
rison how business conditions with I Tie in compared to
one year ago. That was enough. It came liko reports
from a rapid fire gun. Straightaway ho opened his
books and showed us In black and white where their
business had actually increased a considerablo amount
during the year's time, and that lust month's cash sulet
were several hundred dollars over that of the former
month. Every clerk was busy at the W. J. Muckle &
vv-ww v V -v -v :
J TWENTY YEARS AGO jj
Thos. C Watts of IttMiben, spout
the day In town.
Mrs. C, G. Cuplos of Columbia City,
was In the city Tuesday vIhIUiik rel
atives. Deputy Sheriff ltlukesley paid
Pittsburg and vicinity an olllclal vltdl
Tuesday.
Mrs. J. It. Boogie returned Monday
from a trip to Hillsuoro. j
The tug of war at this place on the
Fourth between tlio local team and ;
the team from Hlilgylletd promises to
bo Interesting.
James Muckle wont down the Cow-'
eenuin Friday, returning Monday. :
The hulk of the old steamer S. O.
lteed, was towed down to Collin Hock j
Sunday and burned that night.
School closes here today und to- j
morrow, uuildls, t no teacner, nus in i
contemplation a picnic for the child-j
ren. She will take them to Portland,
where they will spend the day In the
city park. I
Trinity und St. Davids Sunday.
schools from Portland, have notified ,
Mr. E. E. Quick they will he here to
morrow to hold a picnic at the St.
Helens park. I
DON'T LET GO.
, A community without co-operation is like a boat
man who has lost his oar. You can't imagine a more
helpless case. Unable to get anywhere, there is no
course to pursue but to drift with the ebb and flow of
circumstances. Once lost, It is hard, Indeed, to recover
the oar. But surely we don't have to get Into this
dangerous plight. It's our own fault If we do. Co
operation, like rowing a boat, must be studied and
learned. And we can only learn it through practice.
The practiced oarsman never lets go the oar. And If
we would keep from drifting, we must practice co
operation. Let's get Into practice and keep In prac
tice. Let us pull together in everything that means
progress for our county. It's a case of sink or swim
together. Exchange.
THE KNOCK OUT.
How many rounds before the knock out? That
knock out when "Mr. Out-of-town Trade" gets his
final "wallop" from home interests. Are we In train
ing for it? Here Is a fight in which the interests of
the entire county are one. It is all of us you and
me and our children and our neighbors. Our town
and our neighboring town against this evll Our cham
pion is ourselves, all of us welded together into one
co-operative whole. Will our man win. And when
It all depends on us. If we think as one man, act as
one man, trade at home as one man, then wo aro In
good training for that final knock out. In re-.llty we
are not at the ring side. We are In the fight. We can
imagine ourselves arrayed as home Interests. Let
everybody fight for St. Helens and Columbia county.
MORE INDUSTRIES LESS HOWLING.
"If we had a few more fruit canneries, a few more
farmers interested in berry growing, more cheese and
butter factories, and'other means of encouraging the
small rancher, we would be hearing less of hard times
and the high cost of living. In Coos county the high
cost of living would not appear as the mighty monster
we have heard It painted, and would curl up In death
at the first application of a mixture of Paris green and
prosperity." Coos Bay Harbor.
Right you are. What we need most In these stres
nlve days Is confidence.
A note to Groat Britain on the subject of Its In
terference with American commerce would be highly
timely at this juncture. While the British govern
ment apparently is quite certain that its action toward
the shipping of the United States Is benevolent it has
yet to prove the legality of its procedure. She Is as
sumlng too much on the friendship of the American
government and should be held to Just as strict ac
cogntability as other nations which may seek to Inter
fere with American commerce.
The greatest of the great battleships slid down and
uito me water Saturday from one of Uncle Sam's
docks, the superdreadnaught, Arizona. The cost of
the warship complete, $15,000,000. Dimensions, length
03 feet; beam 97 feet; draught 28 feet; displace
ment 31,400 tons. Complement 815 officers and men.
Shells from her guns weigh 1450 pounds each; cost o
one broadside $12,000.. Her sister ship, the Cali
fornia, is under way and will be launched In a short
time.
Hon corner, with customers waiting. After loafing a
few minutes, we passed on and have had no time as yet
to complete our rounds. But it tends to show that 8t
Helens Is weathering the storm In fine shape; that shn
will pull through and land safely and be ready to take
on a larger cargo when the clouds clear away.
AN UP TO DATE
Jewelry
Store
COMPLETE STOCK OF
Watches
AND
Clocks
EXPERT WATCH REPAIRING.
VON A. GRAY
Jow.l.r. ST. HELENS
PROFESSIONAL
OVER TWO MILLION
REDUCTION IN TAXES
The grand total of tuxes collected
In Oregon In 1914 wan IS.313.40S.
In 1914 the total harvest of the tax
collector was $ 23,0S3,000 gain of
$4,769,533. For 1915 the total col
lections will be $20,951.68a de
crease of $2,131,332. Of this de
crease In 1915, $963,650 was state
taxes and $33S,412 county taxes.
Cities and towns show increase of
$14,657 for collections in 1915 over
collections In 1914. All the other
tax collecting bodies show total re
ductions for 1915 of $S29,!70. The
reduction of $2,131,332 tor 19U as
against collections for 1914, comes as
a result of a vigilant newspaper cam
paign ngalnst U Ik U tuxes. The total
increase from 1913 to 1914 was
neurly 27 per cent, and the reduction
from 1914 to 1915 was nearly ion
per cent. If the sumo ratio of In
crease had been kept up (t 1915
that prevailed from 1913 to 1914,
tho taxes this year would have to
taled $29,315,410 in Oregon nstcud
of $20, 951, CCS.
PURE
MILK
AND
CREAM
Furnished Daily by
LONE FIR DAIRY
Cade BroH Proprietor
ST. HELENS, OREGON.
I'll. .tic 107-6.
Our facilltlra and equipment
for liumlllutc dairy product
eimlili-ft iin to supply the bent
Krniln of milk and rrrum, which
In Mildly sanitary.
We are iiiiIoun to swure
more ruxUuners and promise
HkmI seivlre.
Satisfaction guarantee! in
every reflect.
DRY TERRITORY. ;
According to present reports, Jliej
ontiro north end of this county will '.
be dry by July 1st. On that iluto the'
saloon licenses In Nehalem and
Wheeler will expire. j
In Nehalem the license for six
months would cost $250.00, and the
government Hcoii30 will cost about '
$35.00 more. i
In Wheeler the city llcenso !
$275.00 for six months, and the gov !
ornmcnt license Is about $35.00. !
There are two saloons tn Nehalem
and one In Wheeler. The proprietors
of the threo saloons declare they will i
not apply for renewal of licenses be
cause the business Is minus a profit.
Tho saloon doors will closo on
July 1, and tho entire north end of
the county will be really and truly
dry on and after that date. Neha
lem Times.
General Vlctorlano Huerta Is employing his time
mowing grass on his lawn in Long Island. And that
Is much better than mowing down his fellow Mexicans
with machine guns.
Another publisher has been called. P. M. Brown
of the Brownsville Times, has been appointed deputy
Fish and Game Warden. His son, L. A. Brown, will
have charge of the Times.
It lo with great pleasure
that tho force loams that
Scoop Cocn, who until a fow
months ago, was a member of
tho Herald staff, has again
taken up the pen and continues
to hew to tho mark, letting the
chips full whore they may. The
Herald with his many friends
here expect to see him make
good In his new fiold of endeav
or and will he disappointed at
anything el:;o othor than a
wide swath with tho ability he
has at his command. Mr. Coan
has chiirge of a bright weekly
newspaper In St. Helens, Ore
gon. El Paso (Texas) Heiald.
A paper bedecked with ex
change marks of nearly all na
tionalities written on the wrnp
per appeared on our desk this
week. Upon Investigation wo
learn that none othor than our
old friend, Mr. Ernest G. Coan,
1b now the editor and manager
of a live newspaper known aa
tho Mist, away up yonder In
Oregon, where the rosea bloom
the year 'round. It will bo re
membered that some two years
ago Mr. Coan was tho mnnnger
of tho Daily and Weekly Argus,
tendering his resignation to
accept a position for spoclal
work with the El Paso Herald.
Under his competent leader
ship the Mist will expand and
. fill Its intended field. The Ar
gus with his numerous rrlonds
bore wish for him unlimited
success In his new home and a
reward which ho so richly de
serves. Van Huron (Ark.)
Argus.
LUNCH
MASON'S
RUTHERFORD
BUILDING.
St. Helen, Orrgnn.
Hcndiiinrt4r for
1'nink'n (Juulity
MOT TKEATS
MT. HOOD U K ( KK.M
High t-irudo
COM KCTIONEKY
CK;.ltS AND TOBACCO
Lunch at nil hours.
New Restaurant
RE-OPENING OF
Grand Cafe
ST. HELENS. ORE.
F.VLItYTIIINCl THK MA It.
KKT Al I OltDS
I'llKI'AKKD IX CMC AN,
KATADLK BTVLK
1IO.MK COOKINO
MXiVLAIt DINNKH AND
SHOUT DUBIOUS
MKAI.H AT ALL 1IOUK8
W. C. Campbell, Prop.
Str. IMLDA
Rates between St.
Helens and Port
land, 50 cents one
way 75 cents for
the round trip.
Tickets good until used.
Float l-ave St. Helens 7:55 a. m
Kelurnlng leaves Portland 2:30 p' m
Arrive at St Helen. 4 40 p. m. '
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Ii. A. ROSS
FUNCRAl DIRECTOR :, 'j
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DR. C. 15. WADI5
PHYSICIAN AMD SURGEON
Monk vu
DR. W. R. DINIIAM
dentist
Ortica In Bank Build.ni
St. Helens
Oreg,
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DR. A. C. TUCKEU
DENTIST
ST W'.l.r.NS, ORKtioN
MUCKU ( mi.
DR. L. GILBERT ROSS
PHYSICIAN & SUROEQN
0C SUidm
DR EDWIN ROSS
PHYSICIAN 4 SURGEON
OrrH'K IN HANK Ht ll.UINU
St. Helens
Oregon
T. S. WHITE
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
IJCKNMRI. KMBAI.Mkft
Houlton
Oregon I
DR. ALFRED J. PEEL
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
St. Helens
Hunk
llulliMiig
DR. H. R. CLIFF
PHYSICIAN A SURGEON
llion Main a A IJM: K. K.
,,wV,,Vu,r,,, Portland, Or.
DIL IltA W. BLACK
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Drugs CHIUOPIlACTOItS
Ofllce Hours: 9 a. m. to 11 a. m.
2 p.m. to 4 p.m., 7:80 to 8:30 p a.
Bt. Helens, Oregon.
GEORGE H. SHINN
ATTORN EY-ATLAW
St. Helens Oregon
HERBERT W. WHITE
ATTORNEY-ATLAW
St Helens Oregon
M. E. MILLER
ATTORNEY ATLAW
St, Helens - Oregon
ST. HELENS ROUTE
! Will.rn.iu SUveli
THE PEOPLES BOAT
STR. AMERICA
Leuves Portland dally - -2:30 p.m.
(Sunday 1:80 p. m.)
Arrives St. Helens - 6:00 p.m.
(Sunday 1:30 p. m.)
Loaves St. Helena - - 8:15 .
Arrives Portland - - - 10:18 a. m.
H. HOLMAN, Ai.nl
Makes all way landings. Wharf foot
Alder street. . Phones: Main 8323,
A-4204.
FltANK WILKINS, St Helens Agent
I A FRESH SHAVE j
Adds tone to any
man. That's why
we arc so busy and
there are so many
tony people in this
town.
IS Cents a Tone.
LYNCH A HALSTKAD.
Si. Heltra, Oregon
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