ST. HELENS MIST, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10. 1915
IWNDED 1881.
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Issued Kvery Friday by
THE MIST PI-BUSHING COMPANY.
8. L. MOOltHEAD Alitor and Manager
Entered as second-class matter, January loth,
1912, at the Postofflce at St. Helens, Oregon, under the
act of March 3rd, 1879.
SUBSCRIPTION KATES: : 7"
One Year . . $1.50
Six Months .73
Advertising rates made known on application.
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPEK. . , ,
RURAL CREDITS PROBLEM " DISCUSSED
By W. W. Powell, Former Secretary Wisconsin
Board Public Affairs. ' : ; ,; ,!
Rural credits means money for the farmer.
Everyone understands that in a vague, indef-
inite sort of way.
lint- hnw is thp fnrinpr to crpt tht inniipv lie
needs on what terms, what security, what
f iiitiirAf f r . f -v ii-Vcif I i rr f li if tmiA ?
' And why does the farmer need any special
advantages not already provided for him under
the present banking system?
Not only are these questions to be discuss
ed at the third National Conference on Mar
keting and Farm Credits to he held at Chicago
November 29 to December 2, but they are to
be answered by the drafting of a rural credits
bill to be submitted to congress at the open
ing of the coming session.
Then what is rural credit ?
To begin with the farmer must wait upon
the seasons. He cannot speed the earth upon
its axis, nor hasten it in its course around the
sun. , His returns come when the seasons
have run their course. He can borrow money
at the bank if he has ample security, but he
needs a longer time in which to repay the
bank than does the merchant. The storekeep--er
borrows for 60 to 70 days. He turns his
stock of goods in that time and can repay the
bank. The farmer needs his loans for a longer
period. He needs it when he puts the seed in
the ground, but he is not ready to repay- until
the crop is gTovvn, harvested and marketed.
Do not the banks give him the accommo
dations he needs?
Some banks in some communities do. But
. most banks find it more to their liking to loan
money on short time, 60 or 90-day paper. They
are lending the money of their depositors.
They must have their loans so arranged as to
the time when they fall clue and collectible
that the depositor can get his money. Con
sequently, the banker prefers to loan these
hinds upon short time paper. The short time
loan makes banking easier.
This limitation, inherent in present bank
ing metnotis, manes it necessary to provide
for an extension of the banking system. For
agriculture is the great fundamental industry,
r.nd when the farmer needs money for his
seasonal operations the welfare of the entire
community requires that he should have it
lAid have it upon terms which do not lay upon
him a greater burden than he can bear. Eu
ropean countries have met just these condi
tions and have worked them out to the salva
tion of the farmer and the benefit of all Eu
rope. In Wisconsin it is possible to buy a
farm and have 20 years or more to pay off the
mortgage. The ordinary farm mortgage runs
from five to 10 years. And usually when it
falls due the farmer has to renew the mort
gage or permit it to be foreclosed. And re
newing a mortgage at a reasonable rate of
interest is not an easy task, and often requires
the payment of a commission to the agent
wno hnds some one with capital to invest in
the mortgage. And this is both expensive and
discouraging.
in w isconsin mere are several larm mort-
k?r ajjuiinuuiis pdLicrneu auer ine lanu
?banks of Germany and other European coun
tries. The land mortgage association takes a
..iik-m ji me ianu, ueposus ine morteaee
with the state treasurer, issues bonds against
the mortgage and sells the bonds to the banks.
This is some red tape, to be sure, but it oper
ates to make the farm, mortgage a fluid se
curity : that is a sprnritv Pneilir (licnnc,l rxf
The bonds are for $100, $500 or $1000, and
they pass as other bonds, current for their face
value. There is no need for looking up title
to the land, as in the case of a mortgage.
There is no need for inspecting the land as the
underlying security for the bond. The state
does all that. The land mortgage association
guarantees the interest. The buyer of the
bonds is protected by the regulations of the
Ftate upon the issuance of these , bonds. A
banker can buy them, and if he needs the
money to meet the immediate demands of de
positors, he can pass these bonds on to
pnother bank or sell them to clients of his
bank who are looking for safe, gilt-edged in
vestments, in either event he can get the
money on them any time he needs it. And
that makes the farm mortgage, on which the
bonds are issued, a liquid security.
CHICAGO'S DRY SUNDAYS.
(Boston Congregationallst).
Chicago's attempt for one month to have
the saloons closed on Sunday has resulted in
good to; all concerned save the saloon keep
ers. The following figures are interesting:
Total saloons In Chicago , 152
Violations first dry Sunday . . 28
Violations second dry Sunday ... ,..,.,.- 74
Violations third dry Sunday G9
Violations fourth dry Sunday , 30
Arrests for drunkennecs fourth dry Sunday and
Saturday preceding , 171
Usual arrests same two days previous to closed
Sunday order t . i i ,H5
All the Saturday nights and Sundays since
the flrv nrrlpr wint intn tftan M,
falling off in the number of arrests. Some of j
; ihe small towns in Cook county permit open
;iiloons on Sunday and their trade has been
greater than heretofore, hut the liquor trade
of the county as a whole has fallen off greatly
on Sunday. It has been estimated that the
people of Chicago save about $400,lXX) a Sun
day with closed saloons. The Anti-Saloon
League of Illinois has put the question of Sun
day closing in the state squarely up to Gover
nor Dunne. He replied that he had turned
he matter over to the attorney general for a
decision and would give his answer soon as to
what he intends to do.' The United Societies
for Personal Liberty have tried in every pos
sible way to get the Sunday-dosing act re
scinded, but have not been able to do so. They
have planned a great Sunday parade to boost
their ideas; M a vor .Thompson has refused to
.review the parade 011 the. ground that.is was
being carried out in favor of lawlessness. The
"wets" and the mavor are hurling' maledic
tions at each other, hut in the meantime the
town is dry on Sunday, to the delight of all
friends' of good order and sobriety.' '
' " GOVERNMENT EXTRAVAGANCE
Senator Lane of Oregon has given out an
interview severely upbraiding (he government
lor extravagance. He says that from 30 to 40
cents of every dollar spent goes to waste, and
asserts that if business efficiency and economy
were applied to the government's affairs it
would be no trick at all to save $3U),0U).000
to $400.0(X).000 a year out of the monev now
being expended. If someone could compel
the government to practice economy; he
ihinks there would be noaieed for emergency
or other special taxes.
!S"o one will quarrel with him as to the
truth of his statements and there is no room
for a division of opinion on the subject. F.verv-
me knows the government is run on a fiscal
plan that would bankrupt a private enterprise
before it even had time to get started. Econo
my is a word that is known only in political
debate and efficiency has never yet been made
.1 science in our government.
The men who make up the government of
the United States confine their views on
economy to criticism of the opposition party
and to statements given out for consumption
by the voters at home.
There is a moral in the above that ought to
convince anyone of the folly of expecting too
much relief from government ownership
propositions.
WHEN DRY IN 1916
In order to procure liquor after January
1st, considerable red tape will have to he un
wound. It virtually "bulletins" ever,- pur
chaser and irregular proceedings in securing
the monthly allotment is about as grievous ji
violating the law itself. The following a-e t!c
requirements m effect after December 31
It must be ordered from some dealer out
.ide the state.
It must be paid for when ordered. Liquor,
sent C. O. D. is considered sold within this
state.
If sent by an express company, it nv.iy be
delivered, but only to the purchaser in pcrv.i.
The deliverynian must present an affdi.il
blank, to which the consignee must siga :.t;1
swear.
He must swear that he is the person :o
vhom the liquor is consigned and that he his
not received more liquor than the quantify al
lowed him by law.
The expressman may charge 5 cents for
the affidavit.
The purchaser then may do anything he
likes with the liquor except to sell it.
No person or no family may receive more
than two quarts of spirituous or vinous liquors
whiskey, brandy, wine, rum, etc.), nor more
ban 24 quarts of malt liquors (beer, ale, por
ter, etc.), within a period of four weeks.
Representative T. II. Davis, the "Cyclone
Davis" of Jerry Simpson's day, arrived in
W ashington Tuesday night from Texas. He is
6 feet and some inches in stocking feet and
wears the widest brimmed hat seen in Wash
ington, and a set of plain brush whiskers 9
inches long. Mr. Davis looks as if he had just :
stepped from the Texas Steer of three decades
ago. Mr. Davis is for preparedness and na-lon-wide
prohibition. He brought with him a
son who is nearly 7 feet and calls the old man
Popper.
Prof. John Straub of Eugene, has an
rounccd that he will be a candidate for gover
nor on the Republican ticket, provided that
Gov. Withycombe is not a candidate for re
election. Why the string to the announce
ment? Under our present primary law it is a
iree "pitch 111,'' and the big vote catcher lands
the persimmon. Prof. Straub is dean of the '
University of Oregon, and one of the finest
and best men in the state. We make this
statement knowingly, as we have enjoyed his
friendship for almost twenty-five years.
Eugene is about to establish a baseball bat
.actory. Hatty, but the right kind. Why not?
Here 111 Oregon we have an unlimited supply
of timber, while eastern bats are purchased by
'.he car loads. We also buy toothpicks made
:n Wisconsin and matches made in Ohio, bar
rels made m Indiana, ax and pick handles from
everywhere but in Oregon. All this money
should be kept at home.
Socialist fame, has
udcnt.i
ut.
.. rr . - 7"."' uviimiiiK any
Lugene V. Debs, of Socialist fame, ha
declined the fifth nomination for presiden
W . U l.ryan is a close second in the ring hi
he hasnt been recorded yet as declining an
The Sunday closing law in the forthcoming
campaign will equal in strife the contest of
wet versus dry. The question will be settled
by referendum.
Ford and his peace party have sailed for
Europe. It is predicted by diplomats at
W ashmgton that the mission will fail. As Mr
Ford "pays the freight," who should worry
HIE RURAL SCHOOL ;
; ! SYSTEM, OF OREGON
. 1 r-
Utnictlntf Atleutlon " of Kiturntorft
Front All Part a of (ho World.
fou hm.k at a inflows
That the poopto living In the rural
districts of Orrgo" care "'oro for
tholr schools, nro working linrdur .to
Klve lliolr hoys mid girls u pmctwud
education, ami have made greater
advauoe than any other stnto, Ih
cjoarly proved by the reception which
hn Iwhii vlvnn tho rural school ex
hibit at the ramuna Pnclflo Interna
tional anoitltlon. .,. v
v ., . f
At the reiiuost of the National Hu-j
ronu of Education, thn Oregon State
Department of Education proparod
for' the Educational 'Palace an ex
hibit showing the strongest features'
of the rural schools of Oregon;
nnnioly,, the standard plan, the Hoys'
Vnd Clrls'C"luh wortt. and thtv riy-j
ground movement. As .tho rules of
ha Mutational tmlldiiii 'would Dot'
,)u;'inlt children's work to be exhibit-'
d, tho RyHtem wns shown by means'
tf rlnii-U and nhotocrnnhs. ' In the
ottldul bulletin of tlio llureaii of Edii-j
.At'.on, I'.'rty are mentioned ns "un
;in!l !.;iri !vo ii!i .v..l v'tv.vs I!-
iiiNiraiing mral acliuol work."
Mote than 2000 of the lending cd-iciilo-ii
rcproMmtiitg all the Htates,
uid'many foreign 'countries, have
m:-.dt a careful study of tho Oregon
ttl'thlt with the jitirpoio of adopting
onia part of It. Three counties of
'ullfornla havo adopted our Stand
srd School phui absolutely, and
thro'ugh the lornl press of their
nun !le. the educational loader
liavo given Oregon credit f;r helping
thorn. W. E. t'ole, chnlrnnn of the
Kilucnlional Committee of the Farm
P.ure-.iu for Nup county, rullfornln,
In1 a letter of appreciation to State
Superintendent J. A. Churchill, says,
ifter tolling of a meeting of their
county educational - officials, "A
tandurd school was adopted after
.lie Oregon plan. We have kept the
local press informed of our work. No
;loubt every county In California
.in v lug a farm advluer will very short
ly follow our lead." At I ho annual
Teachers' Institute of Monterey
county, the county superintendent,
Ooorge Kchuluburg, brought the
teachers to the Oregon exhibit, and
In sponking to them snld: "I want all
of you teachers to sea what wonder
ful work Oregon Is doing In her rur
al schools. Their standard School
Plan Is juxt what we need In our
county." Tho teachers at once voted
to adopt the Oregon plan, and the
Oregon standard card is now in every
rural school In Monterey county.
Superintendent Harriet 8. I.eo of
Yolo county, writes: "I am now
working to make your ' Blundard
School Plan lit Yolo county, mid I
wish to thank yon for tho many ex
cellent phumphlets and card I have
received through tho medium of your
delightful representative at the P. P.
i. B.
Of tho clnh work, It Is conceded
that no other state has the work so
well organized. The local and enun-
y school fnlrs with the club winner's
work Bhown at tho state fair, maklnz
ll logical CUlmlnntlnn nf II, n v...'
work, tho organizing and dlrectlnc
of the work by the State School Hii.
porlntendont with tho expert bulle
tins prepared by tho State Agricul
tural Collcgo for the children, tellliiK
thorn how to select seed and to do
their work, nro features which are
raining tbe club work of Ornirnn !.,.v
and girls to a high standard. Tho
judges at tho stnto fair this year de
dared that tho corn exhibited by tho
boys was fully ono hundred per cent
better than lust year, wliiin
lablos and othor products wore a
much tlghor grade thnn ever hntnr
Hundreds of roouestB have rnn,
from all parts of the United States
;r tho Kecreatlon Manual, Issued by
the F.tato Department of Education,
im nvcry Playground eXDort tirn.
nounces it to be tho hoHt one nulillui,.
od. Every teacher In Oregon Is furn
Ulied with a copy of this manual, and
ho attention given this nroblnm in
Oregon during tho oast
developing i hnpplor, healthior Mot
or school children.
CommlHHlouors'from a number of
foreign countries have gent their sec
retaries to tho Oregon Educational
ITvlilt.U ...I.I. ..
mm uiHiruciions to copy
.ci j tiiari snown in order that they
may have tho material for a special
report to their countries on our rural
echools. ' ' ' ;
What tho county a,nd city superin
tendents of other stutos say of our
work is well summarized by q, jj
Wolfing, Supnrlntnndont'of Vocation
al Education, Gary, Indiana, who
said:
"In Oregon, through your standard
for rural schools, your Hoys' and
Glrla' Industrial Clubs,' and your
I'laygroundg, you Rro doing a work
o'lual to that which tho Federal gov
ernment Is doing for tho schools In
ho Philippine Islands, and this work
attracting tho attention of oduca
tors In all parts of the world.;'
,1IHK1 1 IltK7"l 1UEI
( See B. KJ. Quick, Bt. Helens and
rZ'lT! rperty ,n the Oregon
vm o,'if datlon t McMinn-
i ;.Or0B0n- I)on't put It off
MCCtf W. L. WARItEN, Agent
Two S-speeil pulleys, 1 S t l V4 !
two pulleys, 3x2i two pulleys,
12V4xa;two pulleys, HV4x3; two
pulleys, 10x2 Vi; two pulleys, solid,
OUx.lVi; one pulley, wood, 12x4;
one ndluHtuhlo hauuor. 0 In,: one ad-
Juiituble banner,' IS In. one 1 -toot
steel shart. Kuquiro at tlio olllco of
St. Helens Mlat. i ' .
The Cracker
We're Proud To Sell!
1,
V
Yon ntvsr tastsd eracktrt
as good as
Snowilake Sodas
In fact the entire Swas
tika line of cakes and
crackers is in every way
delicious and most pleas
ing. Try th new family packatf of
SNOWFLAKK SODAS packed
la a coavanicnt aad
useful sanitary tla boa. UvC
AT ALL DEALERS
baked here la the Northwest
by tba
PACIFIC COAST BISCUIT
COMPANY
PORTLAND, ORKCON
(visitors welcome)
IOC
SPECIAL
I have purchased the black
smith shop formerly owned by
B. Thompson, and will now be
permanently located.
A. L. Robenolt
HOULTON, ORE.
Blacksmithinp; and General Re
pair Work. .
Phone 114. "
rot
e(rlss.
! A FRESH SHAYE !
If
Adds lone to any
man. That's why
wcarc so busy and
there are so many
tony people in this
town.
J 15 Cents a Tone.
B. R. LYNCH.
J Su Htlwu, Orson
Str. IRALDA
Rates between tit.
Helens and Port
land, 50 cents one ,
way, 75 cents for 7
the round trip. ,. .,,
Tickets good until used.
Hoat leaves St. Ilele.t. 7-M. m.
Returning leaves Portland 8;,'I0 p. m
Arrive t 8t Helens 4 V, p. m.
I.HOOCHKIRK
M00UI Of rtRriCTIOi.
PERFECTLY
SIMPLE
SIMPLY '
PERFECT.
nkw homk imv:r:s
Aim VUAMTY ( fl(K)MKItrt
, - For Halo by
l Morrlm.n Ht Portland. Ore.
Til 10 XKV limn.V 'i,',.-.,, .
PROFESSIONAL ca
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K- A. ROSS
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
Bank Building
LICCNSCO EMBA
Buninm Phone J) '
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HYSICIAN ANO SUH5J
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R.W. R.I)INi!AM
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St. Helens ".
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PHYSICIAN .
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DR EDWIN ROSS
PHYSICIAN A SURClll
UfrifK IN HANK muo,,,
St. Helens . o
T. S. WHITE
FUNERAL Dfftccl
Houltou
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DR. ALFRED J, PEE,
PHYSICIAN A SURCCC
St. Hti
Kank
Hulhllllf
DA?. H. R. CUFF
PHYSICIAN A SURGLCl
Phnn Maliiltt 4 I.H: Htt.Hi
"tt"ZW Portland,!
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Druns CHinOI'RACTORJ J
Office Hours: 9 s. m. Is 11 1
3 p.m. to 4 p.m., 7:30 to 1:3
Bt. Helens, Orvon.
M. E. MILLER
ATTORN EYAUAVI
St. IIclcus Oft:
ST. HELENS ROUTE
.1 WlllUMlli SIOM..
THE PEOFLE3 BOAT
STR. AMI
Loaves Tortlnnd dally -J S'
(Sunday 1:30 p. m l
Arrives 8t. Holons - I
, (Sunday 3:30 p. o )
Loaves St. Ilotmis
Arrives I'ortland - M:"
, 1
iiAiuill lm
Makes all way landlnRi.
Aldor streot. 1'honos: Mi
A-4204. ,
KIIANK WILKINB, 8t HelM(
PURE
MILK
AND
CREAM
Furni.hed Dsilr 1
ST. HELENS DAtf
S. N. CADE, Propria
ST. HELENS, ORECON.
I'lioiic 107-6. I
Our fai lings "' 'ul1'
for I.Hiidllnit IW xY
eunlilos us to ml .
lo ado of milk and rrcsm."
Ih strli-tly sanllary. '
We are auxlo" J ,
more ciiKtoniors and V ,
Kood soivlro. ,
" SatlsfiM'tlon prnU j
every ronped. '
Hun I ranclMco, "ul. 1