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ST. HELENS MIST, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11. 1916 2 FOUNDED 1881 Issued Every Friday liy THE MIST PVBIJSHIXG COMPANY 8. I MOOKHEAD, Editor & Manager Entered as second-class matter, January 10th, 1912. at the Postoffica at St. Helens, Oregon, under the act of March 8rd, 1879. SlUSCKIPTION RATES One Year f 1J Six Mouths 75 Advertising rates made known on application. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER ALARMING THE PEOPLE President Wilson is making his present tour with the avowed purpose of Impressing the people with the ne cesslty tor military preparedness Our lack of adequate facilities and preparation for war Is not a new thing. The president, it is true, was unable to discern our deficiencies a year ago, but they were as great then as they are now. The war in Europe has not taken anything away from us; it has merely shown us, with brutal emphasis, the urgency of our needs, and many people, the pres ldent among them, are awakening to a realization of a condition that was known, to those having better in' formation or greater discernment, before the war commenced. Mr. Wil son is trying now to increase the number of those who realize the situ ation, and in this purpose we are with him, for the Globe-Democrat stands squarely for a navy worthy of the nation, and an army strong enough to be relied upon for initial operations, at least. But the president, in furtherance of his purpose, is solemnly warning the country that we are in imminent danger of immediate war. He con veys the impression that circumstan ces which he is unable to reveal are at this moment threatening a con diet in which we shall be a principal Now, either this is true or it is not, If it is true, we are unable to see how the cause of preparedness is to be helped by sounding such an alarm The event itself would bring the Am erican people to arms in an instant, There would be no need for speeches by anybody. We would fight with what facilities we have and what we could develop under the stress or actual war. Preparedness would at once cease to be a subject of discus sion and become a program of imme diate action. Nothing that could be said upon the platform now would hasten or retard that action. If, we say, this alarm is based upon truth, if we are in actual and immediate danger of war, the cause of prepared ness cannot be helped by appeals to the people. ' But, on the other hand, if It is not true, if war does not really confront us, such an alarm is not only unjus tified but is pernicious. Preparation for war, unless under the compulsion of actual or immediately impending conflict, is a matter for calm deliber ation and of steady and continuous action in accord with a settled pro gram. It is not a matter of days or weeks, but of months and years. That is the kind of preparation the country is considering now, and that is the only kind it ought to consider in time of peace. It should be found ed not upon a sense of fear but upon a sense of prudence; it Bhould not grow out of excitement but out of the cool counsels of wisdom. To alarm the public is but to hasten ill-shaped and Ill-advised measures, while at the same time endangering public con fidence in commercial stability Emergency preparation, if there is or should be an emergency, Is another matter, which is wholly within the hands of the president and congress for action without the necessity for an appeal to the people. Globe- Democrat. LEAP YEAR The custom which ordains that a woman may propose marriage to a man in leap year dates back seven or eight hundred years. An act of tho Scottish parliament, passed about the year 1228, made it a crime punish able by a fine, for an unattached man to refuse to become the life partner of a woman who had the courage to "speak ye mon she liked!" The custom in a milder form is re ferred to In a work published In 1C06, entitled "Courtship, Love and Matrimony." "Albeit it has now become a part of the common law in regarde to social relations of life that as often as every bissextile year doth return, the ladys have the sole privilege dur ing the time it continueth of making love unto the men, which they doe either by wordes or by lookes, as to them It seemeth proper; and, more over, no man shall be entitled to the benefit of clergy who doth In any wise treate her proposal with slight or contumely." People's Home Journal. rnDDPCDnvnrNrp NEHALEM VALLEY Mrs. Wlldman visited with Mrs. Smith Wednesday. Mrs. Frank McGraw outertalned company Thursday. Mrs. Tom Troop visited with Mrs. M. Johns Thursday. Oscar Weed went to Timber one day last week on business. H. Wilson decided to try the road to Timber Monday. Fine sledding now. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Sheeley took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. John Smith Tuesday. Hans Chrlstensen took a Bled of grain to Mr. Johns Thursday and had it chopped. Mr. and Mrs. U. L. Wlldman were seen In Vernonta Thursday doing somo shopping. The wives and mothers will appre ciate this, I know. This grand good rest from mud. Thursday, Mart Chrlstensen was transforming a moustrous log into rick of wood. T. H. North and family, who have been under the weather for some time, are much better. Mrs. Hult, who broko her arm last week, went up to Mrs. Dr. Coles Frl daw to have it dressed. Pleasant Hill Sunday school did not meet Sunday on account of sick ness, and for other good reasons. KIst Union Sunday school was not very large Sunday, but those who ventured out enjoyed the services. Mr. Olson, the cream hauler for Clatskanle, took his route Monday as the river was low enough to cross. Clias. Smith went to Vernonia Thursday horseback. Guess his sleigh must be out of commission Clifford Bergerson, Mrs. Wlldman's son, who has been sick with pneu monla, is attending school once more. O, ye Oregonlans, that have never enjoyed much sleighing in Oregon get busy now while there Is plenty of snow. Tom Troop wont sleighing to Ver nonia Thursday, bringing Mrs. Troop's mother home with him for a few days. Parents' Day at the different schools in here was pretty well at tended considering the connition of the weather. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin North, son Francis, and Miss Clark, spent pleasant evening Sunday with Pete Bergerson and family. Pete Bergerson's sons, Elmer and Percy, have been sick and missed school a few days, but are attending school at the present writing. A good many are round ruBtling hay. When will people learn that we have winters In Oregon and that har vest time is the time to rustle. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Troop and in fant daughter with Mrs. Troop's mother, Mrs. Spencer, took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Rogers Friday. A. V. Mow went to Timber Satur day. Mrs. Mow and children went with him as far as her sister's, Mrs. Wlldman's, where they spent a pleas ant day. Mrs. Dr. Cole was called to attend Mrs. Hults baby, Marvin, who Is very sick and at Dr. Cole's advice they sent for Dr. Mumford of Banks, to consult with her. The automobiles have bad to give It up and turn the mail carrying over to the sleighs; also the "Kid Auto nas iiau io let me kius ride in a sleigh. Well, everyone Is enjoying It. Plenty of snow hore, about 25 inches at Klst and Pleasant Hill and about 40 inches at Timber, before the thaw Saturday and Sunday, but be fore It was half gone it turned colder and snowed from 12 to 14 Inches of new snow. The sleighing has been excellent from Vernonia to Timber. SCAPPOOSE Miss Llbble Fowler made a shopp ing trip to Portland Monday. Ernest Johnson shipped a fine Hol- steln bull to Lostlne, Ore., Monday, I. G. Wikstrom is moving his fam ily to their cattle ranch a few miles from town. Mr. Hlitz, Watts & Price's clerk. lert for home Monday. Lloyd takes his place In the store. jiio uiumering storm Drought a 1, LI 1 - I . . fine baby boy to the home of Henry Newman last Tuesday night. The man who rented the Danger- field farm had the trees well pruned laBt fall and not a tree was destroyed. The Western Union had complete through service by Monday morning, and are now able to accept all busi ness. Mr. and Mrs. John Armstrong of Everett, Wash., visited a few days at the home of Mrs. Armstrong's broth er, M. J. Butler. The heavy snow and ice is hard on the roofs of some of the buildings. Some of the weaker and more ancient ones are giving way. The snow became so heavy on one of Burt West's barns that It caved the roof In and mashed the barn flat, killing one heifer, and Mr. West saved five other heifers by digging them out. The West dancing pavil ion, which was built last July, hIho was mashed flat to the ground. Frank L. Smith is anxiously awalt iug the weather to permit shipping more cattlo. The supply on baud In Portland Is getting somewhat short. Mr. and Mrs. Force of Vancouver, have been spending tho stormy days with Mrs. Force's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Crowley, returning home on Monday. A man living on a scow on the slough was found Monday morning with his log broken below the knee, as a result of his roof caving In upon him about 3 o'clock Monday morning. The recent storm was the worst we ever experienced. The financial loss is incalculable. Almost every tele phone polo from Holbrook to lloul ton, supporting about 40 wires, lays on the ground. About 200 linemen of the several Telephone and Telegraph Companies are busy in aind about Scappoose re pairing their linos. Our rooms and lunch counters are about filled up these busy days. Why Is Geo. Grant's chimney at the livery stable like a stingy doughnut? Because there is not mutli left but the hole. A patch of snow went slid ing down the side of the barn and took the chimney along slick and clean. No wonder George looks mad and smokes frantically nowadays. Word was recently received tell ing of the death of Mrs. Joe fourth, who has been living near Spokane. Mrs. Courth was a sister of Mrs. It. Joy, and lived near Scuppooso for a great many years bofore going to live near Spokane. Mrs. M. D. Itoid of Portland, writes that a broken electric wire fell on her house during the recent storm, and set fire to her house, doing a great deal of damage. They hud good neighbors who took the family under shelter. John Wattson boasts of tho finest bobsled in the country. He hud just purchased real Eastern bobs, hells and all, at the beginning of the snow storm and got full benefit of them. He took his sister, Mrs. B. Scott, to his home for Sunday dinner and they voted the sleighing as good as any in Ohio. Everybody lost fruit trees. L. Brown lost a splendid English wal nut tree from which he picked six bushels of walnuts last year. John Wattson lost the most of his splendid orchard. Dr. Blatchford says his orchard Is ruined; trees of every va riety are lying broken to the ground. He had hoped that the Spy trees would be spared, but finds them about ruined. Those lovely cherry trees are also split open and fallen. His loss can hardly be estimated. There was a musicale in the Con gregational church Sunday evening, consisting of the following numbers: Voluntary, Ardath Hagey; Praise Ye the Father, Chorus; solo, Mildred brant; trio, Misses Hagey, Manny and Helen Watts; solo, Ruby Tipton; quartette, Some Blessed Day, Messrs. Nlblock, Fowler, Hilts and Smith; sermon (Our Thoughts); The Heav ens are Telling (from the Creation), Chorus; voluntary, Ardath Hagey. Despite the Inclemency of the weather there was a good attendance. Those present expressed appreciation to the extent of feeling so sorry for those unable to come out, that many wished the musicale repeated. We may look or rather hopo for It being repeated soon. THE O. & C. LAND GRANT LANDS This office is daily in receipt of a number of inquiries relative to the Oregon & Calfornla Railroad erani lands, asking Information as to the status of these lands, their location, character, when they may bo enter ed or purchased, etc., etc. This circular is Intended to renly to these letters of Inquiry and to give out such information relative to these lands as may now be stated. A list of these lands by townsi.ln and range has been prepared for each of the several counties within the Rosoburg Land district, contain ing these lands. These lists are In tended to give merely an approxi mate area of such lands In each town ship, based on the list of lands glvon In the decree of the federal court. This list for any county or counties will be furnished on request. This office has no man for distrl-' button, nor does it prepare blue prints, but will furnish township plats showing location of all vacant! land and unsold railroad land, at $1.00 per township. In ordering township plats, both the range and township number must be given, and remittance should bo made by cer tified check or U. S. postal money order payable to R. R. Turner, receiv er. Personal checks may not be re ceived in payment. This office is not In a position to give advice as to the character of the land In any locality, and can not at tempt to advise any one In this re gard. As to the disposition of these lands nothing can be determined until congress shall act in the matter. It Is probable that such action will he taken some time within tho next six mouths, and until such notion is hud no Information can be given by this: oflloo. We would Hiiggest to parlies! Interested to watch tho dully papers,! us whatever action congress may lake! will bo given therein before thin of fice has official Information thereon to give out. ! Based on the list of hinds given in the decree of the court, tho approxi mate ucreuge of unsold railroad lands in tho several counties of this dis trict, at tho time tho suit was In stituted, was as follows: Lincoln. 1040; lleuton, 27.716; Linn, 14,20; I.ane, 300.110; Doug las, 007,300; Coos, 100,020; Curry 8400; Josephine, 172,4 00; Jackson 444, 560; Klamath, 13,440; total 1,690.326. In addition to tho nhovo lands there are other railroad lands in several of the counties named, that at tho time the suit was instituted were unsurveyed, and hence not In eluded in the list given in tho suit but coming as well under the decree The approximate areas of such lands are as follows: Coos, 15,000; Doug las, 65,000; Josephine, 17,000; Cur ry. 15,000; Jackson, 20,000. Thcro Is still a certain umount of unsurveyed railroad lands In several of the counties, namely: Curry, Doug las and Josephine. Theso lands when surveyed will romo under whatever plan of disposition congress may provide. J. M. UPTON. Register. II. R. Tl'UNKK, Receiver U. S Lund Office, Kosehurg, Ore. TRY OUR WANT ADS Small farm wanted; lowest cusl prlco. L. Corhln, Portland, Ore. 2t Wuntcd to Kent 10 to 20 acres, partly Improved, for poultry and fruit; cash. Write I). K. Itohlnson, 1516 E. Oak St., Portland, Ore. Hutching eggs from excellent mat Ings. Pure bred It. I. UeiU and Whlto Leghorns, us good us the heat Prices reasonable. Hook your orders early. A. M. Williams, Winter st. three blocks north of Central tiro eery, St. Helens. 8-2 mo. Lots for sale In blocks 14, 15, 29 34. 42, 64, 65 and 87 nt from $50 to $300, on ensy terms. Address J. It Godfrey, 715 Oregonlun bldg., Port land. Ore. tf. ror Sulo or Trade Modern 6- room house and two lots In St. Hel ens, for horses, cattlo or acreage Address Lock Box 356, St. Helens, Or- 6-tf. A carload of land plaster will be receivea about February 20. Will deliver at Houlton for $10.00 per ton Order by mall or telephone. We keep a full linn of fertilizers and seed. Columbia River Canning & Pro duco Company. ;j.tf. FOR KALE OR K.(il.(J.; Horse, harness and rubber tired huggy; cheap for cush, or exchange for Jersey cow. II. E. La Bare. Do You Have Back Ache Torpid Liver? Good health depends upon a good liver. Whenever this Important or gan rails In Its work of separating poisons from tho blood, and produc ing the bile which aids in digestion, 111 health, or even death muy follow. Uoxall Liver Salts aid nnturo to re store the liver to normul conditions by clearing tho intestinal tract of waste mattor. Vuluablo, alco, In the treatment of rheumatism and those stomach, liver and intestinal disor ders and skin eruptions caused by faulty elimination of tho howols anil kidneys. Three sizes, 25c, 50c and $1.00. Sold only nt Plaza Pharmacy. LUNCH AT MASON'S High Grade Confections Hot and Cold Drinks Ice Cream Hot Lunches and Short Orders Even If h.i .11 a i. ..,"8 much after all. A hn n J.i ... ' many an old time . . " " w"l arouse MODERN CO WKCTION2RY CO All ItiiMOH Cull ul Hotel Coui'troiiM Treatment STOP AT ORCADIA HOTEL THUS. ISIUHTF.lt, Prop. Chicken Dinner Sunday, Jlite lt Ti:S $I.M PF.lt KAY AMI I P Khi lal Itiito to Regular llouitlem Is always appropriate for Wedding tllfts, ltlrthdny Piesents, etc. No whero can you find so extensive or so attractive a display of exquisite Table Sliver as here. Bonbon Dishes, Forks, Spoons, Servers, ljidles, etc. Cut Glass and Clocks. Gold and (old Filled Jewelry. Jewelry and Watch Kepalrlng a Specialty. VOX A. filtAY, The Jeweler. ST.' HELENS ROUTE i W.IUimII Slovih THE PEOPLES BOAT STR. AMERICA Leaves Portland dully (Sunday 1:30 p. Arrives St. Helens - (Sunday 3:30 p. Leaves St. Helens - - - Arrives Portland - . - -2:30 p. lit in.) 6:00 p. m m.) 6:15 a. m. 10:16 a. m. H. HOLM AN, Agent Makes nil way landings. Wharf foot Alder street. Phones: Main 8323. A-4204. KKANK WILKINS, 8t Helens Agent. A FRESH SHAVE Adds lone to any man. That's why vc arc so busy and there ate so many tony people in this town. 15 CenU a Tone. H. K. LYNCH. Sc. Hrlrnt. Orrgon Str. IRALDA Kates between St. Helens and Port land, 50 cents one way, 75 cents for the roti ml trip. Tickets good until used. nostt-Bvei St. Helena 7:Ma. ,. Upturning leaves Portland 2:.I0 p Arrive st St Helens 4 4i p. m. ' ' 0 MIOOCHKIRK 164 grower should have. It S 7 bt qulpmtnt lor J"1 d OrchrUl.lk7r"',rn,,. BMkeeiMn ArtrorC.iiogNo.D40 JV-'J PROFESSIONAL CArt K. A. ROSS FUNERAL DIRECTOR u-tNSED EMBai u, Bank Bulldinf - "'HO, e. . Btniimi Phone 2) DR. c. K. wadr PHYSICIAN AND 6URGr0) PII0NS 89 DR. W. R.DINIIAM DENTIST Office in Ban. omldin, St. Helens . 0 lloiini "'"'l-y ai.,1 1U. A. C. TUCKKK DKNTIST ST HELENS, ORKtiON MtCkU SUM;. DR. L. CILRERT ROSJ PHYSICIAN LSUfiGEOh Oltlce Bank ui1. Cl ... M. licit DR EDWIN ROSS PHYSICIAN A SUfiCEOh Orrit K IN HANK ht II III NU St. Helens Oregi 7". S WHITE FUNERAL DIHELIOR I.ICKNHb KM MALUKU Houlton Ore, DR. ALFRED J. PEEL PHYSICIAN A SURCE0H runt Hmiiiiui St. Helti DR. H. R. CLIFF PHYSICIAN A SUROE0H I'liuue Main in A I Ml; Km. X.K Hum 1117 Helllui II .1 J A GLEN R. METSKER ATTOKNKY Ofllco In Hank llulhllnf Phone 107 IK. IKA W. DUCK IK. NANA II. BLACK Drugs CHlROPnACTOIlS K Office Hours: a. m. to 11 2 p.m. to t p.m., 7:30 to 8:30 St. Helens, Oregon. M. E. MILLER ATTORN EYATLAW St. Helens . Orcgoi MO.N'KY TO UtAS OS HIWI FARM MORTUAUKH E. J. ROBERSON 702 Title and Trust Bldg Portland, Oregon PURB MILK AND CREAM Furnished Dally by ST. HELENS DAIRY S. N. CADE, Proprietor ST. HELENS, OREGON. Phone 107-6. Our fwlllUee aim! kuImI for handling dairy produc" enable ua to eupply the b BtimIo of milk and cream, whk l strictly aanlUry. We are aaxloua to '" more cuHtomeri and prowl Rood service. HatlHfacthm guaranteed i very rettuect. 1