St. Helens mist., June 09, 1916, Page 2, Image 2

ST. HELENS MIST. FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1916
FOUNDED 1881.
Issued Every Friday hy
THE MIST riBUSHIXO COMPANY.
S. Ii. MOOKUKAI) Editor
8. C. MOHTOX UiiNiness Manager
Entered as second-class matter, January 10th.
1912, at the Postofflce at St. Helens, Oregon, under the
act of March 3rd, 1879.
SUIISCIUI'TION KATES:
Ono Yeur $1.00
Six Months 73
Advertising rated made known on application.
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER.
DIVISION OF COUNTY
The Mist is glad it referred to the "Division
of the County" for it has given Brother Nutt
of the Rainier Review an opportunity to write
a long editorial. We do not intend to go into
the matter at any great length, but we wish
to correct some of the exaggerated statements
which appeared in the Review. In the first
place, the Mist did not try to. pass the "buck"
to the Review as to the first recall. It simply
made the statement that the Review was an
ardent champion of the first recall. This our
esteemed contemporary cannot deny. In the
second place that "quarrelsome, uncontented
bitter feeling" which the Review says holds
sway in Houlton, "the hottest little village in
Oregon," does not exist. Houlton and St.
Helens are working together for a bigger and
better town, realizing that by a concentrated
effort more can be done for the. whole town's
interestj Just another matter. If Brother
Nutt is so anxious for a division of the county
in order that peace and harmony can be re
stored, instead of extending the Multnomah
county line to take in St. Helens, why not ex
tend the Clatsop county line to take in Rainier,
or any other place in which Mr. Nutt may live?
The Mist does not believe the sensible people
of the county will take seriously the agitation
of the Review which, to our minds, will do
more to harm the county than Brother Nutt
now anticipates.
SEEING AMERICA FIRST
The blood soaked fields of Europe now of
fer to the tourist no attraction, and if they
did, the "going" would be extremely difficult.
The traffic officials of our railway companies,
quick to seize the opportunity, have made
"See America first" their slogan and are
spending thousands of dollars in advertising
the scenic attractions of this western country.
Indications are that there will be thousands
of tourists coming westward this summer.
Coming over either the northern or southern
routes they will stop in Portland for a few days
and make side trips from that city; perhaps
many of them will come to St. Helens to see
the shipbuilding city of Oregon. If they come
would it not create a more favorable impres
sion on them to find our streets clean, the
grass and weeds which line our thoroughfares
mowed down and the various woodpiles, which
decorate the streets and .remind one of the
Egyptian pyramids, removed to some place
more convenient to the kitchen stove. We
might also add to the attractiveness of the city
by putting a little paint on those buildings
which need it. And, if no tourist comes, we
will all feel better to have the town looking
more attractive. Every citizen should feel a
personal responsibility in this and hot wait for
the marshal to make complaints.
DRAFT OF RURAL CREDIT BILL
The following draft, of the rural credit bill
has received the endorsement of the commit
tee representing the State Grange, Oregon
Farmers' Union and State Federation of La
bor, appointed to prepare the measure for the
ballot, and has been approved by the attorney
general. It has been submitted for publica
tion by Dr. Hector Macpherson, of the O. A.
C. bureau of markets, who assisted in drawing
its provisions.
Section 1. Notwithstanding the limitations
contained in Sec. 7 of Article XI of this con
stitution, the credit of the state may be loaned
and indebtedness incurred to an amount not
exceeding 2 per cent of the assessed valuation
of all property in the state for the purpose of
providing funds to be loaned upon the security
of farm rands within the state, subject to the
limitations herein contained.
Sec. 2. The governor, secretary of state and
state treasurer shall constitute the State Land
Board, which board is hereby authorized and
directed to issue and sell or pledge bonds in
the name of the state to be known as Oregon
Farm Credit Bonds in an amount not to' ex
ceed said 2 per cent of the assessed valuation
of all the property in the state and to place
the proceeds in the state treasury in a fund
to bednown as the "Rural Credit Loan Fund."
Scc3. Said bonds shall be Lssued in denom
inations of $25, $100, $500, "and $1,000, and
shall be issued in series of $50,000, or multi
ples thereof, drawn to mature in not more
than thirty-six years. They shall bear inter
est at the rate of 4 per cent per annum and
shall be exempt from all taxes levied by the
state of Oregon, or any of its subdivisions.
Sec. 4. Said State Land Board is author
ized and directed to loan the moneys in said
Rural Credit Loan Fund to owners of farm
lands in Oregon upon notes secured by mort
gages or deeds of trust constituting first liens
on such farm lands in amounts which shall
not exceed 50 per cent of the value of such
lands nor $50 per acre on such lands, nor less
than $200 nor more than $5,000 to any indi
vidual. If pending applications shall at any
time exceed the funds available, preference
shall be given to loans not exceeding $2,000
in amount.
Sec. 5. Such loans slrall not be made except
to owners who operate and occupy the lands
mortgaged, and shall be made only for the fol
lowing purposes: (a) the payment for lands
purchased: (b) the purchase of livestock ami
other equipment, and the making of improve
ments which, in the judgment of said board
will increase the productivity of such lands
or add to their value as a farm home in a de
gree to justify such expenditure; and (c) for
t lie satisfaction of encumbrances upon such
lands which, in the judgment of said board,
were incurred or assumed by said applicant
for the aforesaid purposes.
Sec. 6. Every applicant for a farm loan
shall state clearly in his application the pur
poses for which such loan is desired, and upon
its approval by the board, this statement shall
be deemed a part of the note or contract under
which the loan is granted. But no failure to
apply such funds to the purposes stated i
such application or as enumerated herein
shall invalidate a loan when once made, nor
shall anything herein contained be deemed to
prevent any farm owner from selling or leas
ing subject to such encumbrance; but if he
shall violate his said contract by applying the
moneys borrowed to purposes other than
those stated in his application or enumerated
herein, or if he shall lease such lands or sell
them to any person not fulfilling the condi
tions and purposes provided for herein, said
board is authorized and directed to require
the repayment of said loan upon six months
notice, and said note or contract shall contain
a clause providing therefor.
Sec. 7. Such loans shall be repaid with in
terest accruing in semi-annual or annual in
stallments on the amortization plan, such in
stallments being fixed at such sums as will
cover the interest rate and will liquidate the
debt in a period to be agreed on between said
board and the applicant, such period to be not
less than ten nor more than thirty-six years:
but any debtor may liquidate any part or all
of his indebtedness in amounts of $50 or multi
ples thereof upon amortization payment date.
Sec. 8. The rate of interest on loans shall
be 5 per cent per annum, provided that in case
any series of said Farm Credit Bonds is sold at
an average of less than par,-the board may
charge upon such farm loans as are made from
the proceeds of the series so sold below par
a rate of interest in excess of 5 per cent, but
which shall not exceed by more than one per
cent the rate which the state must pay for
the funds actually obtained from the disposal
of its said bonds. The board, however, shall
require each applicant to pay an initial charge
of one per cent of the loan granted the mini
mum charge to be $10 to cover the cost of
appraisal and examination of title.
Sec. 9. All surplus funds accruing from the
operation of the system of rural credit herein
provided for after paying interest accruing on
the aforesaid bonds, and all operating and
other expenses arising from the administra
tion of said system of rural credit shall be
placed in the state treasury and become a part
of a fund to be known as the "Rural Credit
Reserve Fund." Said Rural Credit Reserve
Fund shall be loaned on farm lands in the
manner herein provided for the Rural Credit
Loan Fund, and the interest accruing from
loans matte from said Rural Credit Reserve
Fund shall be added to it and become part of
it. The said Rural Credit Reserve Fund shall
be irreducible except that it may he drawn
upon to reimburse "the state for loss incurred
in the administration of said system of rural
credit.
Sec. 10. The legislative assembly shall pro
vide in such detail as it shall deem advisable
for the carrying out and administering of the
provisions of this amendment and shall pro
vide adequate safeguards against the use of
such loans as Jin aid to the purchasing and
holding of lands for purposes of speculation.
Such safeguards shall include clear definitions
of the terms "operate" and "occupy" used
herein. In the absence of such legislation, and
subject to the same after its enactment, the
State Land Board shall proceed to administer
said system of rural credits under rules and
regulations provided by itself, but subject to
the provisions herein contained.
Sec. 11. The provisions of the constitution
and laws of Oregon in conflict with this
amendment are hereby repealed in so far only
as they conflict herewith. The provisions of
this amendment shall be self-executing, and
shall take effect and be in operation 60 days
after their approval and adoption by the peo
ple of Oregon.
THE ORIGIN OF PORK
Mary had a little pig,
Its tall inclined to snarl;
It followed hereto Washington,
And now It's In the Imr'l.
Mary raised this little pig
Till he became a shout;
Then presented him to Congress
To capitulate the vote.
And now he rules the array,
The navy and the lakes;
Too bad he can't be captured,
From the legislative fakes.
What makes the pig so popular?
The eager people cry;
Because there's pork Inside lilm,
And Congress doth defy.
The pen is mightier than the sword,
We often have been told,
But pens for Congress porkers
Are always built with gold.
Should Mary raise another pig,
We beg hor to advise
That pigs are not for Congress,
But should be kept in sties.
Newton Wllcoxon.
An elm tree that was a sapling when Colum
bus discovered America, and which for more
than 720 years has stood near the site of his
toric Fort Ticonderoga, N. Y., has just been
cut down. T he trunk of tlio tree measured f8
feet to the limbs and 60 inches in circumfer
ence at the base. The top measured 27 inches
nuniiSTRU! RF.VIEW "
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Astoria. Juno 6. Lumber shipped
1,-oiu lower Columbia In M "H
io.ioa.soo fo.u. i
.New port Now survey li:a been or
,U ved or Yuiiulnu Hay an1' Harbor. j
tli.rdinnr Seventeen iuIUm of now'
.cleelumo line to he built from Iumo '
Lmpiiua harbor lo bo Improved ul
.ixponuo of J2UO.OO0. j
Marsh Held-Wale, front iitreol to
North lleml to be hard -Burfui-od.
llaiidon The Moore mill will ro-j
sumo operations, iinving toured
.ihliw. j
i,wii-Another sect loll of the !
county highway to r'nlrvlew let - con
struction to bo is loei wiue ui mm-.
llthlo.
Albany cliee.io factory starts with
a run of 3,000 lbs. milk per day. j
iluiri; Methodist church north'
and south to unite on a building.
1'ortlund Strikes or lougMlioi oiik-ii
and tunnel workers put sever;-.! thou
sand men out of employment.
Tho North lleml Dally Herald
warns tho public thr.t tho O. & ('.
land grant bill us passed Is not a bona
llilo settler's bill.
Pmtlund Ceiunis bureau shows
.... 1 - 1 in iniiiiiiriicturiuB increased in
Oregon in llvo yours 5t PT cent, sal
aries 40 per cent, products is per
cent.
Hoseburg Sand & tiravel Co. will
manufacture cement t.lle.
Eugene Fruitgrowers' Association
enlarging fruit drying platit.
Enterprise gets a new brick build
ing this seutou.
Timber countries nrs still building
Bteel and concrete bridges.
Tillamook gets a new concrete
gurago. ;
Rnrlnif fWlcl man has Invented but
ter mold and will muko 200 per day. '
l'endleton adding $,000 school
facilities. j
Itlddle to get bii electric light and ;
power plant. I
Portland Contract let for paving ,
Broadway to t'nlon avenue to Oregon :
Independent Paving Co., property j
owners paying $29,000, city and
rtreet car company paying $16,000,!
Jitneys nothing. j
St. Johns gets an addition to the
iniiniclpul dock. '
Astoria County will hard surface
part of road to Smith's Point. ,
Amity Nut & Fruit Co. to erect;
framo hotel.
I .a Cirande Grocery Co. to build j
large brick this summer. I
Ilaker Oregon-Idaho Investment '
Co. will operate Poormun copper1
mine. ;
A Stute Taxpayers' League bill ls;
being initiated bo that taxes cannot;
Increase moro than 6 per cent per!
annum. !
Marshfleld struggling tor $300,000;
coal brl'iuot plunt.
PortlandSisters of tho flood '
Shepherd to erect $125,000 parish
structure.
Coos and Curry telephone system J
being largely rebuilt. j
Salem Fruit Union contracts for
$150,000 deliveries.
Sellwcod Plans completed for,
railroad from Ardenwnld to Pleasant!
Valley.
Detroit CorvalllB & Eastern track
to be extended 12 miles east.
liaker Paymaster copper mine In '
Eagle mountains to be operated. i
Marshfluld and North llend cltyj
council consider purchasing Coos Hay !
Water Co. plant at price fixed bv
public service commission.
Hurrlmun Construction of high
way to llendlro mountain started.
State mining bureau to make sur
vey of Santlam mining district.
Thomas Shaw, agriculturist of the
Cireat Northern, nays farm products
of western Oregon can be doubled
with drainage
Inconsldorato persons object to the
spending of $12,000 mimi. .....,..'.
on Vista clubhouse on Columbia high-
way.
St. Johns woolen mills will in-j
creur.e capacity of output 35 per cent i
Southern Paclfle giving tho Coos1
Bay country a limited train from Ku
Kono whether Imslnes warrunts or
not.
Monmouth will spend $7,917 for
paving its business street.
Portland labor unions endorse
tbreo candidates for legltdaturo ami
ono for judge all defeated at the
prlmarlos.
In Oregon during tho first twelve
months tho law was In
only $1.13 1-3 has boon required to
Place $1 In bonoflu In tho hands of
injureu workmen. i
Itlversido Malhour conntv i
owners voted to create 25,000-acro'
inguuon district here.
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Iluvlng made arrangements
with a largo Portland manii
J fucturer of tombstones and
monuments, I am prepared to
sell und set up anything wanted
In this lino, from tho chonpest
J to tho best; also flowers for
funerals on short notice.
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t iiilertiiker ami Kinlinliiicr
Office
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Contractor-.-Builder
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Cement Work a Hjierinlty
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fUNERAL DIRECTOR
Bank Building
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PHYSICIAN A SURGEON
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ens, Oregon, postofflce for tho week
ending June 3, 1918:
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ST. HELENS, OREGON.
Phone 107-6.
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for liumllluK dairy l'
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