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Newspaper Page TextIt Helens Mist Industrial Edition Out September 8th. Secure Space Early 3 OFFICIAL PAPER OFCOLUMBIA COUNTY PIONEER PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY -OLUME XXXV. ST, HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 1916 TV OF PORTLAND HAVES FORAUSTRAUA MCE LUMBER CARGO L Motor Hlilp rrlwi Ovw g,WKI,IMHI i'rrl of l.umlier. (-arrrltiK the largest lumber cargo LrtlilpH fr"111 th rlvor 4 wooden vessel, tlm city or rori- I cut Iook( her linos und loft the Erk of tlio HI. Helena Lumber Com Lyrarly Wednesday inortiliiK. Ilor t ...I..I..., l.uki.ra llna. WO COIlMIHin ui milium - ,j lor l'urt I'lrlo, Auslrullu, miu Urn H.r tltun 2,000.000 foot l,i nifUHurn. Monday tho big V- vimt to Ollloti to tukn on sum- ,ut M for tlm trip to AuKtrulU. Louuli tlm vcmscI'b druft wan 21 Ii ami It " bucking a strong wnt, i" 'I an average of 6 taper Imur i lir up river trip, irh wao a vi- i .tlsfuclory tihow ,to her liui.il unci owners. The Lae handled well and liur engines rknl without u k Ip. After taking ber oil supply, the lty of Port ,i returned tu Ht. Helens from ,ch place, ik staled, Hlie sailed klnmUy nioruliiK. arriving at A- ii at 11:30 o'clock, making tho mllea in 7 hour. At Astoria he lli center of attraction for hun- li of people, who woro allow! frtwtlom of tli Hlilp. Whllo In urla Captain Johusou wont tniRh tin' (ormnllty of having the Liamt of rirtnU MlKn up his crew. r cruuu'il dm Coluiulilii river bar llui'wluy ivi')Iiik, ami I now on ay to AiiHtrullu via Sun Kran- lco. At the liny City ihe wfll atop u raouKh to put nHhore Consulting. jlnwr Hewitt, who went with hr rehow her behavior wus at sea. fllit t'lly of Portland carries a of 21 nun; a rupluln ami two lea, a chief engineer ami three iituiitu, threii oilers ami eight null A cook niul two menu boys look r llio culinary department. Cupt. ( Johnson, fnrmerly of the onor Alveiiu, lu In communil of imu'I while K. II. Knnnaily, for- Irty chief engineer of tho McCur- k ilwitiHT Mullnoiuuh, hua charge the iikIii room. Captain John- llilnki he will hrtng the vciibuI Port I'lrle, u distance of 9,000 '1, In 6 day. After discharging lumlier cargo, 2,000 tons of Aus lu coul will ho lukon nlioard anil 'URlit to lliituilulu. At tho Ulunil n. llio vuHnel will probiilily receive 'sreo of niiKur for Sun Kranclnco, urnliiK lo tho Columhlu rlvor for next lumlier carno. Cuptaln nium liopix to ho huck In Ht. Ilol- h In alioiit four month. The City i'orllunil Ib u St. lleleim product fl many Iuth huvo IntereHU In her, k'T Initial trip will ho watched n much hitereHt. I -ei'. for tu lleleiiH wltui'HHinl the I nut Ikiikuo kuiiio of the hi'Uhoii lnt Sun- wlien ItitlnliT, who UHHiiinoil tho pluco of St. lleleiiH In tho Inter-Clly KU, wuh defeuli'd hy tho ilrnd- ila 10 to 1. Tho Kunie wuh fisi- .rclia except for tho dIIcIiIiik of Ited I.uiid, who Htruck out thlrtuen ' the Italnler boyn nii'l allowed only ireo aafe IiIiikIch, Whllo tho ncoie ould ludii'iito tlu'.t It wuh u Iiiohi-Iv luyed Kutnu, It wuh not except for two liiuliiKH, when Italnler went to pleien mid iniidii coatly liootN, ullow- llie Ilrail f iirilx to Hcamoer ucroHN tho plate at w ill. Kulnler hitn u go'xl ten in anil with a little timet Ice will vu u good account of the iiihcIvcii. The Mourner lruldu hrouKht soiuu fifty people up from Kulnler to wlt- 'hs tho name, uml while they routed reul hard for their favorites, tho fol- iwliiK more will hIiow that it taken iiuo Iiiimii hits to win a hull kuiiio. Thn ileum II 11 V Ilrad fords 10 17 0 Italnler I 3 4 llnttfirles I. uml. Illllnrit uml Ilurr; () Dell and t'olviu. pi Rl HELENS WILL HAVE BASEBALL CLUB I'Sll Htevens does not llko tho of not having a Imll team ftlier iluns Itees Hull, ho thoBO two 'Kiio urllHtB linvo Ritthnroil to rlier tho reiiinants of llulluith'i 'H Sox mid organized another "illi Virgil Stevens ti munagor (lrt Riilun will hn nlavd with """ana, tin the Woodland round llllllK KlllllhlV ArrniiunilllllitH -xien mailo for a large launch west. Helens at IS o'clock Sun Oil thorn! whn uiImIi In aim I III Nwiatod White Box mraln In ac r ""a uIbo have a nice trip on "vr aro Invited to an. Sloven "klllll mini i.... I, " " wviiwi tlllBltH1,III,II'n 'J ""Impendent teams and In all ""'llty W will linvn 1,1, Mel. ii II r ev,!,,y Sunday until tho aeason The lu.i ..i , ..... .... ......,,, niiuon or mo " le lulled on Hetnilr i lies- ....,, , ,,,, nriitvi , " '""ttN-imge edit Ion 'nil i,r .,.i 4 4(1 'H '"'I"1-'"" towns, anil J, "M'les Will IHI iKMIKMl. who wish extra copies "otlfy ,, MlMt ,,,- Aful Tl'" ,rl' wMI ute' yU Nl t,M Wimn y0, m" Want u..... , 7 "r order now, io. ' u m, RAINIER LOSES TO BRADFORDS IjisI (ianin of HettMiii for logun Tennis, St. DEUTSCHLAND SAILS ON HOMEWARD VOYAGE OUTMANEUVERS ENEMY Hiilminrliio Now In Ojh-ii Sea on Her W'uy to (ieriiiiiny. FAMILY ARRIVES ON LONG AUTO TRIP Martin llentlr, wife and duughter of llrownsville, Tex., arrived In St. Helen Krlduy Inst and after spend ing several days with a relative, Mrs. J. C. Wreford of St. Helens, left on their return trip to Texas. Mr. lies- tiro and family, after fixing up a Kurd cur like a little home, left llrownsville eurly In lust" May nnd have heen motoring In a leisurely way jiliico then. They ciiiiie via Kl I'uso, Tex., mid through New Mexico and Colorudu hefore striking the Cali fornia line. From tho (iolden statu they cume to Oregon. Since leaving Texan In May they huvo driven their cur 6,000 miles. Mr. Ilestlro gives some very Interesting facts concern ing the Mexican situation as H was when he left Texas, and from his Intlmute knowledge of Mexicans and what Is going on In Mexico, ho Ih of' the opinion Unit sooner or later the I'nlted States will have to tuke a hund In that benighted country's af- fairs. Mr. Ilestiro, who is taking tlm trip on account of his wlfe'a lieulth, stutes he Is In no hurry lo get hack and will go wherever ho takes a no tion to go, hut expects to he huck In Texas In September or October. As stuted, ho has his machine so equipped that ho cun enmp nt most any old place, and bus many of the enliven lances of the modern home. II. K. Corntbwulte of this city Is nn old ncciuHlntanco of Mr. HeHtlro, and those old pals spent many liourB In going over tho old times they had down In the Lone Star State. Tho Cerniun suhiiiarlno merchant man Dcutsehland slipped quietly out of tlm Virginia capes ut 8:30 o'clock WediicHiluy night, and is now hcuded for her homo port in Germany. The open seu was reached uftor dusk, and the submarine submerged within the three mile limit. Only one warship wuii seen off the Virginia const dur ing the day mid It Is more ihan pos sible tliut the submarine has eluded this vessel. This wonderful . vessel left lliiltlniore Tuesday afternoon and proceeded down Chcsupike hay, und when darknens begun to fall made a dash for tho open sea. A private telegram to tho Mist received at 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon, states that nothing further hud been heard of tho DeutHchlund, and it is the pre sumption that sho is now well under way to tho fatherland, carrying tho vnluuble cargo uud nlcklo which she loaded ut Baltimore. A sister ship of tint Deiitschlund, the llremcn. Is daily expected In soino I'nlted Stutes port, bringing a cargo of valuable dyes uud other c.urgo much wanted hy American manufacturers. GRAND LODGE K. OF P. OFFICERS Mul t In White Secures I 'lrst Step on Of fhlal Ijuhler. CHICAGO WANTS ST. HELENS UUUUi A reureiientiitlvo of the Armour Piicklnn Coniiiiiny of Chicago visited the Columhlu County Cannery n few days ugo und contracted for thirteen oiirioiulu of beans nnd other products, nnd wnntod more. If the run exceeds the contract this big company wants the entire output. Fifty tliousunu hihels woro received this week from the Armours for tho goods. As this nii,i niifH un a first-class urtlcle, It bus experienced no trouble In find ing n dnsirahlo market. Tho cannery oxpocts to commence nn hamis next week. The season Is iniisuullv lute, us at HiIb time lust vnnr tho nlimt was running to Its ennneltv Oil 1)011110. Willi UIO HOW machinery and adilltloiini uuiiuiiik. the plunt Ih now In shnpo to turn out a lot of goods. TAVTMO A WELL EARNED VACATION rLi f'lipli.UMisen. for the past sev oral yours ono of the foremen at tho shipbuilding company pii. for n two weeks Vacation IV Villi"!"..' - - - in California. Ho will visit his old homo In Kureka and then spend a . I.. Hie ltuv City beforo re- ...... lo St. Helens. During tho .Limiinn of.tho City of Portland rM.Hiuts.aii..n him been on the Job constantly tud Is certainly entllled (irund Chancellor Harry 0. Wort man, Medford. (irand VIce-Clinncellor Leslie E. Crouch, Portland. Crand Prelate Arthur llallgarth, Klgln. (irand Keeper of HeeordB und Seals Walter G. (ilecKon, linker. (irand Master of Exchequer J. W. Maloney, Pendleton. (irand Mater-ut-AruiB O. E. Ef fenherger, Nehuleni. (irand Inner Guard Martin White, St. Helens. Grand Outer Guard E. H. Max field, St. Johns. Grand Trusteo Wlllard I.. Marks, Albany. LOCAL LODGE MAKES GOOD SHOWING Avon Lodgn No. 62, Knights of Pythias, mailo u very creditable show ing in the big parade in Portland Tuet'day afternoon. St. Helens Knights to tho number of 4S were In utteudanco, nnd 12 automobiles, ench ono hearing a St. Helens ban ner, attracted attention and applause from tho thousands who lined the streets. Heinurks bucIi us, "Here comes tho shipbuilders;" "Hurrah for St. Helens" and "Good for you, St. Helens," wero frequently heard and demonstrated that tho St. Hel ena contingent made u showing equal to liny. CITY WATER SYSTEM OPERATES AT PROFIT Monthly ltoHirt Shows Set Earnings to lUi $(W.1.IK. Tho following monthly report cov ering operations for tho month of July, submitted by Clerk E. E. Quick to tho wuter board, shqws that the water system is on a paying basis. Tho receipts for the month of July show un excess of $085.18 over tho disbursements. Receipts July rentals $ 558.15 Delinquent rentals 169.85 Houlton rentals 100.40 Steamer rentals 18.00 Irrigation rentals 28.60 Taps, and connections 11.25 Mutertul sold .76 Total collected $ 886.90 Disbursements Paid for operation $ 29.50 Paid for supplies 66.67 Paid for labor 115.65 Total i $ 201.72 Muklng the receipts over the dis bursements $685.18. H Alt UY G. WOTtTMAN "Hi 1 v HORRIBLE EXPLOSION AT TIDE CREEK QUARRY SIX LIVES WERE LOST Iloilies Mangled lloyond Itecognltion hy Terrific Fx plosion. RAILROAD STRIKE SEEMS A CERTAINTY Kntire Ituilroad System in United States Involved. Elected grand chancellor of Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias of Ore gon. He lives in Medford. BEACH PICNIC AND SOCIAL EVENING MOONLIGHT SOCIAL Tho Christian Endeavor of the Con grngutionul church held a moonlight beach pnrty lust Saturday evening on Columbia bench., They met at the church at 7:30. Although there was no moon, light was supplied with hon fires nnd lanterns. Guinea wero pluyed and a general good time was enjoyed. Wieners were roasted and mailo Into sandwiches and as water was scarce coffeo wub served. Toast ed marshmnllowB disappeared In no time. It wns almost Sunday morn ing before they left for home. One of the most enjoyable nffnlrs of the summer wus the picnic given Tuesday afternoon hy Mrs. Wilbur Muckle for her cousin, Miss Ermu Kotthlcy of Portland. Mrs. Muckle hud engaged a launch to take the girls to the bencli about 3 o'clock. The girls enjoyed a good swim dur ing the afternoon and the boys came in time to enjoy tho picnic. The feast consisted of all the good things imnglnnblo. Mrs. Mucklo luidn t for gotten a single good thing to make Hint supper complete. Tho crowd returned in tho launch nt nbout 8:30 and repaired to the spacious rooms of Mrs. Mucklo, where dancing and singing filled the evo nlng hours. Euch lucky guest was enthusiastic over tho perfect success of the afternoon and evening. Those present were Mrs. Wilbur Mucklo, Mrs. Peter Brnkke, Miss Erma Kelthley, Miss Eugenia Dom ing, Miss Lois Clear, Miss Dorothy John, Miss Leona Perkins, Miss Jo sephine Moorbead. Messrs. Edgar Mucklo, Hen Dorris, Huntington Sax on, Reuben Sten, Raymond Deavers, Oswald Denting Rtid Hurley Turner DEER SEASON OPENS AUGUST 15TH Deputy Game Warden Drown left Wednesday morning for the Nehnleni country, going by the Pittsburg routo. Mr. llrown stated that so fur. very few Infringements of the hunt ing law had como under his ouser vatlon, and ho hopes all truo sports men will wult until August 15, the opening of the doer sonson, before ilnlmr any shooting. The reports are that door are plentiful In tho county, and Mr. Hrown attributes this to the fact that sportBinou have obeyed the law. LARGE CLASS INITIATED J. II. Cronkrite was a Portland visitor Wcdnosday night, going up to attend the meeting of Khornssan older, a side Issue of tho Knights of Pvthlas. Mr. Cronkrito Bays that a class of moro than 50 wore initiated Into the socrctB of the order. Fol lowing the initiation an elaborate banquet was sprend, at which the newly mndo members woro tho guests of honor. Tho feasting began at midnight nnd continued until early Thursday morning. Sovcrul other members of Avon Lodge No. 62 were nroHent to witnoss tho candidates cross tho hot sands. THE DEAD Frank II. Lewis, 40. Leroy Lewis, 16. Joseph Keelan, 19. George Hammar, 32. Herman Voss, 20. C. E. Winchell, 35. Tho most horrible accident record ed in tho annuls of Columbia county occurred Monday forenoon at about 11:30 at the county quarry on the Fred Adams place, on Tide creek, eight miles noth of this place on the Columbia Highway, when six men lost their lives In a flush. The scene of the accident Is horri fying beyond description, as portions of human bodies were scattered over an area of nearly two acres. Pieces of human flesh were hanging on trees and parts of bodies were blown nearly a quarter of a mile distant. Out of the mass of human wreckage only two bodies could be recognized, that of Leroy Lewis and Joseph Kee lan. The road workers had finished drilling a "coyote hole," a "T" shaped tunnel into tho solid rock, und were storing and tamping black powder and dynamite when the death dealing blast occurred. "Coyoting" a hillside is done to save time and lubor and has been followed In tho road work. Instead of blurting away the obstruction bit by bit, a tunnel is driven into the hillside and a huge quantity of ex plosives" rammed into place. The re sult usually clears away the hillside. Such force accompanied the fatal explosion that the countryside was shaken. Persons living and work ing nearby came rushing to the smok ing tunnel and in the flush of ex citement were unable to take co herent action. Mr. Akin was the one to notify the coroner, who gath ered the severed atoms of flesh and hone to return them to this city. J. W. Akin, superintendent of the quarry, nnd the only survivor, was at the mouth of the tunnel in which seven cans of black powder had been loaded. A few minutes before the accident, F. H. Lewis, who was in the tunnel with the other men, asked him if he would take the cover off a can of powaer. just as ne Dent over the can to do so, the explosion took place. An avalanche of rock possed over him, thumping him on tho head with small fragments of rock, but aside from being badly shaken he escaped with slight in juries. He sr.w the great volumo of dirt and rock pouring out of the tunnel When the dust cleared a little, he went to the tunnel. Lewis had been near the edge of the opening and Keelan was directly at the mouth when he saw them before the explo sion, but they were nowhere to be seen except bits of flesh and scraps of clothing. Mr. Akln's coat wns only a short distance from him and it was torn into shreds. Tho real cause of the accident will remain a mystery. Mr. Akin is of the opinion that it was caused by a flashlight coming in contact with the explosives, thus making a connec tion. He Is quite sure that none of the men were smoking, as smoking was strictly forbidden by Mr. Lewis Mr. Lewis was a powder, man of many ' years experience and took every precaution to" guard against accident. -Just before the explosion occurred young Lewis came out for the ex plosives, while the crew remained in the hole helping to set the charges This accounts for the fact that his body was not mangled, as he was nearest the opening. His body was blown a distance of perhaps a qunr ter of a mile and his head In the opposite direction, landing at the edge of tho creek. Keelan's body was torn In two and found almost a quarter of a mile from the mouth of tho tunnel. The other bodies (Continued on page 5) A ballot taken among the 400,000 employes of 225 different railroad Bystems of the United States in their operating departments indicates a general strike. The railroads have urged congress to take swift action towards averting the threatened strike. President Wilson has been appealed to and is watching the situ ation closely. A strike just at this time would seriously affect the whole country. Running out of Portland on the Astoria division of the S. P. & S. Railroad are some 100 men in tho train and engine service, and If strike occurs the service will be demoralized, which will affect St. Helens and surrounding country. At the time of going to press, the Mist has received no definite word of what the final decision is, but it is hoped the federal authorities will intervene and save the public the great incon venience which is now threatened. BACK FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA Glen R. Metsker and family re turned Sunday from a ten days visit to Washington and British Columbia. Mr. Metsker, after driving his auto mobile to Tacoma, left his wife and daughter in the City of Destiny and motored to Wenatchee to drop in his ticket which entitled him (if he was lucky) to a choice portion of the Col- vllle reservation. Mr. Metsker did not wait to see just what section he would get, but drove back to Taco ma, got his family, and for the past week has been motoring through British Columbia. Ho states the roads are in fairly good condition except the portion of It which crosses the Cascade mountain range. During the entire trip of more than 1,200 miles, he had no auto trouble except one puncture just as he was about to enter Oregon territory. SUTHERLAND'S TEAM WINS BY CLOSE SCORE The team headed by Sutherland had all they could do to nose out ahead of Copcland's team at the gun shoot last Sunday, as the following score shows: Targets. Broke. Ave. Sutherland team. 150 125 83.3 Copeland team... 150 118 78.6 The Sutherland team was com posed of Sutherland, George and Deavers; the Copeland team were Copeland, Burgess and Van Orshoveu. Ih the regular shoot the following scores were made: Targets. Broke Sutherland 50 Copeland 60 George 60 Van Orshoven 60 Burgess 50 Deavers 60 Mrs. George 15 President Sutherland states that the members of tho club wish to have at least one more practice be fore the contest for the Mist cup is held, so In all probability the first contest between St. Helens and Rain ier will be on Sunday, tho 13th, duo announcement of which will be made. 40 46 42 37 35 43 10 M'BRIDE FOR JUDGE ON INDEPENDENT TICKET At a mass meeting of citizens held In Portland W'edncsday night, George M. McBride, present Joint senator of Multnomah, Clackamas and Colum bia counties, was nominated as an independent candtdnto to oppose the regular nomtnoe for Judge of Mult nomah county, George Tazowell. Mc Bride has the endorsement of several of the strong commercial bodies In Portland and his election seems a certainty. IN JUVENILE COURT On a charge of delinquency, Fred Biggs, who recently has been mak ing his home In Clatskanle, was in the juvenile court Monday. Certain extenuating circumstances being brought out and on promise of his parents, who live In Sellwood, to lake tho boy home, caused Judge Hattan to continue the case, and the boy was allowed to go with his father. 1 1 1; A ii: 6 ispt ,i ill Hi l SI r! to a woll oarnod vacation.