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Newspaper Page TextPRICES TODAY AND j TWO YEARS AGO; The following comparative tublo shows how foodstuffs have advanced during tint past year, and from pres ent Indications there seems to be no likelihood of a decrease, but on j the contrary, it is o,uUe probable j prices on several of tlio necessities of , lifo will be increased. The whole-; sale price on flour is now around j $7 per barrel, and with a short wheat j crop in Argentina many expect a raiso in the price of wheat, which, of j course, makes a similar raise in Hour. Sugar Is high, and since tho refiners hold the whip hand it is likely that ; there will be a further advance, Cof-: fee is also very high, :.nd will con-1 tinue to bo high oil account of the! scarcity of tonnage to move the crop from Brazil. i Year j ' i L &LJL&& s. o. a. c. Children Cry for Fletcher's m IlouKlit,n,i vlM , ...... i "".'""iiro n - IH.KIO tllllli r lit. WUC&U Allow !.. one to lrM.Vv,'X"7- Tho Kind You lliivo Alwny lu iih) for over .') jciiih, All ConntorlVIM, IniltiUlniiM nml 'Mini.,,,.,,, .. ,, '""'U. iu out Today. Ago. r Flour, barrel $7.00 $4.80 Hutter, pound 3"H -34 j Cheese, pound IS .14 Vi Eggs, dozen 4 2 .3i Potatoes, sack .... 1.25 .85 j Onions, sack 1. 90 1.10 i Apples, box 1.60 1.75 j Sugar, pound 07 .05 ' Coffee, pound 35 .33 I Ueans, pound 09-4 .05 j Kice, pounds OS Hi .06 Ms! Hams, pound 23 Ms 19 ! Bacon, pound 31 .31 Lard, pure, lb 1 7 Ms . 1 1 Mi 1 Lard, com., lb 13 .OS Mi i Cattle, live, lb 07 .Oti Hogs, live, lb 09 .Ofi U Sheep, live, lb 07 l .Ofi ' Lsmbs, live, lb 08 .07 TIIK COI.l.KllK CAMI'l NEW PENSION LAW EXPLAINED Tho new pension law is explained by Col. Mercer in the Eugene Regis- ' ter as follows: "This new law is entitled 'Au act (II. R. 11,707) to amend an act to I Increase the pensions of widows, minor children, etc., of deceased sol- diers and sailors of the late Civil j War.' It was passed by congress, was approved and became a law Sep tember S, 1916. "Briefly stated this act of cou- gress raises tho marriage restrictions from June 27, 1S90, to Juno 27,; 1905, 15 years. It restores to remar-' rled widows their formor pensionable ; status regardless of other marriages. -Widows who have been or may be divorced without fault on their part I ere also entitled to a pension. All ! such widows under the age of 70 are ! entitled to $12 per month and all ' over 70 are entitled to $20 peri month. All wiJcws who were the wives of soldiers during their service are entitled to $20 per month, whe ther 70 years of age cr not. Yld0w3 of all wars, except the Spanish war, are beneficiaries. Including Civil, Meicxan and Indian, and the w ar of ! 1S12, of which there ar3 still a few survivors. , "All widows who are now on the pension roll will not bo required to file another application, and their iu creasa begins from the dato of the law, to-wit: September 8, 1916. They will, however, be required to 1 prove their age in order to receive CANADIAN GOVERN- tho $20 in tho same way as soldiers MENT BUYS DESIGN under tho Sherwood law. Those who Hre not now nn tl.o e,,.ir. ,M : n,, iwn of t,u' ('itv of I'urtland. and who are beneficiaries under this tllL' ,irst '"'""''i river motor ship. law, must file an application. Wank applications may bo obtained by writ ing to the commissioner of pensions, Washington, D. ('. "Pension agents and attorneys are allowed to charge a fee of $10 for prosecuting these last-named original applications (claims) no cnarge ior most; who aro now packages, probably not more than Astoria, have several building on the 75,000.000 have been taken from the river, while the lle.it Shipbuilding express companies. That is, 300 mil-. Company has closed with .Norwegian lion of the postal traffic is new traf- firms for building six iiio.orships. He, largelv new business, too, created bv tho parcel post facility. This BIDS OPENED FOR business existed but did not move prior to 1913, because it could not pay the express rate, and more, or hecauso the express agency could not deliver to the farmer and country store on more than a million miles of postal rural routes. It cost the express companies an average of 24 cents to hand!.? their package in 1915, and for this pack age they secured u:i average rate of 45 cents, the other 24 cents going to the railways. It cost the postoffice five cents to handle the package of three pounds and up. which requires the special facility of delivery by vehicle. Of this expense 2.8 cents per piece was the coct for the carrier and vehicle, live mills for railway postoffice attention, four mills for clerical services, and 13 mills for miscellaneous, or 5 cen.s in all. The postoffice secured an average of IS cents for this vehicle parcel. If the "pick-up" service at 2 ci'iits per piece, the "collect-of-the-rate" from the consignee at 2 cents mor- and automatic Insurance at 2 cents, with an addition of 2 cents again to cover tho greater weight of the express package, 3 cents in all, he added to the present 5 cent actu:-l cost, the total cost to the postoffice in hand ling the express parcel, granting each of the facilities accorded the shipper by express, would he 13 cents per package, against a service cost of 24 cents for the express company. Tested then by both the laws of efficiency and economy the package function belongs, as in other coun tries, to tlio postal system, which alone commands the necessary efll cleucy, and economy for tle.i service. And this superiority of the postal express agency in Its efficiency and economy of operation means that it is entitled to all the privileges ac corded the best foreign syst-ms. GOVERNMENT TIMBER lUdi were opened Saturday by the district forester at Portland for the sale of 124.00O.OIIO feel of timber on the. Middle roik John hay river. Whitman national forest. The oi lie Stales Timber Investment Coin nanv. of which Frank It. Mi.chell linker, Oregon, is president, was the highest bidder. The timber involved lu the sale Is H2 per cent yellow pine, and is situ ale.l in township 10 south, range 111 mil :'.." east, and township II south, range 33 and 3 4 east of the U Ilia inette meridian, and covers an ap proximate area of 14,600 aires The prices bid by the company are $2 91 per M. for the pine and 75 cents per M. for the oilier species. Mr. Mitchell, the president of the company, says that I hey will huild a mill of 75,noo-fcet daily rapacity at A n . tin. Oregon, and a railroad tap will be built from that point to Ion the timber. A planing anil finishing mill will he constructed in linker The Pacific Slates Timber Invest ment Company Is a Minneapolis cor poration. Willi considerable holding on the Middle Fork John hay river ie given with much feeling. U hl-i request licv. W. N. Coffee Portland, conducted the funeral vice and used as a text James 1:14 The body wan hulled at Scappooi.e. quite a company of friends attending il,i services at the gr:.e from St Helen! in nutos. ADVERTISED LETTERS Letters uuiliilnied at the St llel i ens. Ore , puslofflcn for the week end ( ng (ictolier 7. 19li: t:ierlni'iil that trlllo ullli mid 'liliiiitrr the, In" iTi. lufuiiU mid Clilldrvu-KiiMirlciico Slit LiileViui. What is CASTORIA Cnntorln It n linrnilcHft unltNtlttito for Ciwtor oil p porlo, ln mid Sootlilii)f Hyrnpn. U U ieilh,!n! ai" contain iiHIImt Opium, Morphine nor other SmhJ MiibNtancc. 1(1 nc" 1 U Ifiinruiitiw. It destroy Ik ml nllay FovoiiKliiH'MM. I'or inoro limn thirty liu Immmi In ronittant lino for the relief of rt,i,Hii,,,i flatulency, Wind Colli', till IVelhlnu; Trouble .i IHarrhuni. It ri'irnlali'H tlio Stomach ( 1'." iinhIiiiIIiiIi'H tho Food, Iflvlnir Iii-ulthy anil imtural Tho Children' l'uuucttt-Tho Mother's FrlcuU. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS I Bears the Signature of J. Ccrrlu. Mrs Page. K. C. Stan i:.l hanielson. Viola Kelley. W. F. on. Letters unclaimed after (Ictoher Jl, 19UI. will he sent to the division of dead letters. IVA I! liohl), Postmaster. SI In Use For Over 30 Years The Kind You Have Always Bought Till CINTAUN COm E. W. KETEL St. Helens, Ore. Contraclor-.-Builder I SIIM UTS. PLANS eiiieiit Work a Specially Phone Connection LETTING THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG pensioners. In all such cases no fee for such service shall he payable ex cept only upon the order of the com missioner of pensions, under such rules and regulations as he may deem proper to make." The d. has been purchased by the Canadian government. Acceptance of tho plans of this ves sel Is regarded as the biggest victory that tho builders of wooden ships have yet won. The Iiritish, the lead ing ship-owning country of the but can make acc.pung me design win, i; is who aro now ,":",JVpJ result in a new confidence in thu vesiels. The City of Portland was con ceived and built by the St. Helens Shipbuilding Company, of which Charles It. McCormiek is tho prin cipal stockholder. Following that Mr. Herman Uosi-uthal. advertis ing manager for Sears, Itoelmik Co. of Chicago, recently told the members of the American Ad Club OIK? of the methods by which that company ex;ended its trade. He ! said : "Wo have a bureau whom duty it is to read, each week, the country newspapers from all over the coun try. There is not a paper of any eoiise(iicueo in our trade territory that our bureau does not get. This bureau looks over these papers and when wo find a town where tho mer chants aro not advertising In the local paper wo immediately flood that territory with our literature. Ii ulwajs brings results! far in excess of the same effort put forth lu terrl orp where the local merchants all tin? time use their local paper." As the Commercial Association of Madison, Wis., has pointed out, this statement rather "lets the cat out of the bag." It IoIh It ,,( ln.lei.il, sipiarely Into the lap of the small merchant, who, while falling 4 J. P. NORDIN Tlio Jeweler on Tim Strand Expert Watchmaker and Jeweler Jewelry rcpaiicil atnl made to order. A Full Line of Watches, Clocks and Jewelry tm mm w v. .. "7 PARCELS POST Tho railroads of the United Slates handled ono thousand million tons seven yards are turnlnc out over 411 town to udvertlse Judiciously In his local ! "aper, berates bis fellow townsman for assisting in making dividends for the mull order companies. We have noticed of lato a num ber of complaints of this kind re- firm's lend, the wooden ship has! "r"-'" newspapers from various sprung Into Immediate popularity in j ,""'t!, of t!"! co"'try complaints not this country and is being widely "",y fr"" lo'!l1 merchants but from copied, tin the Columbia river ulone loca' commercial organizations. The oi ireignt in lsia and the express companies handled 31S millions of packages. This was before the intro duction of the parcel post, which be gan its career In 1913. At present the railways seem to be handling up wards of 1,200.000,000 tons of .specifications of the Citv of l.ril,,,l tnlenient of Mr. Itosentbul creates the suggestion that business men who m.ike such complaints, whether individually or in groups. Investl- vessels of that type. Tho Canadian government watch ing the experiment, has decided to build nine great auxiliary and freight carriers. j l,"'r r"ult ""''H "ot In part rest The decision to buy the plans uud ! Wilh ll,,,'!M'lveH that the mall order Be Fair to Your Wife Save her the Wash Day Drudgery. Let us call for your laundry. Our work will satisfy you St. Helens Steam Laundry Geo. Watkins, Prop. AHomelndustry SOLI) ON REASONABLE TERMS .A. 7 INDEPENDENT AUTO CO. Agent NEW PRICES ON FORD CARS Runabout $400.70 5-Passcnj;cr Touring ..$415.70 Sold on Easy Terms. F. O .B. St. Helens St. Helens agents for Goodyear Tires OILS, GASOLINE. ACCESSORIES Complete Machine Shop Skillful Machinists Also A(trnt for DODGE AND BUICK CARS a Confidence in Your Druggist Your cloi im 's ireM-riitiin will le carefully anil accu rately coiupiiiiiided when hnntnlit In itir stur:. urn specialty is the hesi of Drugs compounded just as your physician wants ii. PLAZA PHARMACY Bank Building St. Helens, Oregon We carry a full line of Toilet Articles. Perfumes, Druggist's Sundries and Candies lumber i 1 a v" w lo f-xcerlalnlng win- 4 freight, tho express companies about 300,000,000 pieces, and tho parcel post 400,000,000 pieces, per year. The special significance of these fig ures is tho clrcumstancea that the gross number of packages has grown purchases respective America Dally. uro so extensive In their communities. Financial were made only after that vessel had completed a record voyage between Astoria and Port I'lrle, Australia ' ; It means that tho Canadian gov- OBITUARY eminent, anxious to find an outlet; for the lumber ot the western slopes ' from the 318 millions carried by the of northern Cunada, decided that the' express companies, lu exclusive pos-' wooden ship idea lu profitable. ! session of package transportation In i The nine vessels which are to be! 1912, to 700 million of packages, j built In Vancouver and Victoria Willi combining express and parcel post '. cost, all told, about 14,000,000 They ' n,.ti. , i.uiti i.. tQir..u i mio .i. ...m i- ... . ... ' I uciom.r i, after nun., .nj-v. in ten. iiiu:wiu ijb uuiu uuuer a buosidiury ur-j package transportation business of raiicement between tim veiiiiu.rJ tlio country was about 3 li packages lirown company of Montreal and the per capita. It lias Blnco grown to 1 Canadian government. Already the Krown company has formed, by permission of and with inn suDsiuy of tho government company to bo called tho Urown seven packages per capita. And the cause? It Is the parcel post. The four hundred million packages car ried by tlio parcel post have refer ence only to packages weighing one Auxiliary Lumber Vessel pound and upwards, and do not In- It Is organized for $5,000 000. elude the parcels of less than a pound : Tho Danish und Norwegian people! In weight, which were formerly car-j have already become Interested In rled In tho mails. j the Columbia river motorsblp. A. O. Of the 400,000,000 postal express ; Andernon & Co., with headquarters Jacob Skuzlo was born In Ger many, April 22, 1 849. lie came to America In 1882 and has lived most of the time in Scappoo and Ht. llel ens, in the latter place for the past' lourteen years, lie died at his bom..' Ull Illness Of three months. He leaves eight children,, two of whom uro In the east, one or! these, I.ouls, having Just returned to lowu after a visit to his father. The1 other children reside here i Father Skuzle, as ho was fiiinlllnr. ;iy called, was converted about title-; teen years aco uud nhii,.,i .i.i. ..... Company. I free M,.i,1MH, ,.1,,,,,.,, , . - ........... u loitiuineq ( Mi.:iiiui.T oi ii until Ills death, when ; he left the church militant and we I trust Joined tho church triumphant.! His life was exemplary and bis testlJ monlals in the public congregation j LYONS BROS. Painters and Decorators All our work guarantcl Hnd none but (be Ih-hI of materials li Ned. I'or good, liomwt work, come t'1 UN. LYONS BROS. St. Helens, Oregon When in Need of Automobile Tires COM 10 TCI I'H tt'e IiiiiiiIIo the celebrated nntl mmrmitMl UNITED STATES AND FEDERAL TIRES None nre Ix-ller. fUHOIJXK ACTUMOItlKK 8TUKA ST. HELENS GARAGE, U. S. De Spain, Prop. V. HUNT (li lt Al'TOS T() HKNl'OXHlllU: PAItTIKS I'lione 57 E. A. Crouse Architect and Contractor Haiis und DsliinalcH Kurnlsliwl x"w Kooil tlinn u build. h. iii:i .m. nrKKi PURE FOOD BAKERY TO VOl! WUNT HT. IIIOI.I.-.N'M. Oltl taiN win. ii:i.i i:u ihi;ai hot .'kom tiuo ovkx PASTRY OF ALL KINDS AND FANCY CAKPS A RPT?PTAT.TY i.i. .... .. . " A T k m i. tt" Ut ,h0 K"",,h; O., Illtllim and I'listry r I uro od I trend ut the leading KrocciH.- . dan, IVny a .r,,, a. H. llarils WIHhimN mi linnorliiiK Co., owr :,, kwm, Wnrrcn re ,,rCT )', Central Confei Honery, . . Itrowcr, I'rop. i.m- !l. 21. all)' Jl..- ii... kuioi i r ii. i iacr Uiicd inn lr Liiiy Lain; L Id LllIlK m to u lilllil 0ll woe k..n fcucli hl.-c IP V lie 5 1