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1ECTI0N REPORTSI
ARE CONTRADICTORY
(10 SOME GUESS WORK
lnUrrtliiK Table Showing the
Vt In IDI2,
Reports coming from .democratic
ietdnuartors indicate the election of
Wood row WllHon, nnd the reports
l i m . . i. 1 1 .. I.. ...i
minntiiig irtim rrriuifiit:itii neuti
iunrliTH indicate tho certain olnctlon
r II ii k Tlio ordinary voter can-
ol rely on tliOHO reports, but muni
o iomu guess work himself. The
Mlowlng Interesting lalilo uhow
nit how tlm vote was In 1912, anil
kllcr tliu voter lian read It ho cau
rcw IiIh own conclusion to the
lunilnx November olnctlon:
Uoose
veil.
Wilson.
. 82,438
. 10,324
. 68.838
.283.438
.114,233
. 74.581
. 22.831
. 38.417
Tafl.
9.732
3.021
24,467
2.914
68.386
68.324
16.997
4.279
6.191
32.810
263.693
161.267
119.806
74.845
115.612
3.834
26.645
54.966
165.948
162.244
64.334
1,597
207,821
18,612
64.216
3.196
12.927
88.835
17.733
456.428
39.139
23.090
278.168
46.393
34,673
273,305
27.703
536
Lit.
22.880
8.949
21.873
283.810
71,308
krlt.
krk.
rn.
hoio.
ronn.
34,129
8.886
4.G35
21.980
26,(27
388,478
K: :
Ba 93.078
ids.
II. .
nd. .
ows
.. 33.921
. .406.048
, .281.890
.. 185.326
, .143.663
.219.684
. . 61.036
62.007
161.819
120.210
102,768
9.323
M 61.113
48,493
67.789
fcd. ...112.674
(Una. . .173,408
142.228
214.684
126.856
hicti.
.160,751
.106,426
Minn.
Hits. . . 67.227
Wo. ...330.746
8.646
124,371
Mont.
.. 27.941
, .109,008
7,988
. 34,734
22,466
72.689
6,620
17,794
146,410
8.347
390.021
69,130
25.726
229.807
45,393
37,600
447,426
16,878
1.293
58,811
54.041
26.746
24.174
22.132
21.777
113,698
78.977
62.460
9,222
1.
.178.289
KM. . . 20,437
f. Y. . .656,475
K C. .. 144.607
i. D.
)hlo
)kla
ire. .
29.556
424.834
119.166
47,064
395,619
30.141
48,365
48,942
130.426
219,489
36.679
hinn.
R. I.
C.
D.
xenn.
60,674
28,530
42,100
23.332
23.288
70.446
56.667
130,695
14,660
i'lam
'1 15.364
t 90.333
A'titli. . . 86.840
V. Va. . 1 13.046
It. . . . 164.228
'Vyo. .. 15.310
TotulltiK thl we find that nearly
ourt:-..ii million volar went to the
UK.
Vil.n
6,293,397
3 440 987
fl'aft . ,
Jltooiunoit i nun 47!
From thia, one will aee that the
democratic volo wat slightly over dIx
millions of votes and the comblnod
ot of the republicans r.nd progress
ives was reven and one-1ml f millions.
Wilson was elected by a. minority
v to.
WILL LAUNCH TWO
VESSELS AT ASTORIA
The launching of the first motor
pft at the McKachern yards bus
leen set for Saturday, October 28,
lin vessel No. 1, named the City of
Astoria, will slide from the ways Into
Hi WUtnra of Vnnni'i lv Timra
will he an elaborate ceremony con
noted with the launching-. President
J 8 Delaney, of the Chamber of
fonunorce, ia arranging tho program.
Most likely Miss McEuchern, daugh
ur of the builder of the craft, will
b dcted to do the christening. The
occasion Is one In which every As
torian can point with prldo aa It
marks the opening of one o'. the
Greatest natural enterprises In (he
ower Columbia river districtAs
toria Dud gut.
't is also nlanned to launch one
01 the steam schooners being built
fr the McCormlck people by the Wll
on Bros, on the same day, nnd a
number of 8t. Helens people expect
,0 attend these launchlngs
WARREN TAXPAYERS
WILL HOLD MEETING
A special meet In ii f the Warren
Taxpayers' League will be held In
Erlckson hall at Warren, Monday
"Kin, October 23. Matters of Inter-
on will be takon up and Mr. Zillman,
x-iniocratlc candidate for county
mmlsslonor, will address the meot
lug.
0FFICIAL PAPER 0F COLUMBIA COUNTY
WILLIAM M. ROSS
CALLED BY DEATH
A GOOD CITIZEN GONE
lrtittil..i.,.t I.. t.i i ...
" iHnurmi ami iuihIiivh
'lr-in of City and County.
After an Illness of several weeks
w. m. Knss died at his residence
hero Tuesday afternoon, at 2 o'clock.
Ills family was at his bedside when
the end came. Ho wus conscious
until a short time heforo IiIh death
William Morse lloss was horn in
Itockton, III., June 18. 1854. and
was the son of Levi and Mary J
WILLIAM M. KOSS
Itoss. lie received his education In
the public schools of Ilroudliead,
Wis., and for in any years was en
gaged In business In that city.' "lid
also served as superintendent of
schools of Hock county, Wisconsin,
for thirteen years.
Coming to St. Helens In 1905, Mr.
Itoss established the Columbia Coun
ty ll.".nk and has remained at the
head of that institution since its or
ganization.
Mr. Itoss leaves to mourn his loss
his wife, Mrs. Kunnlo Itoss; three
sons, I.. G. Itoss, Harold P. Itoss and
Cecil Itoss, and one daughter, Mrs.
I.. Htono. He is also survived by
three brothers and two sisters,
Joseph Hons of Itroadheud, Wis.,
Adin and Kdwln ltoi.s of St. Helens
and Mrs. William Crimes and Mrs.
has. Synstosgard of Wisconsin.
Sinco locating In St. Helens, Will
iam Itoss has done much towards
putting St. Helens where it Is today.
lie served as president of the com
mercial club, councilman and other
positions of trust and Importance
whore he could be of benefit to the
community. Ha was prominent In
fraternal circles and was a valued
member of the Masonic, Odd Fellow
and Modern Woodmen of America
lodges. Ho was one of St. Helens'
moat substantial and trustworthy
citizens und his taking away lcavos
a vacancy in the community life that
will bo hard to fill.
The funeral will bo held at 2
o'clock this afternoon at the Metho
dist church, of which he was a mem
ber. Hov. McDougul, of Spokane,
will officiate and the intormont will
be In tho I. O. O. F. cemetery near
Warren. The ceremonies at the
grave will be conducted by tho Ma
sonic lodge
THE CIRCUIT COURT
HAS ADJOURNED
The circuit court, after hearing the
various cases on thelocket, has ad
journed and Judge Enkin bus dlB
mlBsed tho Jury until tho November
term of court. The most Important
case, and the one which attracted the
most Interest, was the suit of Harry
Peterson against H. F. McCormlck,
the St. llolens Lumber Company, City
Marshal H. J. Southard, City Hecord
er E. E. Quick and Deputy Marshals
Stone and Chance. Iloth Southard
and Chance were acquitted but a
Judgmont was given against Stone In
the amount of $200. The case wos
a matter of much interest to the St.
Helens publlo and was based on the
arrest of Harry Peterson and his con
finement In Jail for a few hours. In
Peterson's complaint, he alleged a
conspiracy and false arrest ana
claimed $5,000 actual and $5,000
punitive damages,
..
ST. HELENS, OREGON,
PROCEEDING OF
CITY COUNCIL
Warrants Drawn in Settlement
Damage ('asm.
of
The city fathers met in regular!
tension Monday night. Councilman'
white stated that the walk on the!
nn 1,1. ..( .i i
. ... .., . , lam street in won ; company plans to build two large
H Helens would probably be com-j sheds so that the boats and work
pleted during the week. He sup-! men will bo protected from the win
gesled that where the narrow street ler storms. Tho sheds will be 70
In the rear of the depot connect ' feet wide, 70 feet high nnd 300 feet
with the main street, it be filled with j long. The first shed will be built
ioek so as to make it passable after ! over tho lumber schooner Brookings
(he sidewalks in front of the several j now under construction, and as soon
buildings were completed and is that is completed a shed will be
brought up to the grade established liullt over the motor vessel City of
ly the city engineer and council. j St. Helens. The motor vessel 8. M
In the matter of the claim oi j Allaid will bo launched within the
Kmma II. Toniklns vs. the city, on .iexl sixty days, so the company did
'notion, ti.e recorder wus instructed j not deem It necessary to construct
to draw warrants In Mm aim. r .i.nH .,. n..,
$1,000 to he paid to Mrs. Tomklns
upon receipt of a release of her
lalm.
Councilman Allen brought to the
mention of the council the neces
sity of paving the road between St.
Helens una the depot and that the
dty act in conjunction with the coun
ty court. No definite action was
taken on this matter.
Several claims against the city
were allowed and the recorder In
structed to draw warrants for the
tamo.
.
SHIPPING SCENE AT DOCKS OF ST. HELENS LUMBER COMPANY.
THE BOATS LOADING ARE THE STEAMERS KLAMATH, YOSEMI
TE, JOHAN POULSEN AND MAYFAIR. PICTURE TAKEN OCT. 11.
SENATE CANDIDATE
VISITS ST. HELENS
Pledges
Himself to Aid
County.
Columbia
II. A. Lewis, candidate for Joint
senator from Clackamas, Columbia
and Multnomah counties, was a visit
or in St. Helens weanesaoy. air.
Lewis is a farmer living r.t Ruusell-
vlllo, Just six miles from the center
of Portland. He has long been identi
fied with the Multnomah county
grange and Is also president ot the
county fair association. lie has
boon a resident of Oregon for forty
livo years and though not taking a
prominent part In the politics of the
county, has always been active In the
legislation of the county.
Mr. Lewis stated that he believed
Columbia county was entitled to a
senator and If the question came up
at tho next session ot the legislature
he would use every effort to give this
county that to which it was Justly
entitled.
Mr. Lewis has the backing of the
grange and the farmers In the three
counties which he will represent In
the senate, and Columbia county
should give him its loyal and unani
mous support.
EARTHQUAKE AND
CYCLONE IN SOUTH
Much Damage IKine to Gulf Coast
I'roperty and Uvea lost
Almost the entire south was rocked
by an earthquake and swept by a
storm at tho Bume time Wednesday,
October 18. The wind In soveral
places In Georgia, Alabama and Ten
nessee attained a velocity of 114
miles per hour. In Pensacola, Fla.,
roofs were lifted from the houses
and soveral vessels at anchor In the
harbor were sunk or drifted on the
beach. Several lives wero lost aud
tho property damage Is enormous.
The earthquake was felt as far
north as Louisville, Ky., and lasted
three minutes. Thero were two dis
tinct strokes.
PIONEER PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1916
SHIPYARDS WILL
BUILD LARGE SHEDS
Will Knable Company to Carry On
Work All WlnU-r.
In order that the shipbuilding
work can be carried on during the
winter mnnthu tlm aiiinii.iii.iin
"I.- ..wB
Tho construction of these sheds
indicates that the company plans on
continuing their work during the
entlro winter.
BIG BARN AND
HAY ON FIRE
The big barn on the Dan Freeman
place, near Scappoose, which is leased
by Frank L. Smith of Portland,
caught fire Wednesday afternoon and
the fire, which originated in the 200
tons of hay stored therein, was not
put out until Thursday afternoon.
The St. Helens fire department was
called on, and Fire Chief Watkins
took up the chemical engine. The
Portland fire department was also
asked for aid and they sent down an
engine, but on arriving at the scene
it was found that there was not suf
ficient hose to reach to the nearby
slough. St. Helens was again called
on and sent up some 400 feet of hose
which aided materially in the fight
against the fire. The barn, which is
a very large structure. Is not dam
aged to a great extent, but more than
100 tons of hay has been burned.
COUNTY REGISTRA
TION MORE THAN 4,100
The registration books are closed
and the number registered have been
added. The registration for Colum
bia county is slightly over 4,100, and
Is divided among the several politi
cal parties as follows:
Republicans 2924
Democrats 806
Progressives '12
Socialists 122
Prohibitionists 87
Independents 156
Total 4107
The registered republicans are 2 V&
times as many as the entire registra
tion of other parties, and ns com
pared with the democrats Is about
3H to 1. Ordinarily tho vote Is not
as heavy as the registration, but
Columbia county should poll at least
3,500 votes.
COUNTY CLERK'S OF
FICE SHOWS PROFIT
During the year Just ended the
recoipts of the county clerk's office
were $3,953, while the expenses were
$3,648.77, leaving n net profit of
$304.23 to the credit of the office.
Tho expenses, in addition to Includ
ing all salaries, Included the cost of
stationery, printing, books, etc., and
the many incidental expenses that
come with the conduct of any public
or private office In addition to the
amount shown as fees, tho office col
lected $1,330 as game licenses.
DEMOCRATS HOLD
WILSON RALLY
PRESIDENT EULOGIZED
Mark Weather ford and ettlie
Humphrey AddreHM Meeting.
Mark Weatherford, democratic
nominee for congress, and Leslie
Humphrey, a law partner of Senator
Chamberlain, wore the principal
speakers at the democratic rally at
the city hall Tuesday night. An
audience of about 150 people heard
the orators, who were introduced by
W. li. Dillard, president of the local
Wilson league.
Mr. Weatherford impressed those
who heard him with Ills sincerity,
hut his speech was not attractive
from either a logical or oratorical
standpoint. He praised the stand
taken by President Wilson in his for
eign end Mexican policies and also
his efforts towards maintaining peace.
Mr. Weatherford said if ho was
elected ho would support the presi
dent In his peace policies. He also
paid a compliment to former Presi
dent Taft on his decsiion to leave the
Maxlcms alone and also leaving as
l legacy to Wilson tho Mexican prob
lem. Mr. Weatherford said, "The
president has done all that words can
do."
Mr. Humphrey, who followed the
congressional candidate, eulogized
the president in the policies of the
democratic administration.
As orators or logical speakers, both
gentlemen were a disappointment to
those who heard their talks, and the
only real speech of the evening was
made by W. B. Dillrrd. If Weather
ford came to St. Helens in the hopes
of making any votes for himself he
will be disappointed, for he simply
tried to ride through on the policies
of President Wilson.
AUTOMOBILISTS HAVE
A NARROW ESCAPE
Early Sunday morning the auto
mobile driven by Dr. J. L. Zipperer,
In attempting to pass the machine
driven by Edgar Muckle, struck the
latter and Muckle's car swerved from
the road and took a plunge ever the
narrow fill Just a few hundred yards
north of the I. O. O. F. cemetery near
Warren. All of the occupants of
Muckle's car luckily escaped serious
Injury except Alfred George, who
was thrown from the car and ren
dered unconscious. He also suffered
painful bruises end his face was
badly disfigured.
The wrecked car, which belongs to
U. S. DeSpain. was taken to Portland
Wednesday and is now In the repair
shop. The six occupants of the car
ate congratulating themselves that
they received no worse Injuries than
a Bevere shaking up. Dr. Zlpperer's
car was uninjured.
ST. HELENS-HOULTON
ROAD BEING IMPROVED
The county court has a force of
men at work on tho St. Helens-Houl-ton
road. They are experimenting
with the "Richmondite" road surface
material. Tho ninny rough Bpots and
holes between the Central Grocery
and the DeSpain hill have boon fixed
and the hill has been treated to an
application of the fine rock nnd "hot
stuff." If this material Btands the
heavy traffic which passes over this
thoroughfare it will be abundant
proof that it is a good article for
road building and repairing.
TAX COLLECTIONS
COME IN RAPIDLY
From September 14 to October 18
Sheriff Stan wood has collected and
turned ovor to County Treasurer
Hunt more than $150,000 in taxes.
Tho tax roll of the county is approxi
mately $427,000, and Sheriff Stan
wood states that not more than $50,
000 will be delinquent on the entire
roil. This is a very good showing,
and the sheriff is to be congratulated
on the collection of so largo an
amount. For the next several months
tho tcxes will come in slowly, and In
all probability not more than $30,000
will- be delinquent by the first of
tho year.
NO. 44
BIG LUMBER DEAL
NOW UNDER WAY
MAY BUILD BIG MILL
t'tuli People Take Option on Colum
bia County Timber.
The people of St. Helens and Col
umbia county will be interested to
know that negotiations are under
way for the purchase of the vast
timber holdings of the DuBols com
pany by the Oregon Lumber Com
pany, a Utah corporation. That
negotiations are under way is
admitted by John E. DuBois, who is
now in Portland. The timber is lo
cated In the Nehalcm country and is
more than a billion feet. Mr. DuBols
was in St. Helens several days ago,
but whether his presence here had
any significance so far as the sale
goes could not be learned. The tim
ber is located along the Neholem
river and Rock creek, and is one of
the finest bodies of standing timber
in Columbia county. Should the Utah
people buy this it will require an out
lay of about $1,500,000 for the tim
ber alone. Some time ago DuBois
held this same body of timber for
$2,000,000.
Should the deal be consummated,
the purchasers would have to build
about 20 miles of railroad to get the
log:-, to a point on the Columbia river,
and the closest points are St. Helens
and Columbia City.
For some time it haa been predict
ed that DuBois would build a large
mill at the latter place, as his com
pany owns valuable waterfrontage
there, and it might be that the pur
chase of the timber means the estab
lishment of another sawmill. An
other way the timber could come out
would be by making an extension of
the St. Helens Lumber Company's
logging railroad to Rock creek, a
distance of approximately 15 miles.
There is one thing certain, if the
Eccles people want the timber they
have plenty of resources behind them
to get it, to build a railroad and a
mill. They have been operating in
the eastern Oregon country and in
addition to owning several large saw
mills and much timber, own the
Sumpter Valley railroad. Should
the pending deal go through, it will
rank as the largest deal made in sev
eral years and will add much to the
prosperity of the city and county.
ST. HELENS BOY WINS
HONORS AT O. A. C.
Dale Perry, son of Mr. and Mrs.
G. W. Perry, who is a graduate of
the St. Helens high school, is win
ning honors at the Oregon Agricultu
ral College. He is at the head of
his class in stock raising and has
been appointed sergeant at arms of
tho student body, quite d signal hon
or. As yet. Dale has not been hazed,
and the story is that when a big
sophomore chased him, that Dale
turned on the upper classman, took
his class pin away from him and in
vited him to "beat It." Dale is play
ing on the football team of tho fresh
man class and in all probability will
be given a tryout on the regular
Varsity team.
LOCAL REBEKAHS
ENTERTAIN OFFICERS
The local lodge of Rebekahs had
as It3 guost Saturday evening Mrs.
Nellie Waltenburg, of Klamath Falls,
president of the Rebekah assembly,
and Mrs. Mary A. Lancaster, of As
toria, another official of the Oregon
assembly of Rebekahs. After a busi
ness session of the lodge and enter
taining lectures by the officials, a
banquet was served in the commodi
ous banquet hall of the I. O. O. K.
lodge.
REBEKAH CONVEN-
TION AT RAINIER
The district convention of the Ke
bekahs was held at Rainier last Sat
urday and a large attendance from
the several lodges were present.
Those attendinc fiom St. Helens
were Mr. and Mrs. U. S. DeSpain,
Mrs. McKie, Mrs. L. E. Allen, Mrs.
Minnie Doleshal and Mrs. Harry Ben
nett. The convention next year will
be held at Seaside.