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ST. HELENS MIST. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 8: 1916 Issued Kvery liday by T1IK MIST PI 'HUSHING XMPAXY SOME SIGNS OF ! THE TIMES S. C. MORTON. .Editor and Manager Kutered as second-class matter, January 10th, 1912, at the Postoflica at St. Helens, Oregon, under the act of March 3rd, 1S79. sThsoiuption hatks One Year f 1.50 Six Months 75 COUNTY OKI 1C1AL PAPK.K SH1PHI II.DIVtJ According to the Literary Pigost, shipbuilding should ho a boomlns industry for at least ton years to come. The Digest points out that when the wer broke out in August, 1914, the total merchant marine ton nage of the world was 50,000.000 tons. Since that time 5,000,000 tons have been destroyed, there havu been commandeered by the warring na tions 12,000,000 tons and more tlu.n 4,000,000 tons of Germany's tonnage are Interned. This gives a total of 2S, 000, 000 tons withdrawn from commercial purposes, and if t lie war continues another two years it is quite nppareut that the world's ton nago will be less than 25,000,000 tons. Tho Interned ships are rapidly depreciating and the vessels com mandeered aro being rushed to their utmost capacity, so if the war was now to cease it would require some time to put these vessels in good con dition. The shipyards of the world, during the past fifteen years, built about 2,500,000 tons per year, so it is apparent that it will take at least ten years to bring the world's ton nage back to what it was several years ago. A Portland popcorn und peanut vendor disposes of bis goods from a wagon drawn by u big dapple grey horse. A sign prominently displayed across tho front of the vehicle reads: "Horse's name is Jimmy Crow." An enterprising colored man lia a shoe shining stand in one of the Washington street barber shops. A sign at the entrance to his place of business states: "Shoes Shlued In side." A dealer in women's apparel Invites patronage by displaying the follow ing tlgn: "Ladies' Dresses One Third Off." A curio dealer from the land of the Mikado puts price cards on each article in his window display, one of them, uttnrhed to a small basket, reading, "Itaskets, 25c per each." OREGON IRRIGATION CONGRESS JAN. 4-6 The executive committee of the Oregon Irrigation Congress, at a meeting held November 21, decided that the next meeting should be held in Portland January 4, 5 and ti, 1917, and the work of preparing the program is already begun. Some noted speakers will he asked to at tend the congress, and It Is hoped to make it the most Interesting of any held in the Pucilic northwest PACIFIC LIVE STOCK EXPOSITION IS ON The Pacille Live Stock imposition is new bring held in Portland. It commenced on Tuesday, the 4th, and will i nd Saturday. Accoiding to re ports from the exposition this year '.hey have a larger ami belter quality .if exhibits anil more enthusiasm hat. ,een shown than in any past show, vjulto a number of Warren, Yankton, iml Scuppooso stockmen have been in attendance. Among the Columbia ouuty people who bad exhibits were i A. h'rakes ami Albert Johnson, ol Seappooso, who sent up some fine Ilol.stt in cattle. The sale dales were: Swine, De cember 5; Champion Individuals and . ,-arlots, Dec. 6; Shorthorns, Dec. 7; llolstt ins, Dec. S, and Saturday closet! he sales with llerefords as the ut ; met Ion. The judges were Thomas Itrunk of Salem, Jos. P. Adams of Denver, Coo. Hanks of Denver, Will iam llislop of Pullman, Wash ; ( has. 1,. Hill, or Kosedale, Wis.; W. S. Moscrlp, of Lake Klmo, Minn., and Thus. Hoylan, of Portland. TEACHERS MUST SOLVE Clnckamaa 89,11? i i u . 4 r, h EDUCATION PROBLEM i, -oiuuiiiU is.ioi Coo. i0.016 Speaking before the Clutsop Colin-j ('rooi 1 8.728 t Teachers' Institute, which recent- Jefferson U34 ly ended n three days session, Super- j J"",' M,y'l ntendenl of Public Instruction J. A. uimMll in Churchill said: llrunt 7,0116 ti. ii.acherK must solve the proh-; llurney 4,80.! .mi of education In Oregon." Ho urged all loachern to Join the Stale leathers' Association, wlilcu nas PROFESSIONAL CARDS ! Hood Itlver Jackson , . Josephine i Klamath 20,3X4 IUDH 12.100 v.i i ions committees at work drafting ! Lako 6,740 i t.t inHiriii't-i Lane 29,443 , , . ... Lincoln (1,84 i us. Continuing ho said: 1 Linn 26,231 ' "One of the problems tho teachers j Malheur 13.622 themselves must face Is the problem j Marlon 49.213 , f lelartlatlon. When you consider Morrow MI?i? .hat or ir.o.000 pnpiia mroiied i . . ! ! : ! : ! : ! ! ! ! ! ! : J?:"i ,)rcvon schools 20,000 are annually Sherman '!!'.!'. '. '. 4.TS9 letr.rdod, you see the bigness of the j Tlllumook 8,640 pioblem. Tho cost of teaching each ' I'matlllu 'i''!!! .blltl one school year Is approxltnntii-j 'J'", ', , , ', ' . io'8'l ly M. and when 20.000 pupils are Wnsco ..!!!!!.'!!.'!!.'!!!! 2l!o43 a'taitb'tl the money cost Is great. In Washington 23,130 an attempt to solve this question, the Wheeler 3,076 I Ill f.B4 Association has Its' " To muku a little child Rind at Christmas Is a Joy angels might ctvet. BOYS SENTENCED TO STUDY FOREST FIRES RAILROAD EQUIPMENT COSTS INCREASING IIAKACTKIt AND KKPITATION There is a difference between char acter and reputation. Character is what a man is; reputation is what 1,0 Is thought to be. Meu of good character arc generally men of good reputation, but this is not always tho case, as the motives and actions of the best of men aro sometimes' misunderstood and misrepresented. : Hut it is important above everything else that wo be right, whether our motives and actions are properly un derstood and appreciated or not. Nothing can be so important to any man as the formation and possession j of a good character. Edmund liurke ! The railroad locomotive which cost I $22,000 u year ago sells for $4fi,()00 j today, and the freight car which ! could be purchased for $1,500 in No vember, 191H, commands $2,400 at this time. Rolling stock is essential : to railroad operation, and up to date equipment u requirement. The traf - tic at the present time is indicated i by the demand for cars, which in i some instances tho railroads cannot furnish. Two boys, recently convicted in a Los Angel :s court of leaving a camp tire burning in tho Angeles rational forest, wero sentenced .o visit the scer.o of a forest lire near Newhall. t'al , wlier 400 acres were bunted over end property to the value of $100,000 was destroyed, and to make i study of the damage done. Six mouths later they are to report to the judge ami tell him whether they have done so nml what lessons they have learned. Sugar has dropped HO cents per hundredweight. This Is a little sweetening ulong with the bitter of the high cost of living. Look over the advertisements of the homo merchants us appears In the Mist, lly patronizing them you are helping yourself. State Teachers' .iiiimUtees working, and a report will soon be given on Its tlndttiKS. "Another Important question Is the problem of a retirement fund. Touch ers must he freed from the fear that some day they will want for een the necessities of life. "A hill to be presented to the legis lature for enactment has merits of which some teachers have not thought or heard. The plan of the bill to he presented to the legislature is that 5 per rent of the teacher's salary be placed to his personal uc .nunt with the slato treasurer. It Is . personal account. If tho teacher ,-houM marry, or want tho money at any time, he can withdraw it from .ho treasurer's office. "Supposing a teacher should place 5 per cent of a $1,000 salary for 30 years, the principal with the accumu lated interest wuuld total about $2,000. Here the s'.nte will step In, If the hill passes, and add another $2,0ilil to tho teacher's fund, und TIMCIIKIW KX AMI NATIONS Notice Is hereby given that the County Superintendent of Colu.nhla. County, Oregon, will hold tint rKU- for at St. Helens as Decem- lur examination of applicant Statu Certificates follows: Commencing Wednesday, her 20. 1910. at 9:00 a. m., and con tinuing until Huturduy, Iieeembor 23, 191C, at 4:00 o'clock p. lit. Wnlurwlay KortMioou V. S. History, Writing, Penmanship, Music, Drawing I WrtlncMljiy Afternoon ; Physiology, Heading, Munual Train ing, Composition, Domestic Science, Methods In Heading. Course of Study for Drawing. Methods In Arithmetic Thunulny KorrniMin Arithmetic, History of Ktlucatlon, Psychology, Mo'.hudu In Geography, Mechanical Drawing, Domestic Art, Course of Study for Domestic Art i ThurMlay Afternoon this $4,000 will be used to purchase Grammar, Geography, Stenography, an annuity yielding $500 a yenr Klve ' An"'r,,'u" Mlcmturo. Physic, Typo humlred .Inllur- v.., writing. Methods Jn Language. Tluml. Recommended by World Famed Medical Authorities Reason enougn ,W8 0XV ST. HKLKNS CKKAMKIIY This institution bus been organized and in operation just a year. Krom a very small beginning it has grown so that it is now a large Institution. ; The secretary's report shows that j more than 100,000 pounds of butter' were made during the past year, and approximately $2S,000 paid to farm-; ers and dairymen for their products. ' The concern is built on the principles ) of co-operation and it will succeed, i The homo merchants ami the home. I consumers should give it their un- divided support. Medical Oirtctor H.W.HEGELE.MD lJv.lfe HUSH taci C0lLl(,f In another column of this paper j will be found the report of a mcti f Superintendent oi Public'lnstruction j j. n. Churchill recently made at As-; tr.;ia. He advocates the state being! tho savings bank for extravagant! teachers, ami after this extravagant! teacher has accumulated $2,000 "the state will then step in ami add an other $2,000 to the teacher's fund, and this fund will be used to pur chase un annuity of $500 per year." Keforo malting many $2,000 dona tions to the teachers' fund, or any other fund, it would be wise for Mr. Churchill to look into the tax limita tion law. The Mist does not think a sano legislature will entertain Mr. Churchill's hobby. If they do, they might as well prepare themselves for pensions for other thousands of pro fessional and public workers. WHY EXPERIMENT? " DRIFTED in .(.mpelition with ALL OTIIKK I LOCKS received the highest possible award, the Git WD PP.IK t Pnnuiii u-Piu ific International Imposition Use the best and you are always satisfied MASON, EHRMAN & CO., There are many laws on the stat ute hooks which should be repealed, but instead of devoting their time to thin, in all probability, about every member of the legislature or senate is already framing some other freak law to go on tho statute hooks. If the legislature would hold a ten days session und devote tho entire time in repealing fool laws Instead of making others, they would he do ing real work for Oregon, and the state needs a little of this work. Please, Dear Santa f'laun 3. P. & !. It. K. Co., If you want to muko a little city named St. Helens real joy ouii at Christmas time, give us the assurance that you intend to build a real depot to tuke the place of the prewent inadequate shack which now bears our name. Christmas is Coming What could bo nit er for u Xmas Kift limn a It.x ker, Mngn .Ine Hack, Library Table, llninK Tallin, or any piece of KuniU tore that may be needed in the homo to make it more pleasant. I have a new lot or Doll Calm, ChlltPs Itockers, Ktc, for the children. Come und make your selection. We will set aside anil deliver when wanted. CO.MPLKTK IIOl'SK I I KMSIILK . E. A. ROSS I LHMTI KK l .M)i:itTAKIN(J tho luxuries of life, hut It will buy j the ct mforts. "Then, loo, the bill has another met it. Tho deposition of 5 per cent of his salary will show tho teacher how to save. It Is un uctuul fact that US per cent of tho teachers In the first class districts, of which Astoria' is one, return to work In the full owing someone money. "Another thing that will mean' much to tho teacher Is the profes sional teacher's certificate. A rigid standard Is maintained, and If tho eacher does certain required work, i certificate Is Issued which Is the ilghest form of recommendation. "It will do nwuy with, In great art, the tramp teacher. We all. know the Instructor who teaches In Linn county one year, Clutsop coun ty tho next, and Tillamook count) -i the next year, leaving each county' for the community's good. Such a eacher always curries a number of i xcellent recommendations. If they .veren't excellent recommendations, ho tramp teacher would not carry hem. The professional teacher's cer lllcate will meun that the teacher Is; proven competent." Discussing Dm .-upt. Churchill sal itructor planned hH program anil nnpliuslzed the Important for Primary Certificate r'rlilay KiiriMiiKiii Theory ami Practice, Orthography, Physical Geography, Kugllidi Litera ture, Chemistry, Physical Culture r'rlilay AfterntHin School Law, Geology, Algebra, Civil j Govern incut Katurilay r'orenixin Geometry, Hot any Nalimlay Afternoon General History, iiookkocplng Very truly yours, fl-2 J. W. AI.I.KN. County School Superintendent. Golden West Coffee Is "Just Rlfiht" HINSON 8 LARABE E Real Estate, Insurance Business Chances Desirable Lots in St. Helens Close in Acreage. Farms. Homes for the workingman. Farms for the farmers. efficient teacher, Opportunities for the working- d thut such an In-, man ....,,mm.,M, inn important parts of t ii -" being content ,o show the ReasonaMe terms. Bed rock prices. HINSON & LARABEE pupils where to find the unimportunt purts of the subject. "After eight years following the :deu of Instilling correct grummullcul isuge In the pupils by reudlng and iaturi.1 exercise, wo find that pupils tor high school without u correct knowledge of their language. Thero 'ore, this year we uro coming back to technical grammar. Langungo Is tho most Important subject tuught in the grammar school today, and yvery teacher should emphasize It nore than uny other subject." St, Helens, Oregon Phone 71 Hewitt Building P.efore going to Portluud or tak ing the time to reud the many Chrlst m id catalogues you are daily receiv ing, look at the windows of home merchants, and nine cases out of ten you will find exactly tho article you wish. On every letter you mull, placo l lied Cross stump. It will help stamp out the white plague. I Big Stock of Fall Goods MACKINAWS IN LATEST PATTERNS MEN'S HEAVY WORK SHOES SHOES FOR THE SCHOOL CHILDREN The latest styles and patterns in Fall Dress Goods and Millinery. Call and inspect our stock. M. ROSENTHAL A Dollar's Worth for the Dollar You Spend I CENSUS OF j OREGON COUNTIES ! Tho population of Columbia coun j 'y us estimated by O. P. I off, Blut.: j labor commissioner, Is a little more (than 13,000. Mr. Hoff estimates the ! population of the different cities and ; counties by the school census. The I l Mist believes, however, that Mr. HofT Ih much mistaken us to tho popula tion of Columbia county, fr the j United stules census In 1910 gavo tho population of the county us 10- s.., accormng to Mr. Hoff, dur ing the past six years wo have gained only 2,500 pep,0. Th() iio gave St. Helens 74 2, ami any of us know It Is now close to 2 000' if we go by Mr. . nBur; J readily b ,,,. tlllt , r of .tho county has gained only U00 people In six yours, an average of ;oo per year. On tho Kerry road : alone, there ure hoiiio n0 . l"K, and this Is a new Industry Kvl- jdently.Mr. Hoff ,u UI10l1(!r j coming as to Columbia, bt ,1!ro nrH 'state eiU,h COU"ty '" t,", 1 llaker Henton ... ?H'9 13,694 Str. IRALDA ICnlea iH-lwwn Ht, l,.ena anil Portland, n cents one way, 7ft renin for Hie round trip. Ticket good until used. Itoat l.ve St. Helen, 7:65 a. m.' ltetutnlnK lemes Pottland i.w p,' , Arrive at St llttlctn 4 45 m, ' - r- I IIOOGHKIRK Hotel Barber Shop IIKWITT 1U.IKJ. T. 1IKNMCTT, pr,,r. HAMTAUY SHOP II. MOHT HT. IIKLKNH A ItKAL HIIOIO HIIINK CHILDREN'S HAIR CUTTING A Hpclulty T. F. Robertson -Watchmaker and Jeweler WKHT 8T. IIDLMNH All Work JuaMncd I rlcea reiiHonalilo. K. A. ROSS FUNCRAL DIRECTOR Bank Buildin, u,1 Burnt!! Ptu,,, j) B R"',,,," 1K. C V.. WAI)K PHYS.C.AN AND SURGl0N I'llDS'K y S. B. HOSKIN DENTIST Offs in B.k B.J,, St. Helens Or, lU. A. C. TUCK Kn I'KNTIST SI" IIH I NS.t.kKU.N MI'IMi siutj. DR. L. GILPERT Ross PHYSICIAN &SU?Cf0fV OIHcn Hank lll.t. t. Helens DR EDWIN ROSS PHYSICIAN A SURGEON UrrlC IN IUNK III II.UINU St. Helens . Oregon DR. ALFRED J. PEEL PHYSICIAN A SURGEON Mnminlc IIuIIiIIiik NT. UKLEX8 DR. S. II. RUSSELL. aiiiiopii.uToii OITIc houm: It a. m. tn S p. m. Olbrrs Itf apiMiiiitmmt. TikwIij, TliurMjy and hnlurday. I'Ihiimi A.'IM HT. IIKLKNH, OKI GLEN R. METSKER ATTOK.NKY orilto In Hank llulhllnt Ht. Helena. Ore. Phoiis 17 M . E. MILLER ATTORNEY A TLAW St. Helens - Oregon T. S. WHITE I'uilertaker and r'unrral DlwrW I'Ol'.NTV COHOXKB Phone (VI; Itmldciice plion M Ht. Helen, Orrgna E. S. SNELLING Attorney at Law St. Helens, Oregon MONKY TO l.o.V OX r'HM IWH.M MoHT(AiK8 E. J. ROBERSON 702 Title and Trust Bldfr Portland, Oregon Call Joe Clark Passenger Service. For Light Towing. Day Calls at Fred Wat kins. Phone 28. Prompt and Satisfactory Service. n . Night Calls at Mor?t( Building. Lynch & Muhr on tho Htninil SANITARY BARBER SHOP kvkiiv (.i;htomi:ii s.TiHKj YOU'RE NEXT HT. IIKLKNH