knits Are Needed in the Army and Navy. We Must Do Our Share
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OFFICIAL PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY
PIONEER PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY
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OLUME XXXVI.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1917
NO. 16
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T HELENS SCHOOLS
I I ROLL OF HONOR
L Miowin fr PurliiK the
,i: j Mnlli t'f Man-li.
Bornna
Zollda
Robert
Arnold
Ii..,iM.in ! tlio roll or Honor or
leSt. Helfim public schools for the
Lh of March :
lllllll Hiiimd
I 1L.I1 mm MhImiI Iluvlci), Alva
Lipeih, Oli'lyi Jonuor, Opul Smith.
Ibert Butu, Wuimr tinge, mux n ii-
f Unnhomonw AnmittH Payne, John
l.diw. Helen White, Arllo MorrU.
Irtrudo Hrown, Phyllis llrown, Neva
lirtmaa, Kthel Lynch, John Comic-
i, Julm ixmiiiiik, .mhmou uniaru,
-iter Uko, John McVoy, John Pu-
Jnnlore Madito Morrell. Arllne
lialion, AgiU HltMi, Murlon Andrea,
mrle l.lciil, Edward Mnlmln, W 111-
iM Perry, Iwey Hmllh.
Sonlore Murlu Dixon, Edrle I.u-
Lre, Adellu Link, Uls I'ayua, Law-
an lvl. (iiHirKu Walker, John
uthcrd.
Percent of pupils on honor roll, 4 5.
Frederick 8. Knight, 1'rlnripul.
Julia (aiiimi K IiimiI
L'l!itli Ormlc- Julm lli'.rton. Wudo
jtherford, Noriiimi Wllkltm, l.owU
.rlllnf, Klmu Cludluirt, Kdiie Oart-
i, llflva II; ttan. Action Wloki.
ire DuuwdiHly, Corlnna II ill. Alice
Uji, Ro North. Alvln Hill, Our-
Jt lkblUr.
Per cent of uupilii on tho honor
II, 51 J3-87. Mini Ulih, TenchtT.
8itli lirudo A Cliiun: Martha
Wiuley, Nuoml lldnnoll. N'lnn
roe, Ulady I.v.ki. Kutlo Lynch,
It Wlito, May Coin, lien I .fat lion.
n Cltwraon.
8ewith Orudo-11 ClnHa:
'slmlii, Annuliolltt iHlilrtor,
'Untliio, Thomiia Kutoll.
bckburn, Wlllnrd llownll.
furl, Willie Lynch, Zuo Oino.
for ernt of uuulla on tha honor
'", 6. Mr. Wlllc.
Slh Crad Hylva Juluuon. Mar
l Ulack, Gliulya llurton. Iloutrk-e
lrn Ji.ik.h. Ilcntrlrn Ij.lm
hilry Cooluy, Marlon Morton, Ilur-
W Cornthwalt. Mnurlm lllchnrdaon.
'rmolid liulhcrford. Knnnilh Pratt
harlutte DuncuHtwr. IHira l'ir. Mar-
.'"le Spcclit, Averlo Shackelford.
Per font Of Dunlin nn tlin lini.nr
A U. J. II. MnCnv T..nrl,..r.
fl'lh (irildo Itminlil ltUb..Ml..v
Tommy ItlclmrdHon, OIn McCallum,
I'iMWfii (oatiw, Hurry Hydo. Kdwln
'Wlenberr. Archla M,l,...i.l wir..
"I'M Waiklim, Thclma Spocht. Mory
i ix, r.uim Lynch, Itolierta Uiiik.
er cent of nm.iu r.n i. i,
ro1'. 63. Mr. vviim t .
fourth
Acnw llattati. (Prilltl Vtlla ltiatlitl tun
fn iPeter,n. Harry lluhoiu, Murln
lli, llnrohl Wlili.i BMith t .l.
on Kllch. n, M,,y Lomhera. Holon
""" SnollInK, Hurford
"llkornon. Airr...i m.i. i.......
u . "iiitrijitni, cintri
ord. Clura Cooloy, Vera Kolley,
Kltchln, Willis Hendricks. John
rty, (i.Mevl(.V0 LaiiHlng, Alva
", I)0rthy I'liirco, Nornmn Tol
Wmb. Hnrvoy I'lorce.
cent nf r.....n. .i.-
". !. Madolino Slotboom, Toucher.
Third rnde -Rioonor Fulti, Ruth
' !. Mao Ellofaoth. Mary Mc-
"'8, Murimp m. ... ..
vlove MrrlHi Eon EIlofl,,(th
' uiiun, iutll lMyli Fr0ll(,,e
KP1' Jol",l'l Mace, Albort Koeno,
North, 0car Alhertaon, Jamoa
K,mor Kulu- "nry Doth
,Z'rtyry Wy. Uoldon Lld
p1 0taThyl,olt, Lloyd Whltton.
roil" fi,CCnt f pupl1'' 0,1 1,10 ,,onor
' B2' Mrs. Lnko, Tenchor.
bort "ra,1 Mttllaao I'oer, ller-
Wntklna. watur Johnson, Irma
fa, , J,ln ,)Btl""". 8yle Arory.
""no 'oiiMtaiitlnn. Verna Keono.
roll '6C"Mt 0f"'uP18 the honor
"5- MIhh riilllp. Tenchor.
r"t GrH(loLoron Woduege, Olaf
E "Cn' Prud f'ooloy, Harold Lee.
IW , Kul""' Al"" MntBOii, Allco
I d ' 'UH' Althouae, Opal nrouaon,
Jone, o""rd' "OB8 rra". Muurlno
U. S. NAVAL EXPERT
VISITS ST. HELENS
INSPECTS SHIPYARDS
l ricwwU Willi KHilllllm for Itaplil
Coiixtruction id wm.Jn.
r'ollowliig the liiuotlii of thu fi'd
aral shipping hoard, which wuu hold
In Cortland Monday, Vlco Chainnun
llront uiiTI a parly of Portland IjumI
nus men wont to Astoria to IuhjiwI
the shipbuilding fucllltlos tlicro, and
nnnt J. Y. I'ndorwood, oxpert naval
archl'.ect, to Kl. Ilnl-na to look over
the plunl of tlio 8t. Ili'lcna Shipbuild
ing Company. Mr. I'ndorwood uiud
a caroful vxamlnatlon of tlio yard
and Its facllltltis for promptly turn
ing out wooden vojHfla, and expri'itavd
the opinion that It wan 'one of tho
boat oquipped yards that ha had
vUltud. The government estimates
that In the evont of war 1000 thlpa
will bo iinodod within six to eight
months, lu view of the fuct Unit all
of llio eastern shipyards which build
stool vessels are swamped with con
tracts, tho government has turned It
nlteutlon to tho I'uclflc coast yards
for tho construction of woodon
steamers with a speed of not lea
t linn ton knots and a sufficient fuel
capacity to cross the Atlantic and
return without replenishing their
bunkers. Mr. llront stated that ves
sels with a dead weight carrying ca
pacity of 3,000 to 4,000 tons aro fa
vored by tho shipping board. Mr.
Underwood, after looking over tho
plant of the local yard, stuted to n
Mist representutlva that if tho gov
ernment should decide to build any
wooden vessels tho St. Helens con
corn would get a contruct for several.
The shipbuilding company, through
III general munager. II. K. MoCor
mlck, promised tho delivery, of fifteen
vessels within one year. Of course,
soveral now ways would hovo to be
hull., but tho company thinks that
with tho co-operation of the river
mill men and Improved labor condi
tions, that 15 Inrge vchsoIb could bo
turned out within tho tlmo specified.
Tho government's plan of building
til cue vessels will be to have tho yurdr
do tho work at cost price, then the
government will fix n reasonable price
for tho uso of tho yard equipment
.ind machinery. The government will
also fix tho wrgoa to bo puld the
mechanics and common luhor, so In
rorllty all shipyards will be run un
der government supervision.
'TIs the Btar spangled banner,
Oh long may it wave,
O'er the land of the free
And the home of the brave.
ST. HELENS YOUTH !
TO ENTER NAVY!
CITY OF PORTLAND
IN HOME PORT
Warren Sonneland, aged 17 years.
one of our St. Helens boys, has dem
onstrated the old saying that "where
there's a will, there's a way." A few
weeks ago he decided to enter the
navy, and presented himself to thel lulu. The vessel left up Immediately
examining officer when he was found for Portland, where she was dry
physically fit except for a minor de-1 docked to have somo minor repairs
feet which necessitated an operation, made and her quarter deck calked
Not discouraged, he came back to The City of Portland, according to
81. Holetis, resumed his work, saved Captain Johnson, comes up to the
his money and. in the meantime, ; fullest expectations of her builder
through the good offices of the re- land also of her master. Although she
crulting officer, made arrangements did not make a record for the round
roll LC"1 of ""P"11 011 the honor
Both Perry, Teacher.
Mi Hrtrto Hchool
n..-.. " Mi KlKlitli Grades Asef
. Illihv llnu... . .1.. ,i
' 'uo.Ui, Aim I um,
n....
. Lhlimlmru . -......
. "wuon vnpu, nuiun
"lorris
asters, Winnie
Mulan. in v ' '
Rita u "Will. Elsie Morley,
Masters. Wlnnln Mulllnmi.
Ma in lo McQueon. Leona McTnggart,
Madalenn I'asera, Lola llrown, Car
rie Mukl, Agnes Whitnoy.
I'er cent of pupils on the honor
roll. 66 2-3. C. E. Lake. Toucher.
Fifth and Sixth Grades Odell
llennott. Sum llaseel, Hugh Cham
bers, Frank ('rouse, Milton Faxon,
Orby Galloway. Walter Jones, Elbert
Kolley, Harold Monlsh. llurney Uo
sasco, Vomer (labrlolson, Abble Good
man, Loulso Hankoy, Mue Morris
Edith Quinu. Qulnter Crlpo, Suntu
Cannparoll, George Uosasco, Herbert
Thompson, Vhada Jonos, Louisa Ket
tol. llubes Mcyuoon, lJluucho Perry.
Ralph Munroe. Miss Frnnx, Toaehor
Third and Fourth Grades Fred
llaseel. Johnnie Chambers, George
VanNatta, Nora llaseel, Pearl Uarnes,
Corrlno Corwln Grace i namners,
Ella Kelley, llortie Halndol, Frauciu
Whitney. Ilenny Conner, Cnrl Cose
man, Uoryl Merrll, Edgar Payne, Ivy
Uarnes, Pearl Goodman, Gladys Mas
ton, Margarot Meohun, Amelia Klb
Ian. Ellory Spencer, Russell Doulby
Norma llrasmer, Mary Canlparoll,
Victoria Rosasco.
Per cent of pupils on the honor
roll. 66. Mlsa Wolst, Teachor.
First and Second Graden Edrlo
Moohan, Harry Owens, Laura Han
sen. Vera Thompson, Kenneth Pope
Joy, Eugene Potter, Robert Hansen,
Maurice Murray, Drusllla Frantx,
William Honnott, Prudence Qulnn,
I,o1b Plummer, Lillian Van Nutta,
Nettlo Uarnos, Jim Porry, Hen Paa-
oro. Joe Payne, Margaret Nlgro, An
golo 1'OBoro, Ethel Shoonmker, Edna
Chlpman, James Ketel, Mamie Wag
ner. Ruby llrasmer, Harvoy (ada
Bernlce Crlpe, Mildred Tucker, Frank
Urasmer, Robert Oliver, Lola Mas-
ten.
Per cent of pupils on tho honor
roll. 80 2-3. Ml88 Matthew, Teachor
I'mlergoe 0rtion lu Order to Hat'
My lteulrenientN.
I Motiir Khip C.niileU-H Itound Tilp
Voyage t Austrulia.
Arriving in the Columbia river
March 31 at 8 o'clock, tho motor ship
City of Portland completed her lnl
clul voyage, which was from St. Hcl
cms to Australia and return via Hono
for the operation, which occurred In
Portland hospital Tuesday. The
opinion of the surgeons is that he
will bo as good as new In ten days.
trip, she did very well considering
tho fact that the vessel was detained
somo time in Australia on account of
tho coal miners' Btrlkc. The City of
ST. HELENS ANNUAL
ELECTION IS HELD'(.
LIGHT VOTE POLLED
lloth Charter Amendment Carry
and OfflrerH Are Klected.
The city election, held Monday,
passed off quietly and not much In
terest was manifested, less than 300
votes having been cast. F'or coun
cilman there was a semblance of a
fight, some of Ed Ballagh's friends
being determined that he should
again serve the city even If he didn't
wish the job. The amendment to
the charter providing for a maximum
water rate carried by a vote of 6 to
1, while the amendment providng
for the issuing of 20-year bonds to
take up the sewer indebtedness car
ried by a majority of 129. The In
clement weather In the forenoon was
responsible, to some extent, in hold
ing down tho number of votes cast.
Following is the result:
Ward So. I St.' Helens
For Councilman
W. Allen 155
W. McDonald 92
I. Ballagh 122
COUNTY MAY BUY
NEW ROCK QUARRY
mm1 (Stone and Conveniently Located
-Near IxiKK'nK Railroad.
J.
J.
E.
LUMBER CO. MAKES
PATRIOTIC OFFER
n Cae of Knlistiueut Will Hold
Positions 0ien for Volunteers.
at which time he will again present j Portland left Newcastle, Australia,
i.imoAir fop o, vice In Uncle Sam's' December 27. On February 5 she
navy, i called into Tahiti to take on more
His father. S. R. Sonneland. heard .fuel ell, and after spending several
from the hospital Thursday night and ; days nt this Isolated port, during
the reports were thut Warren (Bud-! which time hundreds of the Island
dy) was getting aloug fine. I PP'8 v8IleQ mciuomg u.e gov-
I ornor, biio saueu lor iiouuiuiu. u
took nine days for the vessel to dis
charge her cargo of 1900 tons of coal
nt the Island port and seventeen days
from that place to the Columbia river.
In all, Including tho twelve days at
.tho two ports mentioned, tho big ves
sel took 93 days to make tho voyage
from Australia.
Captain Jolinson stuted that he ex
perienced contrary winds a greator
part of the way on the homeward
voyage, and although ho used the
canvas of the vessel at every oppor
tunity, not much progress could be
made. Since the vessel loft St. Hal-
ens she has traveled 22.000 miles,
and her engines worked to the entire
wtisfactton of the master and Chlet
Knnmuly. The motor vessel Is ex
pected in St. Helens today to load a
full cargo of lumber for dellvory to
some port in tho Antipodes, and she
will probably sail March 20. Cap
tain Johnson stated that his vesse1
being tho first largo motor vessel to
visit the several ports at which the
vessel called, naturally it attracted
much attention and comment. He
told everyone that his vessel was built
In St. Helens, Oregon, and out of
Oregon lumber.
Through Its general manager H.
McCormlck, the St. Holona Lumber
Company has Informed Its employes
'.hat In tho event they enlist aa volun
teers In tho army or navy, that when
they return from sorvlce they will
rmd their old positions open to them.
Mr. McCormlck str.tod that this
would also apply to the St. Helens
Shipbuilding Company and tho Col
umbia County Lumber Company. Sev
eral from St. Helens nnd viclulty have
onrollcd under the colors, and the
assurance of prompt employment to
bo given them upon their return will
doubtless lead othors to enlist.. In
outlining this policy, Mr. McCormlck
stated that ho was simply working
In conjunction with other large con
cerns In Oregon who employ many
mon, and that tho young man volun
teering hlB sorvlcea to me country
could go away feeling Bure thta his
could go away fooling sure that his
rfnrmor nosltlon would bo awaiting
him when he returned.
For Water Commissioner
N. O. Lara bee 151
Water Amendmont
Yes 187
No 36
Bond Issue
Yes 165
No 61
Ward No. 2 West Ht. Helens
For Councilman
J. W. Allen 38
J. W. McDonald 34
E. I. Ballagh 13
For Water Commissioner
N. O. Larabeo 48
Water Amendment
Yes
No
Bond Issue
Yos
No
The total vote was:
For Councilman
J. W. Allen 193
J. W. McDonald 126
E. I. Ballagh 135
For Water Commissioner
N. O. Larabeo 199
Water Amendment
Yes 238
No 39
Bond Issue
Yes 200
No 71
Tho election of Allen and Ballagh
makes the city's official family of
tho same personnel as It was during
the past year.
Judge Hnttan and Road master
Abry recently made a trip to' Scap
poose for the purpose of viewing and
investigating the feasibility of tli-i
establishment of a county quarry on
the Wlckstrom placo near Scappoose.
Both officials returned well satisfied
with tho outlook. , The site of the
proposed quarry la near Scappoose
?.nd only two hundred feet from tho
logging railroad-of the Nehalem Tim
ber Company. The rock Is of a good
quality and suitable for road build
ing, and if the two acres offered Is
bought by the county, it is estimated
there will be enough rock to last for
twenty years. A good county road
runs very close to the land, and Mr.
Abry says this and the railroad track
being so near, will make it very de
sirable, for the rock can be hauled
either by teams or railroad dump
cars. Should the county buy the
land and put in a crusher, dump cars
would be loaded and the rock
dumped into bins to be built in tho
gravel pit at the intersection of the
S. P. & S. railroad tracks and the
logging railroad. These bins would
hold several hundred yards and it -would
be the purposo to always keep
on hand a supply so that road work .
would not be retarded. While the
court has taken no derlnito action, it
is very probable that they will buy
the land, which can be had at a rea-
son.ible price, and establish crushers
and bins.
NEW BUSINESS BUILD
ING TO BE ERECTED
Work Will Start Tlil.s Week Com
pletion Kxiected Within (M Days.
51
3
35
20
L. R. Rutherford has accepted the
plans of his architect for a semi-fire
proof building, and construction work
will begin as soon as U. S. DeSpain
and a crew of men have made the
necessary excavations. The build
ing to be erected will be on Mr.
Rutherford's lot on Columbia street,
adjoining the building now occupied
by Mason's and Gray's stores.. Bids
have not been let for the construction
os all details are not fully settled.
but it is understood that the esti
mated cost of the structure will be
about $6,000. Mr. Rutherford states
that ho expects to have the building
ready for occupancy within ninety
days.
SHIPPING
Bllllo Dodd, whllo helping to drive
... ...AU.knWA II n llm
a mliK wagon buihcwhuio .
Goble road yesterday, mot with a
painful accidont which has caused
him to give up tho Idea of being a
milk wagon driver. , The shafts to
the vehicle broke loose and the horse,
bocomlng frightened, ran away. Blllle
was thrown from the wagon and hla
face badly cut and his body bruised.
Passing people picked him up and
brought him to Dr. Wade'a offlco,
whore ho received medical attention.
Blllle Is now doing all right, but he
feels quite sore.
Through tho courtesy of tho Pa
cini! Tolouhone Company, a phono
lias been put in tne resmoncu oi
Marshal Potter. The number is 87
If you can't remember the number,
call central and ask for the marshal.
FIRST HALF OF TAXES
COME IN WITH A RUSH
Yesterday was the last day on
which the taxpayer could pay tho
first half of the taxes assessod against
him without having to pay the one
per cent per month In case tho first
half was not pald. According to the
sheriff's office, many have taken ad
vantage of this fact and money has
beou rolling into the county coffers.
Thursday night more than S180.000
had come Into the hands of the sher
iff. Ono of the largest checks re
ceived was from the S. P. & S. rail
way company, who, lu paying half of
their taxes, sout the county a check
for $13,481.14. Tholr total tax
amounts to $26,962.29. Many of the
lumber and timber companies have
sent In their checks tor $10,000 and
upwards, and the sheriff's office Is
much pleased with tho total of the
collections. ,
Tho steamer Willamette arrived In
port early Friday morning, bringing
a capacity passenger list. Tho ves
sel, after taking on 872,000 feet of
lumbor, sailed lato Saturday night
bound for San Pedro.
The steamer Wahkeena had her
trial trip at San Francisco Monday
According to advices received here
by local officials of the McCormlck
company, tho steamer roolod off 11
knots. The Wahkeena Is expected in
St. Helens during the coming week
to take out a full cargo of lumber.
The steamer Daisy Matthews ar
rived Friday afternoon, coming di
rect from Honolulu and making the
trip from the Island port to the Col
umbia river In nine days. It took the
vessel only 27 days to complete the
round trip voyage. After taking on
1,265,000 feet of lumber tho vessel
cleared Monday night for San Fran
Cisco.
On Saturday evening last the Him
alya Club was the guest of Miss
A COINCIDENCE
Wednesday morning the two coun
ty commissioners and the county
judgo were examining an auto truck.
The auto stood directly in front of
tho courthouse steps. Ex-County
Judge A. L. Clark sauntered up,
looked at the car and, remembering
that a Ford was the supposed cause
of his recall, turned from the car and
stood on the courthouse steps., A few
minutes later, while Hattan was hav
ing the good points of the machine
explained to him, ex-Judge W. A.
Harris came up the street. He looked
at the machine, looked at Clark and
then, remembering that he was re
called for buying a truck, went on
up the steps of the courthouse. Hat
tan, looking up, saw both ot the re
called judges and had a quick con
versation with the driver ot the truck.
Tho car was driven away and Hattan
tried to look as if nothing had oc
curred. It cannot be learned what
the action of tho judge will be, but
tho car drove away and Hattan went
to his offlco, that's all wo know.
Chief Engineer William Moorhof
of the United States dredgo Chinook
was a visitor In St. Helens Wednes
day. The chief, being an ex-navy
Holen Larson and Mrs. E. C. Laws nmn and aIg0 connected with one of
at the hitter's home. Tho affair was
in tho form of an April Fool's party,
and many laughable tricks were re
sorted to, one of which was a con
test between the guests to see which
could make the most artistic dunce-
In a race to show their skill at sew
ing on buttons, Miss Marie Paulson
and Mlsa Helen Duns were awarded
prizes. A (jainty repast and fortunes
told by a mysterious sorceross com
pleted the evening's entertainment
Undo Sam's vessels, has recotved
orders from the commandant of the
Bremerton navy yard to be In readi
ness for service in the navy. He has
beou given the rank of lieutenant.
Mr. Moorhof is arranging his affairs
cap out of colored paper and plns.if0 thct ho can respond promptly
when called on.
' Friends will be glad to know that
Mrs. J. S. Brown, who has been seri
ously 111 for the past few days, is now
much bettor.