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Newspaper Page Text; t v ) Issued Every Friday by THE MIST PUBLISHING COMPANY 3. C. MORTON. .Editor and Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year f 1.60 Six Months 75 Entered as second-class matter, January 10th, 1912, at the Postofflce at St. Helens, Oregon, under the act of March 3rd, 1879. COCXTV OFFICIAL PAPER "I pledge allegiance to my Flag, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation indivisible, with Liberty and Justice tor All. .NATIONWIDE PROHIBITION 1111 I NO THE WAR Finely significant, ominously sig ntneant, according to the point of view, are tho several declarations of the First Methodist Episcopal church of Spokane, of the presbytery of cen tral Washington, of Theodore Roose velt and of tho United States Brew ers' Association. The Methodist church on Sunday petitioned President Wilson to put forth every effort to stop the manu facture of intoxicating driuk during the war and to close our saloons. The presbytery at Kittitas urged the tem perance forces of our state to request the president and congress to abolish permanently the sale and manufac ture of liquors. Mr. Roosevelt advo cates Immediate measures to limit the quantity of grain which may be used for distilling or brewing intoxicants justly declaring that grain required for food should not be diverted from its proper use into alcoholic drink The brewers' association sees the hand of doom writing upon the wall and through its general counsel be gins to oppose the movement for the conservation of grain. The Roosevelt Idea that grain needed for food should not at this time of thrsntened shortage of food be used for the manufacture of spirit uous or malt liquors is the sound policy to pursue during tho war. The St. Louis conference on the American situation as to foodstuffs had pre viously suggested that closing Amer ican breweries and distilleries would effect great savings of food cereals. President Waters of tho agricultural college of Kansas affirmed that shut ting down the distilleries and brew eries would yearly savo us 6,000,000 bushels of wheat. Iu such times as theso the saving of n single buchel of grain to feed human beings and our live stock is greatly to be de sired. Closure of tho manufactories of In toxicating drinks during th3 war would do even inoro than conserve cereals for food. This economy would be only a fraction, a little fraction, of the economic gain to the country. Immense waste in other ways would also be eliminated. England has found, for example, that the manu facture of liquors takes enormous amounts of much needed sugar. Shutting the distilleries ami brew eries of the United States until the war shall have ended will be worth millions to the people. Spokesman- Roview. PREPAREDNESS Every day that passes emphasizes more clearly tho great part American industries must play in the protec tion of our nation. A modern army Is useless without a highly developed system of trans portation, power development, min ing, manufacturing and farming be hind it. To reach the highest state of effi ciency our industries must have the help and co-operation of both state and national government!!, for after tho war is over, our struggle has only begun, to retain the commer cial prestige we have now attained. Much legislation now hampering our industries must be remedied and regulations and restrictions which tend to discourage American initia tive must be corrected. Military and Industrial prepared ness must go hand in hand. IllO BUSINESS WILL BACK XA TION Is l true that money, the big men who represent money, see In war op portunity for gain? Let us take a look at the facts. Within tho last few months we havo had various pro positions laid before our government. Here are a few of them: Henry Ford offered his plant, one of the most wonderful In the world, to the nation without profit. He also offered his. entire fortune to the na tion without Interest. Charles M. Schwab offered the Bethlehem steel plant, which has a capacity greater than that of the Krupps, to tho nation's service at any price set by the government. The copper producers of America offered copper to tho government at one-half the prlco It sells for today. The zinc, the aluminum and other producers are expected to follow the example of the copper men. The shipbuilders of America of fered to cast aside all their rich pri vate contracts and work for tho gov ernment alone on a 10 per cent basis. Willard, Ford, Coffin, Edison, Uos euwald, llaruch, Schwab and a score of other men of great wealth ami great ability have placed their ser vices n L the disposal of tho govern ment. They have offered to the na tion the love and service that no money can buy. Richard Spillnne In Commerce and Finance. MILITARY PREPAREDNESS Moving of heavy gun carriages, and heavy loads of ammunitions and army supplies, necessitates better roads than at present are available in Oregon. Our state is exposed to attack; the railroad facilities are not as well adapted to carrying heavy guns as are improved highways, and it Is up to Oregon to get Its through trunk roads In shape to facilitate the move ment of supplies. Should the railroad confers become too congested, owing to war burdens, or should they fall into tho hands of an enemy, the through roads would be the only means of communication left to get supplies from place to place in the interior. Farmers would of necessity depend upon the through roads for marketing their crops. Every resident of Oregon will see the necessity of the situation once this Is called to his attention and will see the bearing this has on the road question to be voted upon June 4. Tho Dalles Chronicle. AS TO ADVERTISING When concerns like the Pullman company, the railroad and telegraph companies spend thousands of dol lars every week to acquaint the pub lic more fully with their service ambitions, it must be that they con sider advertising as a profitable In vestment, for it canuot bo said that they have suddenly gone daft In a desire to part with their money. These large concerns realize the value of advertising. Some concerns, how ever, tliink of advertising as an ex pense, donation or loss, but sucli concerns grow fewer each year. With consistent advertising little concerns grow big and big concerns grow nig ger. ORKOON OETT1.VO STARTED Some people in Oregon seem to think that six millions is a big am ount of money for good roads. - Down in California, where they have good roads and are willing to spend good money for them, such a sum would be considered paltry. If all proposed county bond Issues are carried, California will have ap propriated 1101,000.000 for Im proved highways by 1918. Of this enormous sum $15,000,000 now Is being expended in completing two trunk state roads and laterals run ning north and south. If the California farmers were not profiting by their having good roads, they certainly would not be willing to support such a tremendous road progrum. If Oregon Is to get out of the mire, sho must build good roads. At last Oregonluns have an opportunity to make a good start. There is no reason why the voters should not approve the road bond measure referred to them by the legislature. McMlnnville . Telephone Register. The valuation of taxable property In California has increased one bil lion dollars during the past six years. It is a signilcant fact that California is known as the good roads state, and moreover. It Is apparent that the expenditure of some 150,000,000 on hard surfaced roads in tho state has been a great factor In developing the state and Increasing the value of tax able property. If Oregon will make a real start toward huil.lini? mnA roads, In the course of the next few- years, the development of the coun try will demonstrate the wisdom of such action. A vote for ih rmt bond issue will get tho ball to roll ing. The election Is June 4, and the voters of the state should heln "null Oregon out of tho mud." Anticipating the heavy demand Unit the national crisis will make upon the resources of the railroads. the Southern Pacific Company has placed an order for eleven additional locomotives for delivery" this year in time to assist in the heavy crop move ment. None of the money to bo exnended ; for good roads under the bonding act j will bo expended in Multnomah coun ty, ulthough that county pays 40 per cent of the automobile licenses of the stato and a proportionate share of tho regular quarter-mill lax. ST. HELENS MIST. THE KID EXI.ISTS Tho Kid has gone to tho Colors And wo don't know whet to say Tho Kid we havo loved end cuddled Stepped out for tho Flag today. Wo thought him a child, a baby With never a caro at all. Hut his country called him man-sir. And tho Kid has h"ard the call. Ho paused to watch tho recruiting. Where, fired by the fife and drum, lie bowed his head to Old dory "And thought that It whispered: "Come!" Tho Kid, not being a slacker, Stood forth with patriot-joy 1o add his name to tho roster And God, wo'ro proud of the hoy! The Kid has gone to the Colors It seems but a little while Since he drilled a school boy army In a truly martial ntyle. But now he's a man, a soldier, And we lend him listening ear, For his heart Is a heart all loyal, Unscourged by the curse of fear. Ills dad, when ho told him, hud dered. His mother God bless her cried; Yet, blest with a mother nature, She wept with a mother prido. Hut he whose old shoulders straight ened Was granddad for memory ran To years when he, too, a youngster, Wus changed by the Flag to a man! W. M. llershell in Indianapolis News. ST. HELENS BOY WRITES OF NAVY LIFE Is Receiving OihkI Training and (iet ting "(iiMxl Eats." The following is part of the let ters received from George Prlngle. Tho first one, written on April 19, iays: "Dear Mother and Father: Just a few lines to let you know 1 am all right and having a fine time, and we are kept pretty busy. We have a tine commander and If wo attend to busi ness we will get tlong fine. Believe me, I am going to attend to business. Kenneth and I are in the same com pany but not in the same tents, but it isn't so bud as long as we are to gether in the company. Don't know just how long we will be on the ia land but don't think it will he very long. I saw one or two fellows 1 know." Tho next one, written April 21, says : "As we have the afternoon off I am going to write you a letter. We Just got back from a long walk. Our commander took us up on the top of the island. It sure Is a great view, you can see 'Frisco so plain, also some of the battleships at anchor. I still say our commander is a fine fellow, and If one pays attention to him he sure will make It all right. You see, there are different camps. As one company goes to sea the next company moves to their camp. . I think we will move to the lower camp next Tuesday or Wednesday. It H better down there. They 1iave movies and other kinds of amusements. I did some washing yesterday; so did Bud (Kenneth). Washed some tow els and hundkerchiefs. Believe mo, they looked pretty good. You soak them In hot water for a little while then put them on the table and take a scrub brush to them. All It takes is a little hard labor that's nil. You won't have to do any of my washing when I come home. I will be a regu lar washwoman. Well, I am going on my first guard duty tonight It's from 8 o'clock till 12. We are on the radio watch, that's the wireless station. There aro three men In each tent, and one hundred men In our :ompany. It's quite a class. War ren Sonneland came up yesterday. I didn't get to see hlrn till today. Dick Brown, a boy from Houlton, is here, too. That is all the fellows I know besides the ones we came down with. Wtf sure do have good eats here. Nothing very fancy, but it sticks to your ribs, and that la nil that i necessary. We had hash on toast for supper tonight and a piece of cuke. Not so bad, eh? Hut, of course, I would like a good piece of mother's pie und cake that sticks to your ribs too. They lust iiufeiu iur colors. That's when the flag goos down it's at sunset. They do the same in the morning at 6:30, when they raise the flag that's getting up pretty early. How is everybody? Tell them all hello for me. "Sunday afternoon. Will finish this letter. Hud to clean up camn this morning, and then wo went to church. Had a good sneaker, tin was from the army and navy Y. M ('. A. We sane some nf nnr ni,i There sure was a bunch of us, about three or four hundred. There are four German ships here by the Island. Undo Sam has them now. We had a fine dinner today had Ice cream for dessert. Some class, oh? George's address Is Company C 2, U. S. Naval Training Sta., San Francisco, Cal." FRIDAY, MAY i. - - - . . IAIN bonds A vote for tho good road ., limn 4 will bo a vote to help p mil Oregon out of tho mud. The City of John Day bus voted $10,000 bonds for tho purpose of constructing water system. A fund of $100,000 bus n.U'd In Oregon to Increase been crop ai rouge and systematize the plant lug of crops. i PROFESSIONAL CARDS J E. A. ROSS l uneriil Plmtnr Enibuhner Business Phono 23 Residence R-29 Bank llldg., St. Helens, Ore. DR. C. E. WADE Physician nud Surgeon Phone 99 Muckle Bldg. St. Helens, Ore. S. B. HOSKIN IH'tlllst Office in Bank Building Helens, Oregon St. DR. L. GILBERT ROSS I'll) Lil ian anil Snrgcim Office In Bank llldg. St. Helens DR. EDWIN ROSS I'lijslrlan noil Surgeon I Office in Bank Building St. Helens, Oregon DR. ALFRED J. PEEL Physician and Surgeon MaBonlc Building , Helens, Oregon St DR. S. H. RUSSELL Chiropractor MRS. Rl'S-SEI.L, Ijiillra' Mawuse Moorlleld Cuhinet Steam Baths Hours 9 a. in. to 5 p. m. Phono ASS St. Helens, Ore. GLEN R. METSKER Attorney Office In Bank Building Phone 17 St. IL-lens, Ore. T. S. WHITE I'mlertaker anil Funeral Dircrtor County Coroner Phone 54 lleslilonce phone 1 13-2 St. Helens, Oregon E. S. SNELLING Attorney at Imw St. HcleriB. Oregon Money t 1,01,11 ,, i.'irNt Kami MiiriKjigCH E. J. ROBERSON 702 Title & Trust Bldg., Portland, Or J. W. DAY Attorney at Imw Bank Bldg. St. Helens. Ore. FRED W. HERMAN Attorney at Ijiw Rainier, Oregon LODGES ! i The Loyal Order of Moose, St. llol-1 ens Lodge No. 1238. Meet tho tlrstj and third Wednesday of each month.! All visitors cordially Invited. j HARRY BENNETT, Dictator ' W. W. BLAKESLEY, Sec. I Mlzpah Chanter O. E S m,. , Masonic Hall the nernml ah rn...ih Saturduys of each month. MRS. LILLA M. CROUSE. W. M JOHN PHILIP, Secy. Tilllcum Tribe No. 52, Improved O. It. M of Yankton, Ore., meets at Its wigwam, second and fourth Sat urdays of each month.' W. a, BHANNON, C. of U EBER BKOWN, Sach. St. Helens Itebekah Lodge. No 217. meets first and third Thursday of eacli month In I. O. O. P. Hall Visiting members always welcome MRS. ORA BENNETT N 0 MRS. ELLA ALLEN, Sec'y.' ' Columbia Encampment, No. 77 I. O. O. V. meets in the I. O. 6. F.' Hall, on the second and fourth Thursday of each month. Sojourn ing Patriarchs most cordially Invited to meet with us HARRY BENNETT, C P C. W. ULAKESLEY, Scribe. St. Helens Lodge No 117, I. O. O. F. meets In the I O n v i,,. i t.i i the second and fourth Saturdays of each month, visiting members are al ways given a hearty welcome. E. ADIN ROSS, Noblo Grand ( HAS. W. BLAKESLEY, Sec Avon Lodge 'No. 62 Knights of rythlas meets every Tuesday even ng In Castle Hall, St. Helens. Vis iting Knights always welcome E- r- I'AWB, C. C. REESE R. HALL, K. of R. & S. St. Helens Lodge No. 32, A. F. & a. M. meets 1st and 3rd Saturday in each Visiting brothers cordially E. A. ROTO ER, W. M E. E. QUICK, Secy. month In pnnture "' "'' c"" n,)l readily bo plowed, the best prorcduro !ls lo apply Wlin, II IH'cni-il, im i" ........ !. tint critHti to grow vigor- ou:tly by a yearly ttipdri'wilng of well- rolled In rnyiiril iimnuro nnu ocrn .lomil Ugh! iipi'lleatloin of commer cial rerllll.er Hint Is rich In phos phates ami nitrogen. In addition, nil i thin spots In the nod should bo re-sivnli-d each year with a liberal quan tity of good grass seed. proximately 20 per cent of each potato pared by ordinary household iiikiIiiwU la lost in the process. The loss Includes much and vntnetliiie all jef the portion of th" tuber coiitnln I lilt! Important soluble suits. Pota toes that am bolleil and baked In ! their skins lose practically none of i their food value. FOR FARM LOANS SEE ME I rvpi-mciit EiiNterti ciniipniili's who I on n Money at LOWEST INTEREST RATES anil mi Eiih)- Term. I am agent for the UNION CENTRAL LIFE IN. Kl RAM E ft). Mini the l'udlnu I Ire lusiiisiiie ClIllipillliCN HAROLD P. ROSS THE INSURANCE MAN Office with J. W. Day, Building Bank J. W. Haggquist Cleaning Pressing All work den, CMC t-clav promptly ana in tirst-uass shape Give mc a trial Shcp in Hcwit Building, next door to Hotel Barber shop. PERRY GRANITE CO. Karl Terry, Mgr. 301 4th St. Portland. Ore. Designers and Manufac turers of Monuments. Deal with us direct and thus save agent's cuminis sinn. I'm- f.t.nd 'ulk, always the cheapest. jST. HELENS-PORTIAND AUTO LINE I'RANK KIICPAUli, HCHEItl I.K Prop. t v a. ii i A M l,v. St. Helens Warren Scappoose 8:00 Ar ''"rtland 9:20 ''v- Portland 10 00 Ar St Helens 1 1 : Co Satiirl,.ys and Sun,!,..- P M. .10 1 1 2:00 3:20 4:00 5:C0 i S"dul lrl" 6 P I Leave Portland 1 1 p m. RELIABLE SERVICE Rheumatism ,"URI0, '.ll0 fl"mIH IOT and BMlllY remedy for IHIKUMATISM ( ontains no opiates or chemicals, ami will not Injure the most dellcato stomach or digestion. Results guar anteed or money refunded. Price $1.50 per outfit. For salo by A. J. DEMING Phone 1$ St. IleleiiN, Oregon STEAMER EFIN Portland, st. hki.kxs. astori General freighting. Weekly service Explosives a specialty. Leaves every Tuesday at 12 o'clock noon OAK HTRK.K.T IMX'K Phono: Main 29C0 SLIIelons Landing, Sheldon Dock Str. IB AID A Rates between Ht. Helens anil Portland, j0 CmUh one way, 7IJ cents for the round trip. Ticket Kood until used. Boat leaven St. llcU-n. 7 rjv ttelu.nl ii leaves P.-.th,,,,! 2:80 p' m Arrive at St lle'rn. 4 -jr. ... C I. HOOGHKIRK Get Away from RENT HABIT rv,,n . . . . u ri r own lot and your own home. We have a hundred lotl the most desirable locati the city. 0cal, Prices ranKe from $7Stoj; These lots are sold or terms: $10.00 down and Ik to $10.00 per month 'S Columbia Counh L. R. Rutherfnrrl m. St. Helens. OrI., ! When You Want Auk your grocer for ST. HELEN'S IIKHT tin lias It. Hy Ti the B,t Ht. Helens Co-operative CntA ri-y AMiHintiiin HI. Helens M. HOVEN Steamer RUTH SAFE, SPEEDY SERVICE TOWING. JOBBING Passenger accomodations lc- 100 Landing at City Dock LJnch & Muhr HAIR CUTS. SHAVES SHAMPOOS Everything in the I'.arUtl I .me dune up i Style Our shop is Strictly Clean I and Sanitary Come in and See us NT. IIKI.KNS Hotel Barber Shop HEWITT IU.IKI. II. T. IIENXKTT, Pmnr. MOST SANITARY SHOP IN HT. HELENS A REAL SIIOK hlll.NK CHILDREN'S HAIR CUTTING A Hpcliilly All Hunch Call at llnlel CourttniiN Tri'iil.iii'.it STOP AT ORCADIA HOTEL THOH. iNHISTKIt, Prop. ( lib ki n Dinner Siinibi), -IK RATEH $1.00 PI)R DAV ANDl'l' Special Rule to Regular lloanlni IAAAAAAAAAA' STOP PAYING RENT! OWN YOUR OWN HOME We will build you a house on small monthly pay ments, at actual cost, and to suit purchaser. LET TlfE RENT MONEY you now !pay go towards purchasing your own home. See D. T. Gerdes St. Helens, Oregon