St. Helens mist., November 23, 1917, Page 2, Image 2

ST. HELENS MIST. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 23. 1917
Issued Every Friday by
THE MIST PUBLISHING COMPANY
S. C. MORTON Editor
O. D. HEILBORN Vice President
and Manager.
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Entered as second-class matter,
January 10th, 1912. at the Fostoftlce
at St. Helens, Oregon, under the act
of March 3rd, 1879.
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
vent destructive crimes at seaport wa
J terfronts and In plants and factories
. manufacturing war munitions for our
'own forces and our allies.
I We can not bar Austrlans, Hungar
ians. Bulgars or Turks from the xoues1
interdicted to German aliens. We can ,
: require German subjects to register j
laud put themselves under surveil
lance, but not the subjects of Ger
many's allies.
j Yet there aro millions of them In ,
this country and they are as free to (
coma and go, anywhere r.nd every-
i . i. w... h war I
wnere, as nicy u.-.u.
We are not Bpeaklng now of for-
"I pledge allegiance to my Flag,
and to the Republic for which it
stands, one Nation Indivisible, with
Liborty and Justice for All."
On account of assuming other du
ties which will require the greater
pr.rt of the timo of the editor, a
change has been made in the man
agement of this p.ipe-. 0. D. Hell
torn, vice president of the company,
will look after the business depart
ment and, for the present at least,
tha editor will dovoto that portion of
his time which Is not required by tho
cewly assumed office to the editorial
and news department of tho paper.
I
leliners who havo become citizens of
! tho United States or declared their!
! Intention to become citizens, but of
alien subjects of Germany's allies ;
. men whose failure to take out citizen-!
ship papers offers presumptive proof
'of their lack of devotion to our Insti
jtutlons and their retention of old
woria 8 -nipmuies.
Among these millions there must
be a host who aro openly or at heart ;
keen partisans of the central powers
and bitter enemies of tho American j
government and its causo. They
I should be put under exactly the same
control that is applied to German
aliens, and when congress assembles
in December no time should be lost
In taking the stops that are prerequi
sites to that surveillance. Spokes-
nnn-Revlew.
CANDIDATES FOR
GOBLE OFFICES
There does not ' coom to he much
scramble for the city offices In Ooble.
The election will occur Tuesday. De
cember 4. nnd the following Is the
list of those who will run for office:
For mayor, Frank llishop: for alder
men, three are to bo elected and
only throe have como out for the of
flco. they are Mrs. Kay llovsn, Henry
Welter and Lawrence Archibald. For
recorder, R. L. Kenny has no opposi
tion, and for marshul, Alfred Hunter
Is nlone in tho race. Thero nro two
who atiptre to be treasurer, Mrs.
Flora Fowler rnd .Martin C. Hoven.
It is possible that some other candi
dates may enter the race but at the
present there Is no indication of a
big contst. At tho election the ques
tion ns to whether or no Gohle shall
disincorporate will also be Duhmltted
to tho voters.
INDUSTRIAL REVIEW
JUDGE HATTAN'
The Grim Reaper beckoned, Robert
S. Hattan answered the final sum
mons and Columbia ccunty lost a
faithful official and a good citizen.
Oftentimes a man who serves the
public in official capacities for a num
ber of years has many enemies, and
too often he leaves office with fewer
friends than when he took office.
But this does not hold true In the
case of Robert Hattan. A public
servr.nt for twenty years, ho passed
away leaving to his family the price
less heritage of a clean record and
duties well and conscientiously per
formed. "Well done, thou good and
faithful servant." Columbia county
has suffered a distinct loss.
WANTS TO SERVE
John Callas is a Greek, and his lot
In life Is not so important as perhaps
some of the higherups, but for true
patriotism, Callas is right there with
tha goods. He was one of the men
called by the local exemption board
last week for physical examination.
Now John is a Greek and had never
made application for citizenship pa
pers, so being an alien he was re
fused. He went away rather deject
ed but later came back and asked
Clark Barnett if he were to take out
his first papers, could he be accepted
for service. Upon receiving an af
firmative reply, he immediately made
application for papers, was then
passed to the examining officers and
is now subject to call for military
service in the army of the United
States. In these days, when so many
are trying to avoid the compulsory
service and claiming exemption on
many flimsy excuses, the example set
by this alien is indeed most refresh
ing and worthy of emulation by some
of his nationality who live here, as
well as native born American citi
zens. Callas is a married man, but
bis wife Is willing that he go to
serve and she also wants to go as a
nurse or In some other capacity In
which she can be of service.
TO THE PUBLIC
j I have been appointed county Judse
; to succeed tho late R. S. Hattan. As
is always the case, there will be and
nre somo disgruntled ones. I will
! ask, however, that before passing
hasty judgment thr.t I be given an
opportunity to show the citizens of
Columbia county that my one pur
poso is and will be to serve the whole
county faithfully and well. I enter
into the office with no strings, and
there will be no strings as long as
I am In office. The governor. In ap
pointing me, stated: "I sincerely
, trust you will do your utmost to
: prove that you are the right man in
the right place." I assuro the gov
ernor and the people of tho county
thr.t I fully recognlzo the responslbil
; Ity of the office and tho duties to be
performed, and with this uppermost
. in my mind, I shall perform such
duties to the best of my ability, with
;no interest to servo except the Inter
;est of Columbia county.
Respectfully,
S. C. MORTON.
Milton Tho Milton box factory
has incorporated with a capital stock
of 150,000. Tho plant is to be en
larged and Improved In many ways
and Is expected to bu running in full
force by Murch 1 next.
Corvallis E. K. Abrahams, local
contractor, secured the award for the I
erection of the new building to he
built here for the Wells Fargo Ex
press company. The structuro wtllj
cost $4,000 and will bo constructed;
of cement blocks. IMans for thej
structure wero prepared by Architect !
Freeman, of Corvallis.
Tillamook Owing to a breakdown
in tho machinery, work on the five
miles of hard surface being put down
ONE BOY'S INFLUENCE1
A little boy tu Graves county. Ky.,'
is responsible for that county having
an agricultural agent, u puro-bred
livestock association, and a conse
quent improvement In general agri
cultural conditions.
A report of tho Htnto agent In
rlmrgo of boys' agricultural clubs to
tho United States department of agri
culture says that two years ago he
received a letter from Karl Htiry, a
little boy at Maylleld, Ky., express
ing a deslro to Join tho hoys' corn
club and so win his way to tho state
fair. The sti'to agent went to tho
town in responso to this letter and
assisted the boy In securing the ne
cessary number of members to or-1
gnnlie a club. Tho state agent called
on tha county school superintendent
to Interest him In tho boy's plan. Tho
school superintendent became inter
ested in t Ho work of a county ageivt,
nnd the conversation resulted In
Graves county securing ru agricultu
ral agent. In turn that resulted In
tho organization of a pure-bred live
stock association, of which the little
boy wts a charter member.
An Old Man's Hlomiuii.
As wo grow older and less active,
less and less food Is required to meet
the demands of our bodies. If too
much Is habitually taken, the stom
ach will rebel. When a man reaches
the advanced ago of 85 or 90, you
will find that he is a light outer. He
as careful as you will, however, you
j will occasionally eat more than you
should and will feel the need of
Chamberlain's Tablet to correct the'
j disorder. These tablets do not con
tain pepsin, but strengthen the stom
ach and enable It to perforin Its func-!
. .c ,.-1 ,s ..., ......Uu .ton, naturallT. Tlley a).,, cauil0
suspended for this year. All the ma- ... ...... ,
, , . ... I gentle movement of the bowels.
lenai is cow on ir.e ground ana w nen
th3 work starts up early in the spring
it will not take long to complete the
job. Deputy Str.te Engineer Dunn Is
surveying an additional IS miles, and
the county will resubmit tho road'
bond measure to help pay Us share
of tho work. I
OUR AIMS
To furnish the very best Indemnity
against Fire of any Insurance Com
pany in Oregon.
Eugene Eight women are em- or damage ,,y nrt, ot aclua .,
ployed In the plant of the Springfield To ngs,Kt ,llo prp(1I.ty ownnri, ,.f
Planing Mill Company r.t Springfield, Oregon in removing the fire hp.zard so
President Wilson acted wisely in
Insisting that clicn enemies be kept
under close surveillance; that their
journeys be short ones, or the dis
tricts In which they roam shall be
mapped out and they shall account
for their every action. The reecent
destructive fires and accidents (?)
In tho eastern states and even in our
own western country, the destructive
forest fires, very suspicious break
downs of mills manufacturing spruce
lumber end other things, convinces
! us that in addition to facing the ene
my across the seas, wo have him to
combat in our own country. Many
i of us do not realize the seriousness
of the situation and perhaps will be
surprised to learn that only recently
; government officials investigated
j what they thought was a plot to in
jure our soldiers and also the prop
erty of the United States, and the
scene of activities was not so very
far from St. Helens. In these days
1 it is the duty of every loyal citizen
; to keep his ear close to the ground
and to report to the proper authori
ties any matter which will aid the
government in locating their home
enemies.
and the proprietors of the mill have
found the experiment bucIi a success
i that It Is probable more will be em-
; ployed. This company has a contract j
;to furnish 1,000,000 tent pegs ofj
ihnrdwood for army camps, r.nd tho1
; women are engaged In crating them.
jThey receive $2.50 a day each, being
. paid the same wages received by men
: in ordinary jobs. The pegs arc
packed In crates containing 250 each,
ready for shipment to tho quarter
master's department.
Certain Care for Croup.
Mrs. Rose Mlddlcton, of Greenville,
III., has had experience in the treat
, mont of this disease. She says,
i "Whon my children were small my
;son had croup frequently. Cham
j berlain's Cough Remedy always
broke up these attacks immediately,
and I was never without It In the
house. I have taken It myself for
coughs and colds with good results."
that the cost of insuranco will be less
To see that all losses are adjusted
promptly.
To see that all Just claims aro paid
In full and without delay.
To make every person liming a de
sirable risk acquainted with the plan
and work of tho OREGON FIRE RE
LIEF ASSOCIATION, and Induco him
to become a member so that ho will
co-opcrato with the 40,000 who are
now members In reducing the lire
loss and cost of Insurance.
Oregon Fire Relief Asso.
of Mi'MlniivllIe, Oregon
W. L. WARREN, Ageut
Astoria, Or'Kn
K. K. OUICK, IxkiJ Agent
St. Helens, Oregon
NOTICE
All school warrants against School
District No. 2, Columbia County,
Oregon, are called and Interest stops
arter November 23, 1817.
MRS. J. W. ALLEN.
49-1 Clerk.
CONSERVATION OF LIVESTOCK
The severe weather of last winter
and late spring with short ranges and
high price of feed caused losses of
hundreds of thousands of sheep and
cattle that should not be repeated.
In many localities feed Is again
short and prices of hay abnormally
high, and it should be the duty of the
state and national government to see
that stock does not starve.
The Oregon Humane Society calls
attention to the scarcity of feed in
many sections, and that there may be
again great suffering from starvation
and great losses of livestock.
State officials and livestock com
missioners should Investigate condi
tions In the range counties and not
permit cattle and sheep companies to
leave their herds at the mercy of
tho elements.
Humanity, Christianity and civil
ization, to say nothing of the great
need of saving domestic animals for
moat, leather and wool supples, ought
to prevent a single animal from dy
ing by cruel neglect.
Every state should have a domestic
animal relief fund to help save flocks
and herds that will othorwiso perish.
We are a Christian nation and we
have no right to allow dumb crea
tures to suffer starvation and freezing.
Hen's don't stop scratching because
worms are scarce
Incidentally, It Is not too early to
begin saving for Christmas.
17. 8.
SHOULD DECLARE WAR ON
GERMANY'S ALLIES.
We are technically nt war only with
Germany; but practically at war as
well with Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria
and Turkey, and that fact makes dif
ficult the government's efforts to pro-
COUNTRY AND MOTHER
Somewhere In Trempr.oloau county
is a widowed mother who hr.s two
sons. One enlisted, volunteering his
pervlces to his country. Tho young
er son, still under age, remained with
his mother. The soldier boy contrlb-'
utes to her support from his army
pay. Hero Is a paragraph from tli i
soldier's letter to his younger bro
ther. It Is enough to bring tears to
the eyo and make the heart leap with
patriotism. It should make every
slacker hang his head In shame:
"Don't think I enlisted because 1
did not want to help you In caring
for mother. You know both of us
have the right spirit, as every loyal :
American should have, nnd that Is -our
country first. Whllo I am In the
army learning to do my bit, you are
doing just as much ns I and you will
be blossed for It. It's Just like this, I
I am fighting for our country and
you nro taking caro of mother, and
the two important things are our;
country and our mother. So It Is up
to us to do It. By this I don't mean
thr.t you ore to bear all tho expenso,
for I am going to sond all I can. You
stay close to mother now, and If the
good Lord wills It I will come back
and then you can go out Into the
world nnd I will st.-.y with mother!
until the end." Galesville (Wis.),
Republican.
Mr.
Property
Owner
Do you realize that it takes $1.50 to buy what
could be purchased for $1.00 two years ago?
Can you afford not to carry insurance?
Both OLD LINE & MUTUAL
companies represented.
Harold P. Ross
NOTARY PUBLIC REAL ESTATE
Room 11 Bank Bldg. St. Helens. Ore.
J. L. WILLIAMS & SONS
A Full and Complete line of General Merchandi
lse
Dry Goods, Shoes and Groceries
SCHOOL BOOKS, INK, PENS, STATIONERY
Our customers receive dependable, goods at reasonable
prices. Give us a trial and you will be satisfied.
Phone 34 WEST ST. HELENS, ORE.
"Dick for Duds"
For
One
Week
Only
FROM
Saturday
Nov. 24th
TO
Friday
Nov. 30th
We Have Just Received a
New Lot of Our Celebrated
Cashmere All -Wool
FOR
THESE WE OFFER AT THE OLD PRICE
0 i-l)
OWING TO THE ADVANCE IN WOOL
EN GOODS, THIS WILL BE THE LAST
OPPORTUNITY TO BUY SUCH MER
CHANDISE AT THIS REASONABLE
PRICE.
REMEMBER
THESE ARE ALL-WOOL
COME AND SEE THESE BEFORE
THEY ARE ALL GONE.
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Mackinaws in
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