St. Helens mist. (St. Helens, Or.) 1913-1933, November 30, 1917, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextGoing Away From Our City to Trade Examine the Home Store Stocks Sefore frft it mt m v a d . a m 11 ar m . - - . --w . x m7 r. i i i f ii it it OFFICIAL PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY PIONEER PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY VOLUME XXXVI. ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1917 NO. 50 3LDER BOYS' CONFERENCE AT EUGENE THIS WEEK ST, HELENS BOYS GO IUI la Offered for lrft Attml. inre from Any una nxaniy. Flint am practically complete for hi onior HoyH' Conference at Ku- t .1. ...Ill t. ....I.. Va.l.1,.1. .flu.. (fO0 WHICH ! l'K iiwo. Kuurteen boys from tlio HI. irlvDi ! Ik l school nnil tlio eighth irtde have aeiit In tliulr registration ttrdi anil will attend, lly tlio time hi boyi leuvo Friday morning. It la tipected morn ' bave registered tor tin trip. Thoy will Do joined by ither ddogutos from Columbia coun- and furnish their purl of the "pep" at iplrlt of tlio conference. Tin conference In uu Important titter and It la Impossible to estl aite the Increase of tlia mornlo of ihi'ilomo Guard" which will bo pro- tcl by throw boya upon their rottirn Iron tho conftirmico. 8om of tho Bpeakora on tho pro- irttn fr tho conference are: II f. Davln, urmy Y. M. 0. A. wcr- tirr from Camp Lowls, Wash.; J. A. ilurclilll, Btato superintendent of Kholi, and II. (;. Kiiymour, of the A. C, who iiIho represents tho lilted Mutes government. Many ether notable are on the program or lectures and advlco to tho boya. (Sun. WUIiymmtie Offrm In order to Increase the attendance tl i larger delegation from cities a m dlKtunoe from tho conference, floremor Wlthylombe la offering an American Unit to the city wlioio delo- atei travel the greatest aggregate lleaito to attend tho conference. In ordr to compete tho city rntiHl be at luit 125 1'i.loa from Eugene by rail Tha mlloaMi will bo figured by rnulll- jlylni ono wny mileage by tho num ber of delegates who conio from any one city and register at the confer nc. Bt. Melons 1h nioro than 125 Ilea distant from Kimono and our boyi it uiul a chnnco to win the prize oSered hy the governor. CREAMERY STOCK- IIOLDERS MEET Will (Vlohrule a Your of Hiuceshfiil HuhIiicxn. Tho annual mooting of tho stock holders of tho Ht. Helens Co-oporat-Ivo CroHiniiry Association will bo hold In tho Guild hull In 81. Helens Sat urday, December 1. All stockhold ers of tho concorn and tho onox who furnlah croum nro cordially lnvlt;d. Arrannoiiionts huvn boon made to huvo J. I). Mlcklo, atato dairy com mlHKlonor. and (). W. Hlmpaon, tuun ngor of tho Co-oporallvo Dairy Kx clianKo, proHout and both will deliver addrvHMon. Tho dlrcctora of tho ubo clntlon wlali to ImproHH upon tlio Htockboldora and vlaltora that tho mooting will boRln promptly ut 10 o'clock. Aftor tho mornliiK proKram, lunch will bo Horvcd and tho "Kot to Kolhor and nt ncqunlntod" period will bo In order. In tlio afternoon mora nddroHHoa will bo niado and a ahort, IntnroHtliiK program will bo rondnrcd. During tho pant year tho creamery lias nmdo a Rplondld record, both for production and ijuallty of butter, and tho stockholders fool much encour agod. Tho Inatltutlon Is one of the Important oiiob In tho city nnd do aorvoa tho largo patronaKO which It rocolvoa. CAT FISH NOT TO BE TRAPPED Only HiMik ami l.ino Can lie I'hoiI in CutiliinK This MhIi. THE WOLF DOGS OF THE YUKON COUNTRY Wondorfiil IW-HNtH (,f Iturdon Who Take I'liue of the llorHO. Iinpuly fiamo Warden ttrowu In forma tho Mint Hint many puople evi dently do not understand tho recent ruling of the ntato naino ami AhIi commlsHlon relutlvo to catchltiK cat MhIi. AccnrditiK to Mr. Ilrown, trapa aro being uncd and tona of tho Huh caught and ooi't to market. Tho Idea of tho commission In oponiuK tho sea- Hon wut for tlM purpose of lncreuHln; t HOG RAISING IS PROFITABLE Furk I'nnliM Unit In a I'liylng ImluMry la All I'urta of the Country. ho food auppiy, hut if traps are use.) it la pokhIIiIo that tho cut lltth will i soon beconio vry scarco. Mr. Hrow: j Btatea that tl o law is that only j hook and lliu can ho used nnd it w'.'.j lm well for tho catfish tlslionnen to i .1.. i i .,.i .... l.im.nif i wink of nil eye. uunr mm 111 iimn. . - , .. i,nv trail uoks are pun un .. ."- Whether In tho corn bolt, tho dairy KctlotiB, tho south, or tho Irrigated legions of tho west, conditions for the prolltabU) raising of he gs are al- ioel miro to bo present, according to ulmul hushnudmen of tho I'nlted Stitea department of agriculture. It k, In fact, almost safe to say that whatever tho soil or climatic condi tion!, thoro Is not a farm In tho coun try on which thoro should not ho ko. Tills Is especially truo nt pros nt when producers may obtain high Prlcei for hogs. Matters that should ! taken Into consideration In hog nlilng, and methods thut have been round profttuhlu nro outlined In a Farmers' llullotln, "Swlnu Munuge- nont," recently Issued by tho United 8tatoi (lepiirlment of agrlculturo. Briedlng stock doen not thrlvo so ell nnd Is not so prolific on an ex 'luelve corn dlot as on a varied ra Hon. Korngo, at the initio time, Is he Anting moro and more Important In koi raining. Thoso facts are giving w the south nn Increasing Import toce ns a hog producing section. In n region ponnuts, cowpoas, Boy ean, and velvet bonna may bo had " abundance for bog footling "ho recognition of tho fact thnt n exclusive corn dlot Is not nocos "'y In raising hogs Is also omplia ,ll'ng tho doslrabilltv of Incroasod "OK raining In dairy districts, where "'ra milk nnd biiltormllk are avail M"; In trucking aactlons, whore un ""Tketahlo nroduc.ts mav be fed: and In Irrigated regions, whero alfalfa ffly ho used for forage. Tho bulletin points out that per one taking un lici raising for the "ft tlmo will nnd It ndvnntngoous Wlocato In a hog-ralHlng community "here thnv nmv nrnflf bv contact with k rulsors of exporlonce. It is also minted out thnt If hog ralsors of a ""nmtinliy can bring about tho pro ""Mlon In tholr district of a certain "fade or brood of hog by all produc marketing difficulties will ho jreatly losannod. The mnrkotlng of at wolghts ranging from 2B0 to (M. J. lirown) Strip a man of all metullc sub stance, lock him In a baro room and leave him there with only tin cans of hecif and ho would doubtless starve. l'ut a I.ahador huukf or an Indian malamuto In tho sumo position and It would grow fat, as long as the beef held out. This Is rather a sur prising statement but it is a positive und well known fact that Alaskan slod dogs will open any tin can with their teoth, when hungry enough, und on short ration mushing trips the driver has to bo as careful with tho canned goods as with tho bacon. I was much interested In the dogs of Alaska and I nevor missed an op portunity to ohbervo them or to talk with sonio old dog-boater who knew them. And one day I saw a light. I had ofteu heard of the ferocity with which these beasts go to each other, hut I had no idea I would witness a scrap, for It was summer time, and tho beasts were on their long vaca tion. In tho Eummer the dogs are chained in groups or teams. Most of them aro provided with kennels, wiiero they can escape tho pests and the rains, but in tho day time they usually sit or lio on the top of their dog houses. A dozen or more were In one family group Just outside of town and I used to watch them at feeding time. Ono day as I was ob serving them a big shaggy husky enmo down the path. I don't know whether bo had escaped or whether ho was allowed to run loose. As he passed tho kennels every dog set up a howl, pulled at Its chain and tried to get nt the Invader. Tho free dog gnve no attention to tho "din. He" walked on as unconcerned as an In dian returning from n salmon eat. Hut when he had passed them, like a flash ho turned nnd sprang nt the neareat dog. And wlial a vicious scrap. Tho big husky rushed to his chained antagonist. For a second the two dogs eyed each other than a strike and a get-away, quick as tho The most of tho HIGHWAY WORK BEING PUSHED Ive Concrete ItridgeH Now ploted Neur Helena. Co Mi ll. S. DeSpain, who Is general fore man of tho Sherwood Contracting Company' who have tho bridge work on the Delena section of the highway, was In St. Helens Saturday and re ported that his company was making good progress on the contract. Five concrete bridges have been completed and are open to traffic. Two of the bridges are between Rainier and De lona and three are between Delena and Inglls. In addition to this work two miles of' macadam road have been completed and before the bad weather begins It Is hoped to have another mile ready for travel. Dur ing the winter the plun is to work on these lines on the Delena cutoff and also make some sub-grado to be In readiness for prompt work of mac adamizing when the spring opens up. It is estimated there are about 15,000 yards of slides to remove, which Is quite a large task. Mr. DcSpaiu states he has forty men on the work and they are kept busy all the time PRETTY WEDDING AT SCAPPOOSE Mr. Arch Duncan and Miss Ardath llagey the Happy Couple. the trouble of a run In with the stat officials. THANKSGIVING DAY IS OBSERVED In Ion Thanksgiving Services All Stores Close, Thanksgiving day was quietly ob served in St. Melons. union '- vlco was hold at tho Congregational church at 10: HO o'clock In the morn ing, conducted by Uev. Hlsey and Hev. Taylor. All stores were closed nnd tho city and county offices were also closed for tho entlro day. The mills and shipyards closed down, al lowing their employes to tuko tho Thanksgiving dinner with their fam ilies and to spend tho day In rest ami oulet. Quito a few who nro Interest ed In tho football game went to Port land to witness the U. of O'.-O. A. O. gnmo, and others visited with reia Wednesday afternoon tho Congre gational church was the scene of the most brilliant social event of the sea son, the wedding of Miss Ardath ha' gey and Mr. Arch Duncan. The church was artistically decorated with greenery and pink blossoms; the pulpit and choir space were of ferns and baskets of flowers, the cen ter aisle being flan fled with tal standards of ferns relieved by nrti .tlc bnskets of pink carnations, making a beautiful setting for the occasion The conple were married by Pev. C H. Johnston, pastor of the church, the Impressive ring ceremony being used liofore the entrance of the brldul party Miss Helen Watts sang "I Love You Truly," accompanied bv Miss Maude Watts, who also played the bridal music. The brido was particu larly duinty and attractive In her bridal gown of white messalino cov- n steel trap nnd jump away. But eBeu- witn billowy folds of silk net, onco at it they never quit. There trimmed with pearls, her bridal bou is no mercy Bhown by beast or man i quct wa8 0f white sweet peas and in Aluska fights. I watched the con- j Cecil Hruenner roses. Miss Eva Gar test for several minutes beforo the rHon the maid of honor, wore a pea light like their ancestors strlko like DIKING DISTRICT TO BE FORMED Hundreds of Acres of Land to He Iteclaimed. From an authoritative source, the Mist learns that plans have been formulated for tho diking of that body of land lying on the Washing ton side of the Columbia river and extending from Lewis river to Mar tin's Bluff, and reclaiming hundreds of acres of fertile land. The officials of the state of Washington approved tho project and ordered a survey made. The survey has been com pleted and plans are now being made to form a diking or draining district and lsBue bonds for the cost of the work. As one party interested in the work stated to a Mist reporter: "If the plans go through, where there is one farm now there will be twenty when the work Is completed." While Woodland would bo the chief trading point, tho nearness of St. Helens and the good market af forded here would be a drawing card and with the proper dock facilities no doubt a large portion of the pro ducts would be marketed here. Those at the head of the project aro responsible men and are enthusi astic as to the plans, and while the matter has not been definitely set tled sufficient progress has been made to indicate the fulfillmnt of the plans of the promoters. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS AT LAST MEETING RESIGNATION OF MAYOR Budget Is Prepared for Submission to Taxpayers. HONOR GUARD DANCE TO BE BIG EVENT Many Tickets Are Bold and a Large Crowd is Exiected. din of tho chained dogs attracted attention und tho owners came nnd stopped tho combat. Tho free dog would rush In, snap his Jaws and blood would spurt. Once to avoid a rush he jumped too far and came within reuch of the chain of another dog. Snap, and his hip was laid open with an ugly wound, but the wounded dog never looked at his second antagonist. His mission was to kill tho first dog, and they would have fought to tho deatli if the men had not beaten them apart with v-iiiliH and stones. Huskies are recog- ..i.,.i .. ilm best breeds for sled- dine, hut the Indians want the mala The trail (logs oi uteB half wolf tlvos 'and friends In nonrhy towns iin.1 Alaska don't want auy Pe"'"8 or familiarity, iney aro wum. ... their affection and fidelity, when they know who tho boss is, but they won't mako friends with strangers. Thoy nro supremely indifferent to any advances. They want you to lenve them alone, and a wise tender foot will. Whlto men drive from seven to nine dogs on an outfit, depending on the load and tho trail. Thoy har ness thorn fan-shaped, spread out so they do not interfere with each othor. Tho load is irom iuu iu cities. STRAWBERRIES AT 2 CENTS a vu" iin would you llko to pay tho extravagant price of 2 cents a quart for big luscious strawberrlesT ion would. All right. Just run over somewhere In tho Soutli boa is lands." for that Is tlio price mo.. -wrltos Charley Smith, son of S. h. Smith, of St. Helens, who Is on the ...ni-or l'ittBburg. He also says ba- nanas are mgn i v . ' ... I nmimin to a dog. tho war, and aro quoted at t. nlV .. w (lrlve a team of mala a dozen, or all you can eav .. . .. d wlllte men nlckol If you prefer to ouy that way. iwnv Smith, another son tho 13th Aviation Corps in iru... Bnd to tnko advantage of inui.."t - - green taffeta, trimmed with silver luce and carried an arm bouquet of whlto chrysanthemums. Mr. Duncan was attended by his brother, Armand Duncan, as best man. The flowed girls, Huth Hoven, of Goblo, cousin of the bride, and Dorothy Campbell, of Clatskanle, niece of the groom, were dressed In white and carried baskets of pink carnations and ferns. Joo Campbell, the ring bearer, was also drossed in white. The ushers Included Miss Vera Price, Miss Gladys Garrison, Miss Khoda West, Miss Mary Metcalf. Mrs. Chas. Sandstrom, mother of the bride, wore a black crepe de chene. After tho wedding trip Mr. and Mrs. Duncan will make their home In Tacoma, where Mr. Duncan is connected with tho Taco ma Gas Works. This is the first wedding In the now church building. The bride is an accomplished musician and was church pianist a long time. She is very popular socially, and since the announcement of her engagement In September has been extensively en tertained. Mr. Duncan Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Duncan, long time residents of Scappoose. Judging from the number of tick ets already sold, the Honor Guard Girls' dance which will be held In the city hall Saturday night will be well attended and a big success. Shurtcliff's orchestra has been en gaged to furnish the music and cap able floor managers will see that everything Is carried out In the best manner. As before stated, the pro ceeds of the dance will be used to buy Christmas presents for the sol dier boys. The following well known ladies will be the patronesses: Mrs. L. K. Rutherford, Mrs. A. J. Peel, Mrs. S. C. Morton, Mrs. A. H. John son, Mrs. A. J. Demlng and Mrs. A. F. Barnett. In addition to the number from St Helens who will be present at the dance, It is expected that quite a few will come from nearby towns in the county. The Honor Guard girls wish it understood that the dance is no invitation affair but for the public. and they wish to extend a cordial in vltatlon to all. The city council met In regular ses sion Monday night and many import ant matters were acted upon. A com mittee from the Woman's Club called and asked aid for the public library. It was shown that during the past year the club had expended In the maintenance of the library almost $300, and that the funds for the run. nlng expenses of the library had been provided by the club with the exception of $100 allowed by the city. The ladies thought the city should take over the library and con duct it as a city library. The council took the matter under advisement and agreed to contribute not less than 350 for the maintenance of the li brary, but did not agree to take over the work as a city institution. Councilman Ballagh brought up the matter of the fire alarm system. On account of the strike of the tele phone workers, the work of install ing the fire alarm system had been delayed, so Mr. Ballagh reported, but with a settlement in sight, he and Councilman White thought the work would be completed in the near fu ture. According to the plans worked out by these gentlemen, the city will be divided into zones. A number of cards will be printed and distributed to the telephone users, and on each card will appear the zone number corresponding to the old fire alarm number, so if a fire occurs the phone user will telephone "Fire in zone No. . ," and the operator will turn in the alarm. The fire and water com mittee will give full instructions to the public at a later date. The matter of preparing a budget was taken up and the finance com mittee handed in a budget of neces sary expenses for the conduct of the city affairs and set, Tuesday, Decem ber 18, at 8 p. m., as the date and hour of hearing any objections or suggestions from the taxpayers. Mayor Morton tendered his resig nation as mayor of the city, giving as his reason that the duties of the county judgeship would require the major portion of his time. The coun cil took the matter under advisement and asked that the mayor hold of fice until they have more time to think the matter over. Other matters were brought to the attention of the city fathers and act ed upon, and afer all the business was cleaned up the council adjourned. .1 mures u ii.iio mem, ... , ,! - enn't equal tno iiiiuuub i. endurance. The natives uiuiorsianu dogs better, know bettor how to nan with VERNONIA TEACHERS HOLD INSTITUTE The first local teachers' 'Institute for Columbia county was held at Ver- nonla on November 24. All teachers from the Upper Nehalcm were pres ent. A good program was renoerea The high school furnished the music for the occasion and it was greatly appreciated. The Vernonla teachers aro deserving of much credit for their able assistants. The following teachers were pres ent: Supt. J. B. Wllkerson, Pear: Wllkorson, G. W. Brown, Sophia Hen dorson, M. H. Allhands, Gladyi Smith, Rachel May, Gwendolyn Evans and Sarah M. Parr. More than 50 Interested visitors attended this meet ing. Refreshments were served tne teachers at tho closo of the session by Mr. Wilkerson. at aaruen my. - ..'. trail indron has noon . a Bllvor cup for noing m """ iTllpv wlll duh until thoy die. rattier The dogs are wonderful endurnnco and strongth. that his squadron .itunr run for bo scrlhors to tho Liberty loan. Tho 1 50 1 X R a pecuar fact members took $33,000 worth. Dew-; i of wm pu on that is pull hard to lmro of this was $200 300 scrlhos New York City us nouum p u .uvaernners. theatres and crowds. Yos, that's Now York all right A since ll il... tlliu very a dead lonu start a sled. Onco start It, and they will strain to the last, but they won't 0' start. The general impression is that ! ern Afrlca." You will be delighted CHURCH NOTICE Methodist Kpiscopal Church "The Friendly Church," Albert S. Hlsey, pastor. Sunday school, 11a. m. Morning woruhlp, 10 a. m. Epworth league, 6:30 p. m. Evening servlco, 7:30 p. ni. Mid-week meeting Wednesday, at 7:30 p. m. The subject of the morn In sermon by the pnstor will be "The Emanci pated Life." For the evening services we have secured a very fine set of slides on "Mohammedanism in North YOU NEED VEGETABLES Plenty of vegetables are needed in winter as well as in summer. They furnish valuable mineral that your body needs for its growth and de velopment and to keep it in good working order. Besides they furnish other substances Important for nor mal development and health. They help to prevent constipation, which is detrimental to health. Vegetables ar9 a safeguard to health see that you have a variety of them (whethei fresh or canned) the whole year round. BENEFIT DANCE BY HONOR GUARD Proceeds to Be Used for Christmas Packages for Soldier Boys. The St. Helens Honor Guard will have a social dance Saturday night, December 1, at the city hall. The proceeds derived from the sale of tickets will be used for the purchase of Christmas presents for the drafted and enlisted men. Few people have a correct idea of the amount of money necessary to make the needed pur chases, and while the Honor Guard has some money in the treasury they need more to carry out their program nnd it was thought the best way to obtain It was by having a nice dance. The price of a ticket is $1, and the public is cordially lnvted to buy tck ets and attend the dance. PERCENTAGE OF SICK AT ARMY CAMPS Pounds usually will bring the out rott profit, according to tho do- surnnco, but his many menus ' . . ,i0no Stan. i" ern Airicu. iou ... uo usini uc6.""i"B niong other things no nu I dogg nre fod entirely on salmon. "1 wlth thl8 flne get 0f views. Bring the ! Christian Science Society ot St, o loavlng here has boon to , they woH,a not vo long. Lhlmron Bml enjoy an evening In an- ens wlll hold services every Si $10,000 In government Sulmon Oiono for a steady ration will other 80cUon of tbis great and wen I morning at 11 o'clock, in St. I (Continued on page 4) derful world in viiich we live. ANNOUNCEMENT Beginning Sunday, December 9, the Hel Sunday Helens city hall, Returning from inspection trip tv 10 army and aviation camps, Col. Weston P. Chamberlain, of the sur geon general's office, reports that ti e per cont of sick ranges from below 1 per cent to slightly below 2 per cent. Among the conditions leading to treatment in hospital are severe colds, tonstlltlB, slight injuries, and other comparatively slight ailments. About the only serious disease found at any camp was pneumonia. Each national army camp has a thousand-bed hos pital, equipped in accordance with most approved modorn practice. Tho entertainment that was to have been given December 7 by the M. E. Aid society has been postponed to the 14th Inst. '"tmont specialists. 1 this will not have to ue pniu