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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