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Issued Every Friday by
THE MIST Pl'BUSIIING COMPANY
O. D. HEILBORN....Vlce Trosident
ami Manager,
ft. C. MORTON Editor
SUBSCRIPTION KATES
One Year $1.50
Six Months 75 j
Entered as second-class mutter,
January 10th, 1912. at the Fostoffice
at St. Helens, Oregon, under the act
of March 3rd, 1879.
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
GOOD ROAMS MAKE BETTER
FRIENDS
When out in the country several
days ago inspecting proposed and old
roads which are sadly in need of re
pairs, Commissioner A. E. Harvey re
marked that he hoped the time
would soon come when good high
ways would connect the upper and
lower ends of the county so that the
people of these districts might be
come better acquainted and become
better friends. We agree with Mr.
Harvey. The sooner good roads are
built throughout the county the
sooner will the people of one section
get acquainted with the people of
another section. There is nothing
which will foster friendship nnd com
munity feeling more than a good
road joining communities. When
communities are joined by good high
ways then the communities have op
portunity to visit and mingle and fos
ter not only the community spirit
but the spirit of progress for the
whole county. Unfortunately the up
per end of the county does not know
much about the lower end of the
county, or vice versa, but with the
completion of the Columbia highway
and the Pittsburg-St. Helens road the
people living in the territory through
which these roads will go will have
an opportunity to get acquainted
with their neighbors or the commun
ity a little further on, and then each
community will realize the needs of
the other community and join ti
gether to accomplish things which
are for the benefit of all.
First, last and all the time, the
Mist favors good roads and a road
tax sufficient to build and maintain
roads which will join communities
and link together the people of the
county n the common purpose of the
advancement of Columbia county's in
terest. Good roads are absolutely
necessary.
YOUR PATRIOTIC DUTY TO BUY
THRIFT STAMPS
It is the patriotic duty of every
citizen who is able to do so to buy
Thrift or War Saving Stamps and
thereby help the United States to
win the war. The purchase of even
so little amount as a 25-cent Thrift
Stamp is a definite contribution tow
ards this end.
The purchase of Thrift and War
Savings Stamps fosters thrift, and
those who purchase these little baby
bonds which Uncle Sam has issued
are acquiring the thrift habit and at
the same time furnishing means with
which the government can carry on
this war for your protection and the
protection of your loved ones.
To win this war we must have
both men and money. St. Helens has
sent to the front young men of red
blood many of them. They have
made the sacrifice, left good posi
tions, home and severed family ties
You who are left at home can help
them without so great a sacrifice as
they have made. The only sacrifice
that you are called on to make, i
ruch can be called a sacrifice, is to
loan your government a few dollars
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so food, clothing, Bunand ammuni
tion may be furnished the boys who
are fighting for you.
If you can't buy a Liberty Bond,
then buy a War Savings Stamp. Show
your colors, show your faith in your
government nnd show your apprecia
tion of the splendid men who are at
the front fighting for you.
SHITS
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AND AIKPI.AXKS
VITAL
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In his recent address In Portland
before the Loyal Legion of Loggers
nnd Lumbermen, Col. llrlce P. Dlsque
who has charge of the spruce produc
tion in the northwest, said:
"I was selected, to go to France In
October, my ship had been desig
nated nnd I had my bedding roll in
Washington. I was ready, and want
ed to go when my superior officers
came to me and told me it was
necessary for me to come into Ore
gon and Washington to get out
rpruce for airplanes. It took me a
week almost to decide to come. Now
r.U of my IS yer-.rs experience in the
army had been spent in learning to
do the things being done in France
today and to give up going over, even
temporarily, was a Great disappoint
ment to me, but I wr.s convinced thai
sending soldiers to Franco would not
accomplish very much unless we were
able to get ships to take them over
with supplies nnd ammunition, and
unless we could produce the air
planes for the soldier aviators to
use."
FARMERS AM) SHIPS
Two things which do not appear
to have very much to do with each
other. And yet they have.
It is not sufficient merely to pro
duce goods, they must be marketed,
and ships are necessary to the farmer
unless he wishes to be cut ofT from
the best of all markets of the world
Europe.
Just as an automobile is a good
thing for hauling produce to nearby
towns nnd freight cars are necessary
to haul the produce to the great grain
centers, so ships are necesary to mar
ket the produce of the farmers.
Every inducement possible should
bo offered to encourage upbuilding
of American merchant marine.
A St. Helens lady who has two
brothers in the service, one in the
United States army and ihe other in
France, recently received letters
from both of them. Each letter was
written on the Y. M. C. A. stationery
and in a Y. M. C. A. hut Both of the
soldiers spoke of the glorious work
the Y M. C. A. was doing for tin
soldier boys, and the lady remarked:
"Nothing is too good for the Y. M.
C. A. and no sacrifice I can make b
too large if I can help maintain the
work which the organization is carry
ing on." Any mother, father. Bister
or brother who has a dear one
the service of Uncle Sam will appro
elate and heartily agree with th
lady who made this remark. The Y
M. C. A. and the Red Cross are doing
magnificent work and when they call
on us for help our assistance BhouUl
be readily given.
From this day on let's havo no
more fighting among ourselves, bui
let us all Join in our fight against tlit
kaiser. The biggest blow we can
send to the kaiser today will be r
message to our fellow American?
throughout this country that the
operators and employes in the great
lumber industry in the northwes'
have at last come to understand and
have faith in each other, and that
during the remainder of this war
they are united in a team which don''
know the word "quitter" and will not
rest until America has once again
won a vvictorious peace. (Extract
from speech of Colonel Dlsque to tht
Loyal Legion of Loggers In Portland,
March 5.)
Since the forest service begar
planting trees on old burns In the
north Pacific district, 26,000 acre
hr.ve been stocked in Oregon nnd
8,000 acres in Washington.
BANK
BUILDING
ST. HELENS MIST. FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 1918
CHARTER AMENDMENT SUBMIT.
TED TO THE VTERS OK TI1K
CITY OF ST. HELEN'S.
Notice la hereby given that at the ,
general city election to be held on
the 1st day of April, 1918, the fol-
lowing proposed Charter amendment
will be submitted to the voters of thei
City of St. HelcnB, Oregon, for their j
approval or rejection, which gaid pro-
posed Charter amendment is cou-j
tatned In a resolution duly passed ;
by the Common Council of said City!
on the 6th day of March, 1918, which
proposed resolution is in words and
figures following, to-wlt: I
RESOLUTION.
BE IT RESOLVED by the Com
mon Council of the City of St. Hel
ens, Columbia County, Oregon, that
there be and hereby is proposed for
submission to the legal voters of the
City of St. Helens, at the regular
municipal election to be held In suid
city on the 1st day of April, 1918,
for their adoption or rejection the
following proposed amendment to
the charter of the City of St. Helons.
to be known as Section 81 '4 of said
charter, authorizing the issue and
sale of bonds in the sum of $5000.00
for the purpose of the construction
of a municipal wharf In the Columbia
river at the easterly termination of
St. Helens Street in the city of St.
Helens, Oregon.
CHARTER AMENDMENT SUBMIT
TED TO THE VOTERS BY THE
COUNCIL.
AN ACT
To amend Chapter VIII, of the
charter of the City of St. Helens,
in Columbia County, Oregon, entitled
"An act to amend an act entitled an
act to amend an act entitled an act
to incorporate the City of St. Helens,
in Columbia County, nnd State of
Oregon, filed in tho office of the Sec
retary of State February 25, 1SS9;
and as amended by an act to amend
an act entitled on act to Incorporate
the City of St. Helons, in Columbia
County and State of Oregon, filed in
the office of the Secretary of State
February 25, 1889, filed in the olllce
of the Secretary of State February
10, 1893; and as amended by an act
entitled an act to provide a definite
plan for the construction nnd main
tenance of sidewalks and sewers In
the City of St. Helens, Oregon, at cost
of interested property owners, an.l
providing for the subjection of prop
erty benefited to the payment there
of, filed In the olllce of the Secretary
of State February 11, 1905; and also
amended by that certain proposed
charter amendment submitted to the
leeal voters nf the Cltv nf St Hptmm
at a special election hold therein on
August 2, 1909, nnd approved by said
voters ai saiu election same oeing en
titled an act to amend the charter
of the City of St. Helens, under th"
nrnviulnntl nf KppHnn 9 nf Artlfla VI
of the Constitution of the State of
uregon, ana to provide a system of
water works for said City; to provide
for the formation of a Board of Wa
ter Commissioners to construct, ac
quire ana manage gaid system of
water works, and to provide funds by
issuing bonds und otherwise to pay
for the same, to manage and control
the receipts and disbursements of
monev necessary In rrentlnir ntwl
operating said system; to delegate to
said Board of Water Commissioners
Htl the nnu-ern nnur vpnrnil hir thn
charter of the City of St. Helens in
the Common Council of the said City
of St. Helens, State of Oregon, ne
cessary to cive said CnrnmluKlnniiri
power to fix rates for the use of water
10 coneci me same ana to provide
penalties ior raiiure to pay water
rates, and for the waste of water by
users; to do and provide for all mat
ters necessary for the construction
and ODeration of n rnmnlptn uirutum
of water works includng the pur-
cnase or any existing systems, the
acquisition of any needed land, rights
of way, reservoir, sites, springs and
streams, and water rights, to provide
iunas ror paying for the same," sub
mitted, to and approved by the legal
voters of said Cltv at thn rn-,ii,.r
election held in said City on the 4th
aay or April, 1910; and as also
amended by that certain proposed
charter amendment submitted to the
legal voters of the City of St. Helens
at a regular City election held there
in on April 7, 1913, approved by said
voters at Baid election the same be
ing entitled An Act to amend Sec
tion 8 of Chapter IX of the charter
of the City of St. Helens, under tho
provisions of Section 2 of Article XI
of the Constitution of the State of
Oregon, relating to the Water Com
mission, providing that said Water
Commission shall at all times have a
President, who shall be selected from
thisis own number, and the City Re
corder shall be ex-otllclo the secre
tary of said Commission, and In the
absence of one or both of said offi
cers the vacancy may be temporarily
filled by the members of the Board
then present; also that said Board
shall adopt a seal; and also that a
majority of said Board shall consti
tute a quorum for the transaction or
business, submitted to and approved
by the legal voters of said City at the
regular election held In said City on
the 7th day of April, 1913; and also
as amended by that certain proposed
charter- amendment submitted to the
legal voters of the City of St. Helons
at a regular City election held there
in on April 7, 1913, approved by said
voters at said election, the same be
ing entitled An Act to amend Sec
tion 13 of Chapter IX of the charter
of the City of St. Helens, under the
provisions of Section 9. nf lriu vi
of the Constitution of the State of
uregon, relating to the Water Com
mission, providing that said Com
mission shall
said system of water works first to
paying me operating expenses exten
slons and betterments of said system
second toward nrnvlrlincr f ii.
lng fund for paying off the said wa-
ior uuiiub uuu me interest thereon
and any money so being in such sink
ing fund shall by direction of said
Wr.ter Commissioners, be Invested
In Improvement warrants or bonds of
the Cltv of st Hoi ana rm ntl.n.
warrants or bonds of said City, at
mr, uiso provming mat should the
Income from the water rates not be
sufficient to nnv thn lnii.t n v.
said bonds and provide for a sinking
iunu me uommistfloners shall certify
that fact to the Common Council and
shall also certify to the said Interest
and to provide for said sinking fund
the said Council shall levy and col
lect a tax or cause to be levied and
collected a tax on all the taxable
property wiliuii ma nj o oc
by the assessor, sufficient to raise
money for such purposes; providing
that all money arising from such tax
shall le creuiieu 10 mm oaruum
part of the water fund; providing
that, taxes lovled under nnd for the
purpose of carrying out the provi
sions of this act shall be levied and
collected the same as other taxes
are levied and collected, but not
oftener than once In each yonr, and
the amount so collected shall not
exceed one per cent of all the prop
erty assessed within the corporal
limits of said City, submitted to and
npproved by tho legul voters of said
City at the regular election held In
said City on the 7th day of April,
1013." enacted and npproved by the
legal voters of said City at a special
election held In snld City on July 23.
1916. by Inserting a section in said
Chapter VIII. after Soctlon 81 M and
before Section 82 thereof, which
shall be designated In the charter as
Section 8194, providing for nnd au
thorizing the issue nnd sale of bonds
in the sum of $5000.00 foe the pur
poso of paying for the construction
of a municipal wharf in the Columbia
river at the eas'.erly termination of
St. Helens Stroet In the City of St.
Helens, Oregon.
HE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE
OF THE CITY OF ST. HELENS:
That Chapter VIII of the Charter
nf the City of St. Helens, entitled
"An Act entitled an act entitled an
net entitled an act to incorporate the
City of St. Helens, In Columbia coun
ty, and State of Oregon, tiled in tho
olllce of tho Secretary of State Feb
ruary 25, 1889; Mid bb amended by
.in act to amend nn act entitled an
act to Incorporate the City of St. Hel
ens, In Columbia County, and State
of Oregon, filed In the olllce of the
Secretary of State Fehruary 25. 1889,
filed In the office of the Secretary of
State February 10, 1893; nnd as also
amended by an act entitled an act to
provide a definite plan f.r the con
struction nnd mnl:iteir.nce of side
walks and sewers In .the C'.y of St.
Helens, Oregon, at cost of Interested
property owners, nnd providing for
lie subjection of property benefited
o the payment thereof. Hied In the
office of the Secretary cf State Feb
ruary 11, 1905; and also amended
by that certain proposed Charter
intendment submitted to the legal
voters of -.ho City of St. Helens, at
a special election held therein on
August 2, 1909, approved by said
voters nt said election same being un
titled An Act to nnond the Charter
of the City of St. Helens, under the
provisions of Section 2 of Article XI
of the Constitution of the Stute of
Oregon, and to provide a system of
water works for said City; to pro
vide for the formation of a Board of
Water Commissioners to construct,
lequira, ana manage Bald rystem or
water worUn, nnd to provide funds
by issuing bonds and. otherwise to
pay for the same, nnd to mrnage and
control the receipts nnd disburse
ments fif mnnev npreiui.-trv in prnutlntr
and operating said system; to dele
gate to saiu noarci oi wator com
missioners all the powers now vested
:v tlm f'lmrtpr nf tlin f'llv nf Qt ll.il-
ens, in the Common Council of said
-. uy oi nt. neiens, hinie or uregoiu
tiecesscry to give said Commissioners
power to n rates tor tne use or wa
ter, to collect the Bame, nnd to pro
vide penalties ior ianure to pay wa
ter rules, nnd for the wnuin nf wninr
by users; to do anil provide for all
natters necessary for the construc
tion and operation of a complete
U'Htem of wnter works' (nrlii,Uiir dm
purchase of any existing system, the
acquisition oi needed land, rights or
way, reservoir sites, springs and
streams, and wnter rights, to provide
funds for paying for tho same, sub
mitted to tne approval by the legal
voters of said City nt the regular
election held In said City on the 4lh
laV Of Anrll. 191(1" nmixtiwl n.,,1
adopted by the legal voters of the
uy oi nt. neiens. nt a special elec
lon held In said City on July 23,
1915, be amended by Inserting in
vtld Chapter VIII, a new section
after Soctlon 81 and before Sec
tion 82 to bo designated in the Char-t-r
as Section 81, which section
81 shall rerd as follows:
CHAPTER VIII.
Sec. 81. For the purpose of
raising funds for the building and
construction of a municipal wharf
In the Columhln Tllvnr nt ! ooU
erly termination of 8t. Helens Street
in saiu uuy or hi. Helens, Oregon,
the Common Council of said City Is
hereby authorized to Issue and dis
pose of bonds of the City In denomi
nation of $200.00 each, duly signed
by the Mayor and countersigned by
the Recorder under the corporate
seal of the City having interest cou
pons attached thereto, bearing tho
fnc simile engfaved signatures of
said officials, whereby the City shall
be held in substance and effect to
undertake and promise in considera
tion of the premises, to pay the bear
er of each said bonds at maturity
thoreof the sum named therein In
Gold Coin of the United States of
America, with interest thereon In
like Gold Coin at such rate as may
be determined by the Common Coun
cil, but in no event exceeding Beven
per cent, per annum, paynble semi
annually; provided that the aggro
gate amount of said bonds Issued by
the Common Council under the pro
vision of this Soctlon shall not ex
ceed the sum of $6000.00 par value
Said bonds shall be dated at a con
venient period; shall be due in twen
ty years from date thereof, optional
on and after ten years from said
dateof Issue; principal and Interest
thereof shall be payable at the office
of the City Treasurer, St. Helens,
Oregon, or at the fiscal agency of
the State of Oregon in the City and
State of New York, at the option of
the purchaser and shall be sold by
the Common Council at not less than
par value. The Common Council
shall each year at the time of mak
ing the annual tax levy for City pur
poses, include In such levy a sum
sufficient to pay interest due on the
outstanding bonds of this issue and
at the boglnnlng of the tenth year
from the date of the bondn shall an
nually include in each tax levy a sum
sufficient to pay ,one-tenth of the to
tal amount fo the par value of bonds
Issued hereunder.
, Resolved further, that this resolu
tion for a proposod Charter amend
ment to be submitted to the voters
by the Common Council of said City
be Hied with the Recorder of the
City of St. Helens, Oregon, upon Its
approval by the Mayor, for submis
sion to tho legal voters of tho suld
City of St. Helens, for their rejec
tion or approval to be voted upon
at the general City election to bo
held on the 1st day of April, 1918,
us by law required.
Resolved further, thut tho said
Recorder bo, and he hereby Is, In
structed ami required to publish this
resolution together with the ballot
title provided by the City Attorney,
at leust once In the oltlclul newspu"
pur of the City of St. Helens, within
ten days Immediately preceding suld
election.
Passed by the Common Council
this 6th day of Murch, 1918.
Yeas, 3; Nays, none.
Mr. Homeseeker
Attention !
NOW THAT PROSPERITY IS ASSURED
AND WAGES ARE HIGH, PUT YOUR
RENT MONEY INTO A HOME. WE HAVE
SEVERAL PLACES FOR SALE AT PRICES
BELOW PRESENT COST OF BUILDING.
SMALL DOWN PAYMENT, BALANCE
EASY TERMS.
4 Room House clone In, for ft.VH.00 on ejwy Urum. Hewer
nearly paid.
Ootxl (I RtMim Holme with nIihiIiii iMirvli; 2 nxnim up.
Mjtim iwrtlHllr tlnlhliiMl. OMitlrii lot all friiictt. Wood.
Nhel ami i-lik-krn coop, (UMMMH); very cany ti-rnm.
Iju-ge 7 RiMim Huiih on bill, rlixtfi to hi mill. A liar,
gain at l KHI.IM); I(M).(H down, balance rar mould.
ly mi) iiunlH.
II arrr with ti-n acres plowed rriMly for crop, big family
orchard. 10 room bouw wllh bath, city wtu-r, at a
bargain or will rent one )cr for 9UIA.OO. IaniIi this
up If you want a place Hint will bring you good re.
turn while you hold your Job.
10 good lot near shipyard, all fenced, nwwtly garden
Mill. Small building. $.10.00 down, balance f lft.no
(x-r month.
Have 8 It. furnished amrtmi'iit with balli. flH.OO rr
month, and St aliigln furnished at 9IO.OO each. HI.
Ilelent.
If you have anything to m-II or rent, are ua.
Rutherford Realty Company
Across the Mrw-t from City Hall
Give Us Your Next
Meat Order
It will insure a tender, juicy cut and a reason
able price for what you buy. Our aim is to
please our customers in every way. Try us.
Central Meat Market
THE BEST MEAT MARKET IN THE COUNTY
Phone 60 Free and Prompt Delivery
Livery, Feed and Sale Stable
DRAYINC AND TRANSFER
All Business Promptly Attended To
" PHONE 15
WM. ,H. DAVI"ES - j Prop.
ST. HELENS.OREGON
Plenty of Money to
Loan on Partially
Improved Farms at
HAROLD P. ROSS
Room 11, Bank Bldg. Phone 50 '
Submitted to the Mayor 11,7"
day of March, It 18. lb U
Approved by the Mayor th. .
day of March, 1918. ,ni k
I. HAI LAOH
Filed March Cth, 19ig M,or
E. K. QUICK, Recorder
The ballot title and numb.,
said proposed amendment win i v
follows, to-wlt: .
An Act to amend Chapter Vin
tho Charter of the City of st H.i ,:
Oregon, by Inserting therein' IW1
i auuiormng a bond Imb."
ir.OllO 00. for tha. mtrnn.. ... '
funds for the construction of i i"1
nlclpal wharf at the easterly
atlou of St. Helens Streot, In i th.V
of St. Melons, Oregon.
Shall suid proposod Amend,,..,
be adopted? . """I
100 Yes.
101 No.
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