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OFFICIAL PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY
PIONEER PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY
foLUME XXXVII.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1918
NO. 14
lYAL LEGION OF
LOGGERS ORGANIZED
VeN PLEDGE LOYALTY
Lire Crew of Mill Hlgn I'p m do
Employ" r lxKin
NEW LUMBER MILL
FOR SHERMAN BROS.
Ili-Ing lloilt Two MIIi-m Mi-Nt of
Wnrtvii.
n Loyal legion of Loggers and
.mermen ) been organized In
I, Helen and the lumbermen and
Ultra gave the government reprn
Lutlves. Captain Hurkhold and
Fucker, their promise of loyal and
(.trlotlc assistance in the furlher-
(ne of the governments work.
Wednesday mornlnic the officera
at the mill of the Bt. Iltlena
umber Company and on order of
fh, operating official the mill wna
loied down and the men came Into
Yht yard to hear the omclaia time.
iniiln liurkhead was the principal
noeiker. He atatea mat ne ennio
la the t'nltod State army aome years
no as a private, and at that time was
, laboring man, no he knew what It
vm to do hard dally work. Ho
prided the mill and logging camp
workera of Orogon for the manner In
which they had responded to the
lorernraent call for aid In the pro
ductlon 01 SHIP lumoer nuu iriMnun
itock. He aimed an inai wuoiou i
join the Loyal legion to come for
ward and sign the membership nai
and said, "It there la one among you
who has the rod card of the I. W.
W., bring up the card and I will tear
It up and lot you aign your umu
along with tne nnmea oi rem m.
If any I. W. w. wai iu me crown no
did not make HI presence mown
a a 1.
and to a man tne employes oi mo
mill signed the momneramp run.
The officers later went to the camp
of the Milton creeK Lagging v.om
pany, ana it is siaieu mm pi
i I.LI. . ..
very man aignnu up. t
turn aio at me toiumuu
mill.
C. H. Sutherland was chosen as
the serrotary of the nrancn iormo
at the HI. Helen Lumner iomv"
but we have not ascertamea wno w
elected at the other places mentioned
It la the purpose of the United
States officers to make a trip through
Coumba county and call ai eacn
mill and camp and make Columbia
county one of the banner counties In
OrKon for tho Loyal Legion.
Captain Tucker stated that it was
probable he would soon be ordered
to Idaho along with other soldiers
to clean up or clean out the bunch
of I. W. W.s who have been giving
so much trouble 4n Hie lumbering
oporatlons there.
He congratulated the lumbor work
ers of the county on their loyalty
and stated no county had been more
froe from disorder and trouble than
Columbia.
C. W. and II. A. Sherrnun, who
compose tho Arm of Sherman . Uro-
thors, are building a new sawmill
about two miles went of Warren, ani
they contemplate having their mill
ready for operation within the noxt
sixty daya. The firm hoe secured a
tract of 4,000,000 font of standing
timber from Washington Muckle and
Miss Amy Goorgo and have moved
their logging equipment to the tim
ber. The mill they are building will
have a capacity of 16,000 feet por
day, and when both the logging opor-
ttons and mill are running they will
employ 18 or 20 men. The lumber
will be hauled to Warron and from
there shipped by rail.
MARSHLAND LEADS
IN STAMP SALES
HL Helens Still lK Weekly rhde
Hhow Decrease.
The weekly sales of Thrift Stamps
In Columbia county la approximately
1600 less than the previous week
w.Q,t. nil other Dlaces in
the total amount sold. This was tho
house to house campaign weok, and
It Is evident that the person in charge
of the work in Marshland put for
ward a snoclal effort. St. Helens
encond on the list with $271, a d
crease compared with last week, and
Clatskanle still keeps up Its remara
able work with sales of $269.74.
It la quite evident that the Thrift
camuiilifn is conducting itsolt in St.
Helens, outside of what the schooU
are doing. The work should not be
loft entirely to the achool children,
and whoever is in charge of the
campaign in St. Helens should wake
up and show Just the least little
"pep." Results would follow.
The weekly sales were:
Clatskanle 59'
Columbia City
Houlton '
Marshland 448
GOVERNOR W1THYC0MBE
ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY
STANDS ON HIS RECORD
Promise KiipMrt of Administration
Making Wur Measures F.ffccUve.
Many Nice Farms and Lot of Good
Land for I-'armam.
HIST THRIFT CONTEST
STIRS UP INTEREST
RECEIVE MANY LETTERS
u1k- Will lluve Dig Job to Select
liCNt 1'OIMTIl.
The content Inaugurated by the
Mist In tho Thrift Stamp campaign
as caused much Intercut throughout
the county If the many letters re
ceived from the school children can
be taken as evidence lu the matter.
Each mall brings a dozen or more
letters and they are being mailed
from practically every community In
the county. In Thursday morning'
all a number cume from the Hutel
Grove school neur Clatakanle; others
from Clatskanle and the Nehalem
valley, and Goblo was also well rep
resented. More than 200 lettora are
now in the Mint olTlce and with the
others which will come before March
26, when the contest closes, they will
be turned over to the Judges of the
contest. W. 13. Dltlxrd, Glen It. Mets
ker and G. W. Watts, and It will lie
up to these Judges to toll the Mist
who wrote the six best letters as to
Why 1 buy Thrift Stumps." When
the Judges accepted the proposition
of the MlHt. they little thought they
would have such a big Job uhead of
them, and It might tako several duy
for them to decldo who gets the three
tc u'ip Rnvlnirs Stamps and the
three Thrift Cards each beurlug $1
of Thrift Stamps, but us soon as they
decide, tho prizes will bo sent to the
lnners by Mrs. I. E. Dodd, the m
Unions Doslmaster, nnd tho letters
of the winners will be published in
the Mist.
We hone to publlr.h the letters in
our next Isbub nnd will do so provided
the Judges make their decision before
March 29.
STAMP SALES OF
ST. HELENS SCHOOLS
Governor James Wlthycombe for
mally unnounced his candidacy yes
terday. The governor stands on his
record and asks support of the voter
who approve of the conduct of the
office during his incumbency. The
governor's statement is:
If the people of Oregon are of the
opinion that I have served them
faithfully, I should bo pleased to re
celve a vote of confidence at their
hands.
The Governor of the state has the
oar of the people. It Is therefore In
his power to assist in creating and
maintaining a healthy public sentl
ment on the many subjects which
make for community welfare. I have
been mindful of this fact, have mlu
gled with the people and have done
all In my power to promote the (lu
velopment of the state, to bring about
the construction of good roads, to
emphasize the importance of educa-
INE FARMING COUNTRY
LIES NEAR MAYGER
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
WILL VISIT RAINIER
NEEDS DEVELOPMENT
Will Help Kalnier Lodge Celebrate
Twenty-Fifth Anniversary.
GOV. JAMES WITHVCOMBE
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I'rescott
28.62
Kalnier 175
Scappoose
49.10
St.
Helen. "l'
Total I.""
Previously reported . . lM-"
Mclirtrto Hchool
Miss Matthew's room: Total 129;
gain for the week 18.
Miss Taylor's room: Totul $70;
gain for the weok $18.
Mrs. Andrew's room: Total $52;
sain for the week $1.
Mia Armstrong's room: Total
$136.50; gain for the week $9.25.
Mr. Lake's room: Total $126;
gain for the week $11.25.
.iitlin Giinim Hrluil
mIhs Perry's room: Total $35.60;
lain for the week $5.
Mrs. Harnett's room: Total $44;
gain for the week $9.76.
Mrs. Lake's room: Total $115.25;
gain for the weok $7.60.
Miss LaBnre'B room: iuiui
$116.75; gain for the weok $5.75.
Miss Hlcklthlei',s room: Total
$113.25; gain for the week $14.60.
Miss Stenlck's room: Total $172;
gain for the week $86.78.
Mrs. Wilson's room: Total $97.60;
gain for the week $12.
Miss Hall's room: Total $52.T6;
for the week $4.60.
Mr. Brown's room: Total $111.26;
gain for the week $2.60.
II l(li School
Senior class: Total $56.60; gain
for the week $14.25.
'Sophomore class: Total $30.00;
gain for the week $2. ;
Junior class: Total $08; gain for
tlon nud especially to maintain at
white heat the devotion of the peo
plo to the great cause of liberty and
democracy for which the country if
fighting. If reelected I shall cou
lnue to do everything I can to ac
complish these ends.
OroRon has given twenty thousand
of hor sons to the great world war.
Those men nre the flower of our
young manhood and we havo no
clearer duty than thr.t of loyally sup
porting thorn, providing for thojr
health and comfort end safeguarding
thoir morals. I shall continue to
render thorn every service in my
power.
Under our form of government the
'conduct of a foreign war devolves on
the President of the United Statea,
who Is the commander-in-chief of
Hhe army and navy. I shall do every
thing in my power to assist xthe
President in making the power of
this country effective in the great
world conflict. I shall particularly
exercise every power nnd authority
which I possess to promote a maxi
mum ofllciency In our local Industries
which nre related to the war activi
ties. No other duty Is so pressing or
at this time so important as that of
winning the war. No sacrifice is too
great if it looks to the triumph of
the forces battling for international
righteousness.
I shall stand In the future, as in
the past, for rigid law enforcement
and for a cleaner and greater Ore
As one goes from Kalnier to May-
grir either via rail or boat, they get
little idea of the magnificent country
which starts at the top of the high
rock bluffs which border the river.
Standing on the rear plutform of the
train one sees only the rock wall,
several hundred feet high, and little
imagines that right on top of these
bluffs are many nice farms and farm
houses. Several of these places are
located right on '.op of the bluff and
one looks almost straight down on
the railroad track and the passing
trains. The section of country which
we refer to Is about three miles
from Mayger, and is located on
the McAdams road. This road leaves
the main Mayger-Delena road about
two miles from Mayger and near the
fine school house which School Dis
trict No. 29 Is Justly entitled to be
proud of, and along the road are to
be seen fine farms and good dwelling
houses built by the firmer who was
not afraid of hard work In order to
make for himself a good farm and a
comfortable home.
J. E. Carlson has a fine 60-acre
farm most of which Is under culti
vation. He bought the place eleven
years ago and has done much work
towards improving it. O. A. Back-
strom, Sig Fransen and several others
are located close by and nre busy
Improving their places. The Fran
sen brothers have a donkey engine
and are clearing land by this method.
Further on up the road one comes
to the nice place of John McAdams,
who was one of the pioneer settlers
on this road, and a short distance
from his farm are located several
new settlers who are busy taking the
stumps out of the ground and niak
lng the land ready for cultivation.
V. Marti has a fine place and a very
comfortable home, nnd when the
Marti road is opened he will have
access to the McAdams road.
The land in this vicinity Is not
rough, but has a gentle slope west
ward, towards Beaver creek and the
Clatskanle river, and there are hun
dreds of acres of it awaiting the man
with energy and pluck.
The county court visited this sec
tion recently and decided to 'rock the
McAdcnis road from the McAdams
place to the Mayger-Dolena road
The present road is a good summer
time road, but in the winter is very
muddy, and since the settlers on the
road have waited several years for
the Improvement, the court decided
to open a quarry on top of the hill
near the Fransen place, bo that rock
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Avon Lodge No. 62, Knights of
Pythias, has accepted an Invitation
from Rainier Lodge No. 68 to pay
it a fraternal visit Thursday, April
4, and assist the members in cele
brating their twenty-fifth anniver
sary. The grand chancellor of the
Oregon domain will be present and
will present veteran's Jewels to sev
eral members of the Rainier lodge,
and will assist In the annual roll call
exercises.
The Invitation from the Rainier
lodge was cheerfully accepted and it
is probable that many of the Knlght3
will Journey to Rainier for the occa
sion.
CANDIDATES NOMINATED
FOR CITY OFFICES
J. T. TABER FOR MAYOR
Three Counrllmen, Water ComniiM-
Hioner and Treasurer Nominated.
TUSCANIA SURVIVOR
TELLS HIS EXPERIENCE
SHIP AFLOAT 3 HOURS
Oyier I nt crest inn Notes of Columbia
County Soldiers.
Walter Nagle, who Is a member of
the 20th Engineers and was on board
the Tuscania when the vessel was
torpedoed by the Hun submarine,
has written his mother telling some
of the Incidents of the catastrophe.
Walter said "Almost all of us got
out of the-mlxup all right. Walter
Larsen, George Perkins and I stayed
together and a United States destroy
er picked us up and landed us in Ire
land." He stated that the people in
Ireland bad treated them fine, but
he missed the American cigarettes
and tobacco and asked that some be
sent him. Walter 'said the soldier
boys were all sitting around and
thinking they would land safely when
the torpedo struck the vessel. There
was little excitement as the boat was
afloat for three hours. He and his.
companions had no trouble in getting
to the destroyer, as the sea wus
smooth and the weather fine.
J. H. Wellington, chief boatswain
U. S. N., who is stationed at Bremer
ton, left Sunday morning for his sta
tion. In anticipation of being soon
ordered to active sea duty, Mr. Well
ington secured a week's furlough,
which he has been spending with
relatives here.'
A letter from O. J. Lymburner
states he has passed the competitive
examination and is now rated a petty
officer with the title of pharmacist's
mate third class. He is stationed at
the U. S. naval hospital, Brooklyn
N. Y., where he has charge of a ward
MANY QUESTIONNAIRES
ARE NOT RETURNED
Those Failing to . Answer Will Be
Iiorated by Federal Authorities.
Archie Newborn and Justin Wil
kins have successfully passed their
examinations for enlistment in the
37th Engineers, and were ordered to
report nt Vancouver Barracks Mon
day. Their information Is that
the company will Boon be sent to
Camp Meyers, Va., and after train
ing will go to France for duty.
The caucus for the purpose of
nominating city offclals to be voted
on at the city election to be held
Monday, April 1, was held in the city
hall Monday night and attended by
nearly 100 people.
Mayor Ballagh stated the purpose
of the meeting and called for nomi
nations for chairman. The mayor
and Glen R. Metsker were nominated
and Ballagh won out by a vote of
27 to 26. J. W. Allen was nominated
for temporary chairman and on mo
tion to make the temporary chair
man permanent be was elected by
acclamation.
The nei(t order of business was the
nomination of a mayor. Mr. Ketel
nominated J. T. Taoer and M. Saxon
nominated Mayor Ballagh, who de
clined the nomination. Several
others were nominated, but evidently
being satisfied with the nomination
of Taber, they declined, therefore
the secretary cast the ballot for J.
T. Taber, v.-ho was declared the nomi
nee for mayor.
The race for councilman for the
two year term was a little more ex
citing as there were several nomi
nees, viz.: C. C. Cassett, B. I. Plum
mer, E. I. Barton, J. W. McDonald,
L. Rosasco, Charles Graham, A S.
Harrison, Chas. McCauley, S. E.
Smith and H. P. Ross. Aaron Kelly
and T. S. White, present councilmen,
were nominated but both declined, as
did Magnus Saxon. A ballot was
taken and B. I. Plummer led the
vote with a total of 42. He was de
clared one of the nominees and a
second ballot was taken which re
sulted in the nomination of E. I.
Barton.
The chairman then declared nomi
nations in order for the short term,
viz., one year, to succeed Aaron Kel
ly. In this contest J. W. McDonald
came out ahead and was declared the
nominee. 1 '
Nominations for treasurer were
next in order. Several were nomi
nated but declined, and the name of
Miss Alice Quick was presented. She
received the nomination by acclama
tion and was duly declared the nominee.
Several were nominated for the of
fice of water commissioner for tho
five year term, and all refused. Tak
ing advantage of the absence of re
tiring commissioner J. W. Aiken, he
was nominated, and not being there
to decline, the nomination was given
to him.
The ticket is a good one and ap
parently met with the hearty approv
al of all present, and there is little
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gon.
Oregon is firmly committed to the
principles of prohibition and equal
suffrage and, while they are no long
er issues in this' state, I shall con
tinue to give those causes my full
support.
Every legitimate phase of state
development should be supported,
but at this time whon our country is
engaged in the most terrible war in
the world's history the, most rigid
Clerk H. E. LeBare of the local
exemption board of Columbia county
has made up a list of the names and
uumbers of those called on the draft
and to whom questionnaires were
sent but who fulled to return them
filled out, and those parties have
been reported to the police authority.
In the event that such persons re
ported cannot be located by the po
lice authorities their names will be
sent in to the adjutant general.
If it can be made to appoar to the
complete satisfaction of the local
board, by affidavit of the interested
parties or otherwise, that Rny such
delinquent is now enlisted in the
military or naval service of the
United States, the board may classify
him in Class V, and in such case he
Mr. Louis Mattson, of Qutncy, and
Miss Ruth V. Johnson, of Mayger,
were united in marriage Wednesday
morning by Judge S. C. Morton. The
bride Is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
A. C. Johnson, of Mayger, and the
groom Is now with the spruce regi
ment and working near Snoqualmie,
Wash. Mr. Mattson was one of tho
Columbia county drafted men and
left for Carno Lewis October 3. He
was later transferred to Vancouver
Wash., and when the Bpruce regi
ment was organized he was sent to
his present station.
ST. HELENS A MEMBER
OF BASEBALL LEAGUE
Arrangements Are Made to Kntr
Shipbuilding League.
Word has been received from Gro
ver Graham that he has received the
appointment of chief engineer on a
submarine chaser. Grover is well
will not be reportod to the adjutant 'known In St. Helens. He was cap
general. I tain of the launch Ruth which plys
If, therefore, you see a name of (between St. Helens and the shipyard,
a relative or friend in the following and he left here early in October,
list v Who you know is now in the enlisting in the navy service. From
military service of the Unted States,' Portland he was Bent to Philadelphia
economy in state expenditure should It is your duty to report it to the clerk nnd from there to the Columbia unl-
bo observed.
We have state problems of great
of the local board in St. Helens. verslty in New York tor special
Fred A. Armstrong, Scappoose; t training in the work he was assigned
magnitude to be worked out for the ' John L. Anderson, Freewater; Geo. ' to. The last word received from him
increase of desirable population) forlArgos, Ratnlerj Austin Anderson, stated he had been assigned to act-
the encouragement of manufacturing Flrwood; Benjamin Brooks, Clats- iVe duty and was awaiting orders to
the week $11.26.
Freshman class:
Total $73.60.
enterprises; for the enlargement of
flocks and herds of the best breeds;
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kante; Ellis Brusco, Houlton; Chas. g0 anywhere a Hun submarine can
W. Burchett, Salem; James Curtis! be found.
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Through General Manager H. F.
McCormick of the St. Helens Ship
building Company, arrangements
have been perfected to have a base
ball team representing St. Helens in
the Shipbuilders' League. Nick Wil
liams, formerly of the San Francisco
club of the Pacific Coast League and
later manager of the Spokane club in
the Northwestern League, will be in
charge of the St. Helens aggregation.
ft Is probable that the season "will
open In St. Helens on Sunday, April
7, when our team will meet the Pen
insula team.
The news contained in the above
lines will be comforting to such
died-in-the-wool fans as Joe Day, N.
O. Larabee, Senator Saxon, Buck
Morus, 3. T. Taber, Ed. Laws .and a
dozen others who were afraid St. Hel
ens would have no baseball this sea
son. ,
Mayor Ballagh was instrumental in
bringing about the agreement, and
he is sure that with Nick Williams
at the head of the St. Helens team,
the fans may expect a fast aggrega
tion. More particulars of the organiza
tion and progress of the club will be
given next iveek.
,.$12,641.91
Total to date