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Newspaper Page TextBcJCrossWeck)May20-a7. OnrSolfaM tie RedCross and TheyfedOur Aid OFFICIAL PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY PIONEER PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY VOLUME XXXVII. ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1918 NO. 22 IFADERS OF LEAGUE v x m nrtt uni run DtrtAI M.HtLLNj SCORE SIX TO THKEE IwbUltr " II" wl'n K"HnHle for IH'II'MI. tan much strong arm throwing on U, part of fielders and the Inability ibthome team to lilt llarham are M rt"OB ,,1Hl 81, l,elnn loHt 10 ,t, Grant Smith-Porter team, the iMiat leidors, Htiiulny. I lie hi. iiui- leam hail no vnna r.uin, lor itelr opponents won a clean and de grred victory. Tht nuie wa called at 1:46, and ) 100 fans were thore to witness the tulMt. Umpire Itankln held the In Oaior, and except for a raw doclxlon it Iril did fairly wlt. Prltehard, the first man up, ln- put first. The ball went under tat lutomolillo and the batter went attcond. Yatea hit to right And' DtDonild, getting 111 a hurry to atch Prltehard at the home plate, ttrtw the ball away, the runner aeor yud Yates going to third. Ulan rtird popped to Monitor, and Clynea ant to the hat. Mitchell got a trine httobi aud let go a high faat one uit HcPlka didn't hold, and Yatea itortd. Thli ended the acorlng for tM Inning as Clynea fouled to Mcl'lke ud Hirmou wont out via the Mlt-ititll-Ucker route. Th flultora acored another In the (earth. Clynea alngled over aecond. Uiroun doubled and Clynea acored Bilrd'i sacrifice fly to center, liar- pim' bunt and Bhea and llarham ihlAui ended the flrat half of the jaslng. la their half of the tuning Bt. Hol- uiame to life and acored two runa. VcPlk wan safe at flrat on an In Uli bit, and took aecond on Locker's Nt from third to flrat. Feuerborn III to Yatea, who muaaed up thlnga, ui both runnor and batter were ft, McPIke on third. A double al hi pulled and Mcl'lke acored. Heed tingled and Feuerborn acored. Reed ended the Inning when thrown t trying to steal aecond. No more scoring waa dona until the Mventh. After Bhea waa out, Birhtm got a fluke double I'rlt (fairs' hit a Texas leaguer back of sec- Md which Kddle Menaor trlod for uJ couldn't got. The ball waan't In Kll'i territory and he shouldn't ur tried for It. Yatea alngled to Mter and llitrhnni acored. In their Wf of thin Inning 8t. Helena acored Rymlng tripled to left and wed when Prltchard muaaed up Rwd't Inflald smash. The, vlHliora made the roault cer- itln In the eighth, . Harmon doubled townterand acored when Bnlrd hit l a double In the aame territory. Hiutland rnlluvod Mitchell. Har Wa was out on attempted aacrl . but Shea hit to abort and Balrd wred. Thla ended the acorlng, and hilt the St. Helena contingent root- rd for a Bcore or ao, llarham ldn t permit It. The game waa Wrly won by the visitors, and even Mi the several hiIhcuob of the St. Helens playora It waa a bang-up con-teat. Tha box acore: McCurmlck Ke, e """or, a Mcl'lke Ucker 1h ?erborn. 3h "rnnlng, if . Reld, cf . . , ?tens, 2 b ! '. "Itchell, Totals Miard. hr . . if1' 2b "uchard, lb y'nes. If JJ'nnon, rf . HrTaves. cf '. "net, .Barhi . . . am, p AB II I'O A E ,40130 ,3 2 7 1 0 .4 0 13 0 0 .41010 ,41 3 0 1 ,3 2 2 0 0 .3 0 .0 3 0 .2 0 2 0 1 .2 0 0 1 0 . 1 0 0 1 0 .30 6 27 10 2 Porter Vo. , ATI H TO A E .6 2 2 2 0 . 4 2 2 1 1 .6000 .41000 .4 2 0 0 0 .3 10 2 0 .31110 .4 1 12 2 0 .41 1 2 0 luree-uaae lilt Rvnnlnir l.,i.i. play llarham to Illnnchurd. Sacri fice hit Italrd, HargravevD, Stolon bases Yatea, Mcl'lke, Keunrborn, McDonald. Wild ultcli Mitc-i.n Ive runs 11 hits off Mitchell In 1. plui Innings. Chargo defeat to Mit chell. Time of came. 1 hour in i,,i. utes. Umpire Rankin Next Sunday St. Helens uluvs Hie Stnndlfor-Clr.rkson team here. Walter Cartwrlght, a veteran In- flnler of the Northwest league, ms been secured to play second base for St. Helena, and Manager Menaor now thinks he has hla Infield rounded out Icely. MAY DAY CELEBRA TION AT SCAPPOOSE May day exercises were held Fri day afternoon, May 3. A abort pro gram waa given which was as fol lows: The queen's procesduu con sisting of Arthur Iluatty as crown bearer, Anna Lynch nnd Nlla Mc Arthur; flower glrlH, Evan Utphnui, archbishop; Miss 01 a Johnson, the queen; Wayne Weat and Hnrry Drown, train bearers; Lester Lynch, sailor, and Itobort Preston, a sol dier, tho body guards; Uiwell Wash burn and Cara Ash, the queen's maids. Two songs, "America" nnd "Keep the Home Fires Burning" ...High Bchool and I'pper Crudes Crowning of the Queen Songs "Welcome Sweet Spring time" and "There's No Land Like Oregon" Lower Grades I'lay "Driving the Coats Out of the Turnip Field MIhb Martin's Room Maypole Dnnce Lower Grades Play "The Discontented Fir Tree" MIks Martin's Room Song "My Own l.'nlted States".. ...High School and Upper Grades Flug Salute All Star Spangled Banner" All EXPERT SWIMMER DIES BY DROWNING Jaroslav Jakes, who was working on tho boom for the Nehalem Timber and LoKKlng ('onuiaiiy, fell Into the water last Thuruday and was drowned and to date tho body has not beon recovered. Mr. Jakes was n fine swimmer, bearing medals ns an ex pert, and atarled to awlm out to the boom log. but ho evidently got cramps, threw up his hands and was drawn under by the under current, which Is very strong at that particu lar spot. Ho loaves a young wire ana little boy II months old. Mrs. Jukes la the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph 8tvln. The entire com munity Is In sympathy with the af flicted family. RED CROSS DRIVE WEEK OF MAY 20-27 I'lunit Made to Put Columbia County Over Top in Two Days. HALIKNT FKATl'KKH IS KK1 CltOKH KKCO.NI WAR 1MUVK Date May 20-27. National quota $100,000,000. Oregon quota (600,000. Columbia county quota IfiGOO Kvnry dollar subscribed goes to the Red Cross work, 75 per cent to National Red Cross and 25 per cent to wnr work of lo cal chapter. PRIMARY ELECTION IS ON FOR FRIDAY Main Inloretit la In Itwco for Jwlxe and Clerk. Next comes the Second Wur Fund of the American Red Cross for $100, 000,000 and Oregon's quota has been cot at $600,000. Of this amount Columbia county la expected to raise (6.500. For the first time, the Red Cross will conduct a campaign through its own organization, and the campaign committees In each district have been selected by the chapter of the Red Cross. Harold Ross, who mnnaged the last campaign, has been chosen to handle tho second drive and has appointed Glen R. Metsker as chairman of the speakers' committee nnd L. It. Ruth erford chairman of the executive com mittee. It is planned to put Columbia county"bver the top" in three days, and organizations have been formed In the sevoral towns of the county to accomplish this. St. Helens must raise $2,600 to come up to the amount set by the Rod Cross drive officials. Columbia City has been made a separate dis trict and organization and they will handle the work from their own headquarters. Tho following authentic facts should be remembered by those In terested in Hod Cross work: The expense of the state campaign will he raised by voluntary subscrip tion in Portland and by chapters throughout the state. So far as Is known, the Red Cross war drive Is the only fund in which this procedure is rigidly carried out. The funds subscribed will be de posited, 75 per cent to the credit of the American Natlonnl Red Cross for war work abroad, and 25 per cent for the war work of the local chapter. It "is believed that-Oregon will again ho first In patriotic work and the entire campaign will be "over in two or three days. Totals . 0. 8..P n Hit... "cCormlcir Hit. . : 36 11 27 10 1 .20010012 0 6 .21030032 011 .00020010 0 3 .nnnnnnon 1 A nn-Prltchard. Yatea, Clynea. "tnon. n,.i..i , uuriiaiu, rati mo, B, nrborn, nwnlng. Struck out H. . lmm' 12 ! y Mitchell. 4; by --siana. 1 Han T a Birh "uses on Dana uii ;hl."m' ; of Mitchell. 1. Two-base -'" ITU nt. 1 . -..v..oru, Harmon Z, Barham Off DEER ISLAND Jack Annleton attended tho Dairy' men'a league In Portland Tuesday. Homer Stewart was In Portland Wednesday on business. Mr. und Mrs. Fred Adams. Mrs nnrt Adams and Mrs. Goo. Mills mo tored to Porllund Thursduy. Arehlo Cnrrulhers. who has neen visiting his undo, M. C. Hanson, for some time, left last Saturday for his home in Idaho. S. L. Butler has returned to rail road in g. n. J. Keolan has gone on n trip io California with b view to locating. M. unit Mrs. Otto Jlldlscli were tendered a surprise party Wednesday evening by the young crowu. About thirty of the frleniks of Mrs. Clyde HaiiBon surprised them In their beautiful new home, Edgawood, last Friday evening. Mrs. Lydla Jasper has loaned a sewing machine to the Columbia Red Cross room. Tim liner Island Woman's club met at the home of Mrs. John Benvor w.Hn..ilnv May 8. Many splonnio responsoa were given to roll call. The .i..k inuipnrtnil its treasurer vo vj $16 to Mrs. L. G. Robs, chairman of the Belgian relief work In St. Helens. Part of the money wus the profits from the dance of May 4 and tho rest was voted from the club treasury. The next meeting will be with Mrs. N. A. AndresB, June 12. Mrs. Goorgo Kunopka and little son Robert, and Mrs. Jack Woodman and children went to Seaside Sunday. Thore will be church Bervlces In Artisan hall Sunduy afternoon at 4 o'clock. The primary election la on for Fri day, and ho far as Columbia county Is concerned it Is probable that less in terest Is being taken than in any pre vious election. Many think that the war activities have overshadowed all other Issues, and while the candidates have been busy they have not aroused much Interest. In the county the chief Interest centers around the race tor the Judgeship. Supporters of Judge Mor ton think he will win, nnd the sup porters of Martin White are equally confident. For the Clerkship there la a three cornered race. J. W. Hunt, present clerk; Harold P. Ross and O. B. Ben nett are all seeking the nomination and each candidate has received en couraging reports from bis support ers. So far ns the state Is concerned, the main Interest is centered in the race for the governorship, and next comes the senatorsliip. Well Informed resi dents of Columbia county predict that Governor Wlthycombe will carry the county by at least 200. While the supporters of Simpaon and Moser have been quite noisy, it is not be lieved, In many quarters, that either of them will poll as large a vote as the present governor. It Is claimed thnt many of those who are called the "silent vote" are satisfied to let well enough alone and will vote to retain In office Wlthycombe, the "wnr governor." The same Is true as to the sena torial race. From all Indications It seems that McNary will carry the county by a substantial majority. The pre-election period has been free from the usual political strife that goes with an election, and the voter, while probably the recipient of much campaign literature, has not had to waste his time wltU many 'can didates calling. At any rate, it will all bo over Friday night, and it will then be up to the defeated candidate to get In and work for his successful opponent. Tillamook line and after that work waa completed he served aa engineer for the atate highway commission. Later he came to this county as road master, a position he has acceptably filled since taking the office. Mr. Abry has many friends through out the state, and It la probable that he will be among the top notchers the race. The Mist hopes he will be elected, and ia sure that he can filjl the office with entire satisfaction the taxpayers. Columbia county should aid him In giving him a large vote bo as to over come the lead some other candidate may have In his home town. HIGH SCHOOL PLAY ON FOR TONIGHT HtudenU Will Htuge Play for llenciflt of Student Body. WEEKLY THRIFT AND WAR STAMP SALES Iliirh School Senior class $ 66.50 Junior clnss 108.75 Sophomore class 78.00 Freshman class lzi.ib Mi Bride School School. Total. Miss Matthews' . . .$ 60.00 Mis Taylor's ,289.50 Miss Armstrong's . . 283.75 Mrs. Andrews' .... 94.75 Mr. Lake's 174.60 John (in in in School MIrs Perry's 107.60 Mrs. Burnett's 99.00 MIhb Hall's 96.25 Mrs. Lake's 194.25 Miss l.n Hare's .... 235.25 Miss Hlckethier's . . 644.20 Miss Stennick's ... 323.60 Mrs. Wilson's 308.25 Mr. Brown's 203.75 Cain. I 6.50 23.00 8.25 .76 4.00 .60 39.00 3.25 11.75 37.26 39.60 16.60 16.75 45.60 LOGGING CAMP EMPLOYES PATRIOTIC NoyeM-llolhiiid Camp Heto G ample. About eight mllos back of Rainier is the Noyes-Holland Logging Com pany camp and close to 160 men are employed in the camp. During tne Liberty Loan drive the employes sub scribed for $16,000 of Liberty bonds nnd not a man In the camp failed to lake at least one bond. The camp is 100 per cent Red Cross and 100 per cent Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen, and Dan Burns, the su perintendent. Is justly proud of the n.ia record his men have sot. Mr. McMllan, who had charge of the Lib. crty Loan drive for the Rainier dls. trict, has requested thnt an Honor Flng be sent to the enmp. Are you using your share of the potato surplus? It's up to every family to eat potatoes and save wheat. BIG LUMBER ORDER HAS BEEN PLACED Orders for an aggregate of 50, 000,000 feet of Douglas flr lumber for use in railroad car construction and 2,000,000 feet for the British ad miralty have just been placed, with the Fir Production Boards In Seattle and Portland. The car order represents the en tire lumber requirement for a com plete unit of 15,000 cara and calls for approximately 20,000,000 feet of 2x6 timbers 18 feet and longer, No. 2 clear and better, with a proportionate quantity of running board material. decking and other stock. This order was obtained tor the fir producers of Washington and Ore gon as the result of several weeks' negotiations with the government purchasing committee by a commit tee of car experts representing the West Coast Lumbermen's Association who were sent to Washington, D. C, tor that purpose. Inasmuch as no mention ia made in these orders of the 2,000 or 3,000 cars that are to be built on the Pa cific coast it la believed that thia la an initial order and ia to be supple mented soon by addtlonal busness. The plan of placing these orders in complete car units is something that the west coast Industry had contend ed for In its negotiations at Wash SUCCESSFUL LAUNCHING ATSOMMARSTROMYARD IS GOVERNMENT VESSEL Itrge Crowd WitnesHes Big Sliip TuLo Initial IHn. The Musketo. first of the four gov ernment vessels under construction at the Sommarstrom- yards at Col umbia City, was successfully launched Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock. No hitch occurred to mar the launching end the big vessel took the water beautifully and at the appointed time. The vessel is a steamer of the Hough type, and Is 286 feet long, 46 foot beam and 24 feet of depth, and has a carrying capacity of 3500 tons. Mrs. M.- F. SommarBtrom, wife of the general manager of the ship building company, was sponsor for the big ship. The launching was witnessed by a number of marine men from out of town and many in terested spectators from St. Helens and other nearby towns. The vessel was gaily decorated with flags and bunting and presented an Inspiring picture as she took to the water. It is said by those who have witnessed many launchings that this was one of the prettiest yet seen. The Sommarstrom people have three other government vessels on the ways, two of which are neartng com pletion. The keel for another boat waa laid immediately after the Mus keto had left the ways. - Construction work on the steamer waa begun last fall, and with the hearty co-operation of their loyal em ployes the Sommarstroms have been able to rush the work through In fine shape and finish their work on con tract time. In order to raise needed funds for the student body, members of the high school will stage a big show at e Liberty theatre tonight. The en tertainment will be in the form of a play entitled "The Country Doctor," and since the members of the cast have been diligently rehearsing It is assured that the performance will be well worth while. The following is the cast of characters: Thomas Britton, M. D., the village doctor Cnly Stanwood Howard Wayne, In love with Dolly LoulB ba blare Squire Ferguson, the sheriff.... Edward Malmln Sam Birch, proprietor of the ho tel Laurie Llnd Zebediah Bunn, who hangs around wimam ferry Erl, that's all Wade Rutherford Ben Shaw, the stage driver Max Wilson Agnes Gilbert, shadowed by fate. " Helen White Dolly Britton, the doctor's sister. . Marion Baker Susan Pinner, his housekeeper. . . Alva Hudspetn Mrs. Birch, Sam's wife Maude Kicnarason Anna Belle ITmstead, with aspira tions Luclle Lymburner HIGH SCHOOL NOTES Our team was again victorious in the baseball game with Scappoose last Friday,, on the home grounds. The game was hard fought from be ginning to end, resulting In a score of 8 to 7 In the twelfth Inning. "The Country Doctor," the high school play, will be given at the Lib erty theatre this evening. May 17. Admission 15, 25 and 35 cents. At the senior class meeting last week the following speakers were chosen for class day: Orator, Ella Ilatton; essayist, Arllne Paulson; prophet, Maud Richardson; glftator Ian, Agda Sten; class will, Marian Andress; music, Marian Baker; his torian, Florence Larsen; poet, Will iam Parpv nraalriAnt'a nHHreaa Tjlrrv - w f - - . Llnd. A number of students were excused Tuesday to attend the launching at Columbia City. The unfortunate sen tors who are blessed with a class the last period of the day could not at tend. Some, however, foresaw this complication and stayed out the en tire afternoon. The faculty has chosen Marian Ba ker as valedictorian and Edward Mal mln as salutatorlan for the class of 1917-18. AVIATOR KNOWN HERE KILLED IN FRANCE Wednesday's papers contained a short account of the accidental death of Stuart Freeman, a Portland avia tor, which occurred In France, Freeman was an employe of the Col umbia County Lumber Company at this place last year, coming here to learn the lumber business. He left here shortly before the outbreak of the war and after spending a short time in Portland enlisted In the avla- htlon corps. Mr. Freeman, during his stay In St. Helens, made many friends, who learn with Borrow of his untimely end. COLUMBIA COUNTY MAN OUT FOR STATE OFFICE COUNTY SALES OF THRIFT STAMPS BIrkenfeld $ 16.76 Clatskanle 177.24 Houlton s. 61.72 Mayger 83.20 Prescott 74.99 Rainier 154.19 Warren 10.80 St. Helena 227.00 MONTHLY REPORT OF AGRICULTURAL AGENT H. K. Abry, Rondmaster, Candidate for Superintendent Water DIvIhIoii. In the multitude of candidates run ning tor state offices only one is from Columbia county, and that Is H. E. Abry, who Is candidate for, superin tendent of water division No. 1. Columbia county voters shoulglve Mr. Abry their unanimous endorse ment, for, besides being a home man, he is well qualified for the office, far better than the other candidates. Mr. Abry's engineering and construc tion work covers a period of more than 25 years, and he has held some very important positions. He was assistant engineer of the Portland- LEAVE VIA AUTO FOR CALIFORNIA F. W. Senbree and wife and A. S. Harrison, wife and son and Miss Ethel Smith left early Monday morn ing for California. They will make the trip by auto, going by way of The Dalles and central Oregon and Reno, Nay., and from that place over the Lincoln highway to San Francisco and Oakland. They will make the trip in a leisurely way and expect to arrive in the California metropolis in about two weeks. The Harrisons will remain In Callforna for some time, but Mr. Seabree expects to re turn to St. Helens shortly and resume hla position with the International Shipbuilding Company. Declamation Content A declamation contest in which representatives of all grades in the St. Helens public, schools take part, will be held in the high school audi torium on Friday evening, May 24, at 8 o'clock. Prizes of $5, $2.60 and $1 will be awarded. The public Is cordially Invited to attend. Following is the report of County Agricultural Agent D. C. Howard for tho month of April, 1918: The report tor April covers the five weeks ending Saturday, May 4. Ow ing to the amount of office work and to the large number of farmers call ing at the office, the proportion of time spent In the office during the month was large. April, while a busy month with the farmers, was a month of well attended meetings. Improvement in the attendance at meetings is one of the best Indica tions coming from a large percentage ot the communities. The agent held and took part in 26 meetings with an attendance of over 1300 people. This number included 12 evening meet ings which in most' cases were held after a day's work'had been done. During the month 12 farmers were directed in buying corn seed. Three more farmers are purchasing certi fied seed potatoes for trial plota. A carload ot oats suitable for seed pur poses was secured from growers In the Nehalem valley and sold to the farmers at a price which netted them a considerable saving over Portland prices. Plans are drawn up for pre sentation at the next council meet ing whereby the council will author ize some responsible person or firm to handle the seed supplies for the farmers In pool lots at the very least (Continued on Page 2)