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About St. Helens mist. (St. Helens, Or.) 1913-1933 | View Entire Issue (May 24, 1918)
Red Cross Week, May 20 27. OurSoldiers Need the Red Gross andTheyNeedOur Aid I u mimm t.5 OFFICIAL PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY PIONEER PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY f0LUME XXXVII. jVOLUMl ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1918 NO. 23 i.iiiki 11 - ' 11 DAMAGE CASE IS BEFUKfc IUUK1 0R PERSONAL INJURY Uooo I- A.krd of H. P. A H. by m. ease now occupying the time I m, circuit court U that of Fred L, . the 8. I. 8. R. R. Co. Jtm pUlntlff. who aerloualy In tt the John Day tunnel Bep Lbr I. 1I7. that the re.ll- Ld company pay him 176.000 on L,,i of iiirh Iniurlea. The young U, while engaged brokeman on lork trim. was xnocaea irom inn . at the train by being etruck by Lwrhead chute In the tunnel. He U snder the train ana nil ngm .... ..iv .ml htm mft arm anil Mill " "- La permanently maimed. He also tltrtd other Injunea wnicn ne jbi unfits him for any and all Midi of work. Th railroad company le trying to Kibllih the fuel that Geyer waa not li their employ, but waa working for Mtr Brothers, the contractors Otljr one witness waa examined tamlar. I. C. Royce. a fellow kikemin who waa working on the nil it the time of Geyer'e accident. Hit testimony waa mainly a to the Urn of the company, with a view i ucertaltilns whether or no Oey- iai an employe or ine rauroau mnpany. There are quite a few witnesses to examined, and It la quite prob til that the ease will occupy the tat of the court for several daya. MAIL FOR PRISONERS IN GERMAN CAMPS (ore lYne from I'tHital Iutli- tu Thrlr l)i-tlnnllin. ROAD CONTRACTS LET BY COUNTY COURT Mi ! Be Built Over Neludeaa in Lower End of County. The county court had a special union Saturday, May 18, to con .wit r bids on several road project tab had turn duly advertised. Two bids were received for the oik on the F.rickson road. Jos Crtxm hid $-'.477.45 and J. I). Hand kt 11.918.50. Iloth of the bida were nets of the roadmaiter'i ejti site end were rejected. The bid of J. I). Handlry for work "Sullivan's (ill on the Hard Grove M was accepted. His bid was W6, which was a few dollars less the engineer's estimate. The court decided to go ahead ilk the construction of the bridge foil the Nehalcm in the lower d of the county, near Birkenfeld A contract was awarded for the wcr and bids are now being "M for the work. If possible the tmrt would like to have the bridge twnpltted about September I. be 'we high water in the Nehalcm in Kfltres with the work. WINS RED CROSS JERSEY COW Oscar M. Johnson, who Uvea near rren, was the fortunate holder Of winning number which won the Jersey cow riven to the Colum 1 Auxiliary of Deor Inland by Al Adams of Door Island, The win ""I number wag SI. Hr. Johnson can get the cow any by calling at the ranch of Mr, ""us, which Is about one mile rth of i)pr iHland. The ladlcH of the auxiliary reallied iwy little Hum from the cow raf hlch will be turned over to the 4 Cross. MANY DWELLINGS ARE BEING BUILT OTHERS ARE PLANNED (Jrout Activity In Home ItulUllnK Kx- pi'rifnrrd liy Ht. Hi-lenii. The primary election in Columbia At the present time more reali" donees are being built In St. Helens County excited little interest and than at any time since the boota less than 40 per cent of the regis. OOVEUNOil JA8. WITHYCOMHE clays of 1910 and 1911. At leasn twenty residences are now In course of construction and others are plan ned. The lurjte number of men com ing here to accept employment In the mills or shipyards Is responsible for the activity In the building line, and until recently many who preferred to work In some of the St. Helens Industrial plants did not accept em ployment here on account of not be ing able to secure housing facilities. The St. Helens Lumber Company I: American prisoners of war in Ger many are entitled to receive and send loiters, money orders, and valuables, and parcel post packages weighing not more than 11 pounds, when Intended for International mall, free from all postal duties. Mall should be addressnd to the prisoner of war, giving his rank, the name of the prison enmp where he Is held, If It Is known, followed by Prisoner of War Mall, via New York." All such mall ohould also bear the name and address of the sender. 1'arcel post packages for prisoners of war In enemy countries may not be sent by organizations or societies and only one package a month may be sent. If more are received the one apparently from the prisoner's next of kin will be forwarded and the others held In New York pending communication with the senders, with whose consort such excess packages may be sent to other prisoners of war who hrd received no packages .iiirinv Hint month. Iackl".g tlik- cousetit, the packages will be ro turned to the senders. Only the following articles may be inrlmlnrl In the Dackages: Helta not made of loather; hair, hand, tooth shaving and shoe liruBiios; nuuons hard candy; cigars and cigarettes combs; crackers and biscuits; gloveB not made of leather; handkerchiefs Docket knives; needles and thread pencils and pens; penholders; pins -inn., uafaiv raiors and blades having Bono, powder, or croam .i.ir. nt earfs: shoe Iocpb; smok ln or chewing tobacco; tollot soap socks; sweaters; tooth powdor; paste or liquid mouth wash; towels; unoer ..nr: oorsonal photographs; period cats published prior to the beginning nf tliA war. Letters and packagos will lie suo Ject to careful censorship. WITHYCOMBE-M'NARY WIN IN PRIMARIES BOTH CARRY COLUMBIA White, Hunt anil ItullHgh Hurcothful In Content Hmall Vote Ctmt. ered vote was cast. For state offices the voters de cided to leave well enough alone and gave McN'ary and Withycombe a urge majority. The main contests in the County were between Morton and White for Judge; Robs, Hunt and Bennett for clerk;, and Ballngh and Freeman for representative. White won out over Morton by 175 votes, and Hunt, with a vote of 805, easily out-distanced his opponents, . . " . s erecting six neat collages on ioin u, rni.,i inr hii rmmcpnii. they rocently purchased In Rallroafl ,ive ,elwccn Ballagh and Freeman addition. The Investment In tlw tmiian ciiwl Ifitu will otTtTPOtraiA ITRnn r The St. Ilolens Shipbuilding Company Is having four modern bungalow built In the flat necr the school plu ground. The residences will be mo em In every respect and will cost il the neighborhood of $1,800, lot in' eluded Keverul of the workers are also building homes. Joe Kelly is erect Ing a two-story frame building on the Illack property near the D'Spain hill. The cost of the residence will be about $2,600. Elmer H. Chap man is having built a modern seven. room one and one-halt story resi dence and the five-room bungalow of James O'Connor Is nearly complete A. S. Harrison has built two nice cottuges In Railroad addition, and several other parties whose namei wore not ascertained are also build Ing houses in this addition. In other portions of the city many cottages are going up and if the good work continues It will be a matter of. only a few months until the many people coming here seeking employ ment will be able to find houses In which to live It Is estimated that the houses now under construction represent an out lay of at leaBt $25,000, and with the proKpect of more residences being erected It Is probable that $50,000 will be Invested In St. Helena homes bofore the summer Is over. POSTMASTER FOR RAINIER OFFICE Successor to J. W. Stacy to Chosen In Competitive Examination. Be V0UNG MEN MUST REGISTER JUNE All men who have attained tholr " birthday since the last dra Wiratlon must register ou June ,w serviPA ...hi. . ... i n. -. A- null lilt, UU11UU DUDa This is the order aent out ' Prldnt Wilson. Secretary La w has received Instructions for m carrying out of the reglst-ttlon, J 'he Is making arrangement ac lCly. In Columbia county there w lo pluces at which the young ei1 may roglutor In St. Helena, at '" court house; and In ClatBkanle, the office r.f io n Tuh..n. , - , IVI1DIIVI , ' this issan of the MUt will be Drive AM INTEREST IN MKKCAIN 1 v-v D. A. B.am Takes CKer Interest ol O. P. Jamieson in Local 5tor. O P. Jamieson, majority stock- holder and president oi me o.. . -ens Mercantile Company, has dis posed of bis interest to D. A. Hcam. who for the past eigm """" " been head salesman in the store. Mr Hcam has been elected prcsiucn. .. Mrs. Beam vice president of the concern. F.l.ner Chapman retains hi, position as secretary. Mr. Hcam is an experienced groceryman and ,ince coming to the Mercantile Com pany has been a large factor in the building up of the company s busi- tr.ir the new management. .u. k...ine. of the concern should ,nv m , , , .u .sme steady increase ...... it has shown during the past several months. winning COUNH OYER TOP FOR RED CROSS MONEY FAIRLY POURS IN Hnhscriptions of $7,547.40 Reported and Work Continues. SENATOR CHAS. L. M'NARY TRAFFIC ORDINANCE IS BEFORE COUNCIL At the request of the Postmaster General, the Civil Service Commis sion has announced an. examination to be held at Astoria and Rainier on June 12, for the position of post master at Rainier. The compensa lion of the office is $1,700 per year Anolicants must actually reside in the district within the delivery oi the office, must be a citiren of the United States and have reached their twenty-first birthday, but not their sixty-fifth birthday. Postmaster Stacy has served lor a number of years and resigns the position to accept a more lucrative one in Seattle in the automobile business. quite close Ballagh out by 68 votes. The vote for County officials was: White 681, Morton, 506 for judge. For Commissioner, Weed 886. For County clerk," Bennett 198, Hunt 805, Ross 178. For sheriff, Stanwood 1021. Surveyor, Van Orshoven 902. Coroner, White 904. It is apparent that little interest was manifest on the part of the Democrats as Bunting, candidate for heriff. polled only U3. V. J. Fullerton was nominated on the Democratic ticket as County judge 57 Democrats having written his name on the ballot. James McKay is he Democratic nominee for County commissioner and Ham Kautzman received .17 votes which gave him the Democratic nomination for representative. Governor Withycombe carried every precinct in the County with the exception of St. Helens No. 1, and won out by a majority of 250 over his next opponent, who was Olcott. In the selection of supreme judge the voters of the County favored Coke, as he had a majority of 167 over his nearest opponent, Johns. The voters of the County must not have been satisfied with the services of Harmon Lewis, present senator, for they gave his opponent, W. W. Banks, a majority of 63 votes. King, Democratic candidate for senator, was out-distanced oy Os wald West, the vote being King 52 and West 1.17. For governor the Democrats favored Starkweather against Pierce, as the former re ceived 117 votes to the lattcr's 48. The election passed off quietly and with the exception of some strenuous electioneering in St. Hel ens, little interest was manifest. Many Other Matters Are Acted Upon at Busy Session, The City Council met in regular session Monday night and turned out quite a grist of business. In the matter of charging a license fee for vaudeville shows he-Id in pic ture shows, the council was not ready to make any ruling and took the matter under advisement. Deputy Marshal Blakelcy reported on the matter of collecting revenue tax on tickets for dances and shows in the city hall and be was in structed to closely look after this matter. A letter was received from a Port land attorney relative to a claim W. S. McDonald has against the city account of personal injuries re ceived at the time of the Strand fire. The letter was laid on the table. In the matter of the lease of the fair grounds, a lease was signed and the fair board given exclusive rights for all concessions on the grounds. An ordinance regulating traffic was read for the first and second times. The recorder was instructed to notify a number of property owners to rebuild or repair certain side walks and he was instructed further to notify certain parties to have their premises connected with the sewer. Other routine matters were taken up and disposed of before the Coun cil adjourned. CAPTAIN CAPLES PASSES AWAY found notice from Mr. LaUare rein- 'to the registration, and It should ? Carefu,ly noted by the man who BM reached the age of 21 yeara In juHt three days, Columbia coun ty went over the top in the Second Red Cross drive. The amount appor tioned the county was $6,500, and Thursday night subscriptions total ing $7,547.40 had been turned into headquarters and the work was still going on. l. P. Ross, chairman for the coun ty, perfected a well working organ ization and Monday the workers were out bright and early working for the Greatest Mother on Earth. Team, captains were appointed to look after the work in St. Helens, and each captain had his or her as sistants, so very few people were not approached. The subscriptions turned in to Mr. Ross Thursday night are as follows: St. Helens $2,000.00 Columbia City 2,000.00 Scappoose 600.00 Warren .'. 250.00 Deer Island 150.00 Milton Creek Logging Co.. 150.00 Clatskanle 800.00 Rainier 1,200.00 Vernonla 22.40 Mayger 150.00 Quincy 175.00 Marshland 150.00 Mr. Ross reports the cash as hav ing been turned in to him by St. Hel ens, Columbia City and Warren to amount to $3,173.31, and the work ers will probably make their reports today or tomorrow. He Is confident that the total subscriptions In the county will reach at least $10,000, which will give 150 per cent. The work In Clatskanle was under the direction of Mrs. R. W. Magru der, and in Ranier Mrs. Fred Trow Jwas in charge. Mrs. Bailey looked after the cheerful givers In ColumOia City and L. R. Rutherford was ex ecutive manager for St. Helens and had a large force of patriotic women as team captains and solicitors. War ren was In charge of Mrs. Garriott, and Miss Maud Watts looked out for the contributions in Scappoose dis trict. Mrs. Elmer Connell saw to it that Deer Island did its "bit," and H. W. Brown was an active worker In the Quincy district. The work was well handled throughout the county, and the re sults obtained are most gratifying. AMREICAN DESTROYERS IN SUBMARINE ZONE nldPDATT TJANCE WEDNESDAY NIGHT A B Lake Is arranging for a big baseball benefit dance Wednesday night. It will be at the city hall, and music will be furnished by the well known Plnnjo orchestra. Doubt less there will be a large crowd In at tendance to have a good time and at the same time help out in supporting the borne baseball team. BOXING SMOKER ON r UK TUNiuni Clever Boxers Will Give Exhibitions at Liberty Theater. Secretary Fred McCarthy has per fected all arrangements for the sec ond boxing smoker to be held under the auspices of the St. Helens Ath letic Club and it will be staged at the Liberty Theater tonight. The first bout will begin at 8:15 o'clock sharp. The headliner is the six -...nd exhibition between Joe Gor man. champion featherweight of the Pacific Coast, and Clare Bromeo, the San Francisco speed marvel. An other contest, which is exciting much ;.,i..rest. is that between Carl Ga brielson and Smoky Baum, both of St. Helens. At the last match these boys fought to a draw. There will he four other good bouts, so lovers of the manly art are assured of re ceiving their money worth. Captain Ralph E. Caples, one of the well known steamboat men of the lower Columbia river, passed away unexpectedly in a Portland hos Dltal last Tuesday, stricken by ilright's disease. Ralph Emerscn Cnpleo, son of Hezekiah and Minerva Caples, was horn June 6, 1875, at the Caples home In Columbia City. He was one of a family of four brothers. His three brothers, P. H. Caples, of Col umbia City; A. B. Caples and H. H. Caples, of Caples, Wash., snd his aged father are still living. The funeral, conducted from the Methodist church of St. Helens, was largely attended by the many rela tives and friends of the family. Interment was at the old. cemetery on Germany hill. WEEKLY THRIFT AND WAR STAMP SALES HIGH SCHOOL PLAY MAKES A BIG HIT "The Country Doctor" was pre sented to an appreciative audience at the Liberty theatre Friday night Inst week by students of the St. Helens High School. The play was well put on, and each actor carried out the assigned parts In an excellent man ner. The entertainment was a pro nounced success from every Btand- Some Indication of the ceaseless watch kept on the high seas, In the path of American troopships, by the United States naval forces operating in European waters, may be gained from statistics just compiled nt the naval headquarters In London. These statistics show that a single force of American destroyers operating from one base hud steamed almost 1,500, 000 miles up to April 1. The maxi mum distance covered by a single destroyer was more than 5S0.000 miles from May 1, 1917, to April 1 1918. This destroyer was one of the first to arrive abroad after war was declared. It has been announced that Vice Admiral William S. Sims, command ing United States naval forces abroad. offered to send an auxiliary force composed of naval units to the French front at the beginning of the German offensive. The chief of staff of the French navy and General Foch did not cousidor that the cir cumstances demanded the presence of such a force at the front. The French have had a naval divi sion operating In the forces of the Lorraine sector for some time, and the naval units have made their part of the line as shipshape as possible, with everything from big naval guns down to sleeping hammocks and ship's cats. The American soldiers billeted In England for temporary training or en route for France are more and more compelling the admiration and co-operation of the English people. The National Sporting Club of Lon- Houlton School. Miss Matthews room. ..total $ Ol. Gain for the week M1ss Taylor's room Total 299.M) Gain for the week 10.00 Miss Armstrong's room. Total 287.50 Gain for the week.... 3.2a Mrs. Andrew's room. . .Total 96.00 Gain for the week 1-25 Mr. Lake's room Total 176.S0 John Gumm School. Miss Perry's room Total $112.23 Gain for the week Mrs. Bamett's room... Total Gain for the week Miss Hall's room Total Gain for the week Mrs. Lake's room..! Total Gain for the week Miss La Bjre's room.. Total Gain for the week Hii-L-ethier's room. Total Gain for the week JU.SU Miss Stennick's room.. Total 343.00 Gain for the week Mrs. Wilson's room. .. .Total Gain for the week Mr. Brown's room Total Gain for the week 4.75 115.00 16.00 98.75 2.50 20825 14.00 238.50 3.25 584.50 3.00 31225 4.00 228.75 25.00 oolnt. and the large audience present was amused an entertained. A nice don has started a series of weekly little sum was realized which goes entertainments for enlisted men of Into the student body fund. the United States army and navy. High School. Senior Class Total.. $ 66.50 No gain. Junior Class Total 113.50 Gain for the week 4.75 Sophomore Class Total 83.50 Gain for the week 5.50 Freshman Class Total 151.75 Gain for the week 23.50 New Members of the Rainbow Regiment : GWALDA SKBREAN. MARION BAKER. JANE DAY. BALL CLUB GOES TO PORTLAND SUNDAY The McCoimlck club of the Ship builders leaguo will play a doub'.e hev.der ou the Vaughn Street grounds In Portland Sunday. First gr.me will be called at 1:30. A numebr of fans plaa to acconija:iy the ton.m.