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About St. Helens mist. (St. Helens, Or.) 1913-1933 | View Entire Issue (June 7, 1918)
llMMjgM Stamps and Help Your GoYernment Win the War I r H I j I lA. I I ? T - OFFICIAL PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY PIONEER PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY VOLUME XXXVII. ST. HELENS. OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 7. 1918. NO. 25 ALL ASKED TO HELP IN WAR SAVINGS DRIVE COUNTY QUOTA LARGE Ijaao W I Net im Day for lUlKing Amount Pnrtlcnxl louiity. K Columbia county In to keep up iu record of "going over the top" It til patriotic work, every man, wo sib ami child lu the county muni be gpinil coming on June 28 In order m fflso inn niiiuuni nyy w m county. Hi) balance of which li irotnd 20,000. J. V. Allen, Wr jiilnji chairman for the county, him imaed the following rppo-il to the ritlwniof thn county: To tin People of Columbia County: Whereas a National War Buying i'impltn liun been planned under !U ituplct'ti of the general govern Ml of the United Slates for the goDib of Juno, t tint the people of the filled State ahull he callud upon to !ui to the national government for iir purposes the stupendous sum of no billion dollars through thin cam- ullti, ery newspaper In the t'nlled SUM will hn called upon to do Ha vitriolic duty and r.HHlst In promoting tkt iatne. This li undoubtedly the greatest tiucltl drive nvor enacted on the iiceof thn eurth to date. Referring nil, President Wllnon has said, "The npremesl tent cf the nation ha (900. We muHt all apeak, act and nn together." June 28, 1918, hr.i been appointed SitloDil War Having Iy. During tilt day a inui'tlng la to be culled In mry ichoolhouso In the United S'iIh for the purpoHe of organizing i War Saving" Society and securing sronal suhHcrlptlona to allotcd iom, which hIii'.II put each diHtrlct, txb county, iiinl each Ktate "over the Iji" with It a share. Previous to thene feting euch district ahall have Wei canvassed and each adult pre wled with a curd on which he will a orcod to Huhxcrlhe IiIh monthly illotiuent to this War Bavlnga cam Ma for the cunning month of thin Tar. No money will ho required at lien meeting, hut rather subscrip tion! pledging money. War Saving Stamp are the best wlty offered by the government tore they can ho cashed on ten day "lit, which I a feature not a part liny other governmental eecurlty. Limit club for those who sub fibe to the limit will also be orgnn W throughout the land. Columbia county will be called t to suliHcrlha approximately HSO.OOO during thi campaign, "lch turn hIiiiII have been paid up T January 1, 1919. The call Is to nerybody to do doubly their bit that to lair and patriotic name of Coin-Ma county Blmll Hhlne with a new liitr. J. W. ALLEN, War 8avlng Chairman for Col umbia County. Arrangement are being made to Place the stump In many of the mor alll houHe. and the proprlotora of "tk place will bo nuked to aid a "n an poHBihlo In the campaign, now extended account of the com B!. etc., win nppoar In the next "" of the Mlat. ST. HELENS WINS IN TENNIS MATCHES Bundny morn In Itm Vnrnnn f'lilh '""lU team from Portlund came to Helens to try conclusions with of the local players. MInb Ad Adam and Mia Mildred Allen " their mutch from the opposing , m' ai"l L. It. Rutherford and Har ' Turner won all of their mutches .""ist lle men'B team. Olen Mets "nd John Southard wore also vlc- In their match. The only match 011 by the Vernon players wns from Wlwtord and Miss Allen. A re- match 1h being arranged. Ji"il0r now nRreoment the army ,, ' '""""o all mail for the oxpedt nry frcg nfter u ,uaveg United portn. The postoltlce depnrt- win dolivor the mall to military ,ulKrltinn linn l,ul vi tsuiiiHriin- h- 111,8 contry and receive It uiem at a port In Prance- for ""WlCIl o thn tT..lln.l o... WILL CELEBRATE ON JULY FOURTH it . . mn Kuani Have Malt-r in lliind ml (inuittMo Am AHiiiitc, There will be a putrlotlc cnlehra Hon of the Fourth of July In st. llel ens, and the celebration will be In keeping with the spirit of the time. Tho Home Guard will have the mat ter In charge, though the aHHlHtnt.w of others Is requeued. special meeting held ut the court house ThurHdtiy morning the following committee were appoint ed: Kxocutlve If. 8. Maon, f). C. Howard, A. 8. I!ley, iiek I.ldynrd. Curl ChrlHteiiMen and Aug. JohniiHon Program A. 8. HUey, ch:ilriimn Mulc Fred Watkln. chairman Sports C. D. 8utherl:.nd, chulr- miin. r Inance J. H. Thatcher, chulr- mr.n. C. L. Wheeler ha boon chor.en to be marshal of the day. It Is yet too early to give the program, but one may rest assured that Ht. Helen will celebrate the Fourth In a fitting man ne. GREAT SENDOFF GIVEN DRAFTED MEN ClUu'n Hliotv llHMtt to Men Who t I'IkIiI for lteniiH-rai')'. The tfoopi 16sllc money order service to the IH. for the present at least, 0 Unrfnf i.A .i i .1 .u. department In France. Thirty-one of Columbia county's young men left Friday afternoon for Fort McDowell, Cal.. to he Inducted Into the army service. They were a contingent of the mer called in the nelectlve drr.C. The men, except those who lived In St. Helens, arrived here Thursduy night nnd Friday morning, end re ported nt the office of tho local board In the courthouHO. At noon they were guests of the commercial club at a dinner given at one of tho locul ho tels. A prominent city olllci-il was toastmanter and called on the hoys for short talk. Knelt one said he wa reudy to go and to do his utmoHt to pretierve the world from the rule of the Hun. Hhort speeches were alo mailt) by olllcors of the commer cial club and several prominent citi zens. A well known profesHlonnl man matte a happy speech prnlxlng the boy for their determination to do their part in winning tho war, and telling them that tho putrlotlc citi zens of the county would stand squarely behind thorn here nt home while they were In the front line trenches. Hi speech aroused much onthusluHm and It wa plain to be seen that the departing soldier boys were much cheered by his word of advice and friendly expression. After tho dinner nil went to the courthouHO, where a number of auto mobile furnlHhod by thoughtful cltl xens were In readinesB to take the boys to the depot. A parade wns formed, headed by members of the St. Helens hand. Next followed vet erans or "81 in auiomomies wnicn were decorated with flags and hunt ing. The Homo Guard, Honor Guard and Hoy Scouts wero In tho pnrude, an were other organizations. A the pa rade passed the iichoolhouse, school was dismissed nnd the children formed In front of the schoolhouse and waved lings at the dopcrtlng men. A lnrge crowd gathered nt the de pot to see the boys off, and as the train pulled out throe cheers were given and the band struck" up a pa triotic air. No, gentle render, this didn't hnp- pen In St. Helons. but it did happen In every othor Oregon town from which the drafted men were sent. In St. Helens It was entirely different. The men arrived and reported nt the courthouse. They were told to be on hand at 3 o'clock In the afternoon r.nd allowed shift about town until the big bus came r.nd took them to the depot. A few friend of some of the boy who live In St. Holens or nearby towns were at the depot to say farewell, but tho majority of men and womon of St. uoions wore too busy with their own affairs to take notice of the 31 men called to n.,i. fnr tho nrotectlon of this coun try and going away to blood soaked i?,ne nnrhaDS never to nuu.... In this particular instance St. Hel ons has mnde a record entirely dif ferent from any othor county sent town In Oregon, put It Is not n rec ord of which one might feel proud. 0 I HK viz a OFFICERS OF ST. HELENS HOME GUARD H. 8. Mason, captcln; D. C. Howard, first lleut.; L. L. Baker, second lieut. The St. Hslons Home Guard elected officers Monday night to serve dur ing the coming year. H. 8. Mason and I). C. Howard were the nominees lor caplnln and Mason won out by a majority of seven votes. D. C. Howard was unanimously elected first lieutenant. For second lieutenant there were several nominations L. L. Hnker, A. 8. Hlsey, C. O. Hyde and H. Scott. After several ballots Baker received the majority of votes and was declared duly elected. The guard now has about 60 members, and a majority of them turn out on drill nights and receive Instructions in military practice. COMMENCEMENT PRO- ! GRAM AT CITY HALL! NO WHEAT FLOUR WILL BE SOLD HERE WILL BE 12 GRADUATE SiKioHsful School Miar Knds With Tonight's Kx'-rciM-s. Tho annual commencement exer- clttos of the St. Holens High School wll be held in the city hall tonight, and twelve graduates v.-1 1 1 receive diplomas. The members of the grad uating cIuks are Mnritin AndreBS, Marion linker, Evelyn lionls, Ella llattan, Laurie Llnd, Florence Ltir- sen, Kuwurd Mulniln, Mange Morrell, Arline I'aulsen, Willkim Terry, Maude Richardson and Agda Sten. The program will begin at 8 o'clock, and will be as follows: America Ily the Audience. Invocation Rev. A. S. Hlsey. Commencement Song By High School. Piano Kolo I'rof. Ennt. Valedictory Address Marlon Uer. Vocnl Solo Anna Htmso'i. Commencement Address C.ockett of U. of O. Presentation of niplomas C Cnsantt. the lla- Prof. C. SHIP STOCKS ON HAND Merchants Cheerfully Sign Agree ment in Nation's Welfare. OFFICERS ELECTED IN PYTHIAN LODGE Marked drouth and Interest Is Kvi denceri in Avon IamIkc No. !-. The semi-annual eloctlon of offi cers of Avon Lodge No. 62, Knights of Pythias, was held at the lodge hall Tuesday night nnd the following were elected officers to serve during the ensuing term: C. C. Robert Dixon. V. C. E. A. Robs. Prelute Orln Shepurd. M. of W. E. lllakesley M. of A. Thos. II Roy I. G. Jack Garrison. O. H. James Kemp. Representative to Grand Lodge 0. D. Sutherland. , The lodge is In the most flourish ing condition It has experienced since given Its chartor. Durng the past few mouths seventeen new members have been taken In and there nre several more on the waiting list. Tho lodge will be represented In the Homo Guard and will have two full squnds representing tho lodge, in addition to many others who are now members of the guard. Installation of the newly elected officers will occur at a later date, and on this occasion the lodge Is prepar ing to have a grnnd celebration. Until August, those who wish wheat flour will have to lock else where than In St. Helens or other towns In Columbia county to obtain such flour, as the merchants of St. Helens and the other principal towns of the county have promised County Food Administrator Miles that they will soli no wheat flour. Moreover, many merchants will ship to the gov ernment the flour they have on hand. So it anyone wishes flour, they will hr.ve to obtr.ln It elsewhere, rnd in such instance get a permit from someone in authority before the ship ment can be made. It is expected by the merchants that their custom ers will see the necessity of the ac tion they have taken, which is in the interest of the nation, and co-operate with them in the matter. Mr. Miles Is highly pleased at the prompt response made by the mer chants, und states it speaks well for their patriotism. OLD SOL SHADOWED TOMORROW AT 4 P. M. it. Helens is in Totality District Many Visitors Expected. WEATHER FORECASTS . FOR AERIAL MAIL Special dally forecasts of weather conditions between New York and Washington nre belrg furnished to the pontofflce department by the wea ther bureau for use In connection with the nlrplane-mnll service be tween these points. The forecasts are tclophoned each morning as soon as they are made up.. St. Helens people ore much inter ested In the total eclipse of the sun which will occur tomorrow between 3:55 and 4 o'clock. While not in tho center of the totality district, the city Is within the district and a good view of the phenomena cun be se cured, weather conditions permit ting. The center of totality will show some very Remarkable and strange lights and the event, which Is very rare, will be interesting to laymen us well as scientists. The moon's shadow will strike the earth In the Pacific, ocean almost south of Japan, and sweeping across the Pacific the shadow will strike the United States on the const of south western Washington at 3:65, new lime. At that time It will be almost as dark as at night; the stars will shine and the beautiful corona will be seen If the weather Is clear. At the time' of the eclipse the plan et Jupiter will be near the sun and no doubt, can be seen. It will be located on the east side of the sun and almost In the same declination. Morcury will be to the west nnd south of the sun, and the bright star which will be directly north of Ju plter Is Beta Taurl. Alpha Taun will bo south and . west of the sun nnd between It and Mercury. ST. HELENS SOLDIER TELLS OF HIS DOINGS Sergeant Iten Copland Kays France is All Hlght, . Evidently Sergeant Ben Copeland has a mighty good opinion of Franco ana resents any criticism of that country or its people, as the follow ing letter indicates: "France, April 25, 1918. "S. C. Morton, Editor 8t. Helens Mist. "Dear Editor: I have JubI fin ished reading a letter published in the Mist from some recruit that had JuBt landed In our beloved France, and I feel It my duty to make a few explanations and corrections so that your readers will not get the wrong impression of this beautiful country. "Said recruit stated that he was brought to his present location in dirty little railroad cars and that 'the railroads were a disgrace to a civil Ized nation. Now I don't think that sounds very well even If it were true, which It isn't. There are a few low Joints in the rails on some of the tracks. I am told they were kept In excellent condition in peace times. They have some line, big end speedy locomotives which said recruit forgot to mention. That 'shrieking little whistle' he spoke of can be heard for a great distance, and the subway sys tem (which he omitted to mention) Is a world beater. I wonder if this recruit thought France transported troops In limousines. The combined horse, cow barn, chicken coop, stable, etc., cars are works of art. The walls are about 1 feet thick and are smell and sound proof. "Some people say the water the French people drtnk'is Impure, but It Isn't, for they all drink wine. "Here is another remark that I will dispute, The people are rapidly learning to be patriotic" Can you imagine that remark getting by at this stage of the game? Say, I will do battle with anyone under 7 feet that makes that remark to me. "As to soldiers being overcharged. Of course prices vary as to the lo calities and according to the demand for the article. When I landed here Eastman kodaks and films could be bought at a very low price, but the demand has been so great that they are now almost unobtainable at any price. Probably this fellow got peeved at all the French people be cause some old lady or wounded, pollu saw an opportunity to get an extra sou so that the dear one soon returning from the trenches, and per haps wounded, could have an extra slice of 'du pain' or an egg. It is usually a fellow of that type that gives a 10 or 15 franc tip to the painted maiden of the Rue de la Pe tite Maison for a little fancy dancing. "The more I see of this country and its people, the more I like them both. "Last Sunday a friend and I went for a walk. We met a farmer re turning from town in his high two wheeled cart. He asked us to ride, and we piled on, making a load of five. After properly balancing the cart we continued on our way until wo arrived at the farm, where we were entertained by mama, papa, granpa, daughter and an actress and her son from the sector at the front. The actress gave us an interesting ac count of her near capture, and she finished with a scene from 'La Follle Nuit,' which Bhe and her five year old son used to play. We had soup, roast kid, omelet, salad, pudding, figs and apples. I am going to visit that farmer again no, not for the next part of 'Follle Nuit,' but another good dinner. "Tell my St. Helens friends that I haven't cuffed a Lizzie since landing, but I have done a lot of taxleing Just tho same. "Duke Wellington says he would like to hear from his friend Reos Hall and also from a fellow he calls 'Os.' BEN COPELAND. CLOSE GAME WON BY M'CORMICK TEAM LUMBER COMPANY ELECTS OFFICERS IS PITCHERS Home Team Defeats C'ornfoot Score of 3 to 1. BATTLE by The McCormtck team of the Ship builders' League handed the Cornfoot team a nice little package labeled de feat at the gnme played Sunday. The score was 3 to 1 and was an Interest ing contest from start to finish. Manager Mensor placed his reli ance on Southpaw Davis, who held the Cornfoots scoreless until the ninth. St. Helens chased one run across In the fourth frame. Locker singled through shortstop and Feuerborn fol lowed with a smashing single to right, Locker reaching third. Cart wright struck out and Locker and Feuerborn pulled a double steal. Shea dropped the ball at the home plate and Locker was safe. It was lucky that St. Helens made this run, as Mlno and Reed, the next batsmen up, both struck out. St. Helens add ed another in the sixth. After Pike fouled out and Locker went out by the French Kennedy route, Feuer born hit a line drive to center. It should have been an easy out, but Teck misjudged the ball and it went over his head and Feuerborn crossed the rubber before the ball could reach home. To make matters a little more safe, St. Helens put one more run over in the lucky seventh. Mino walked and took second on Reed's " infield hit and out at first. Otto was safe on first on French's error; Davis hit safely to short and each runner moved up a base. Mensor's long sac rifice fly scored Mino. In the ninth innlngCornfoot saved themselves from a shutout. Kennedy, the first man up, doubled past sec ond. Fitchner fouled to Pike and French was out at first, Locker un assisted. McKenna hit a Texas leaguer back of second. Either Reed or Cartwright should have got the ball, but neither of them made much of an effort, so Kennedy scored and McKenna drew up at second. Beebe as a pinch hitter took three healthy swings and went out by the whiff' route, and the game was over. The score: RHE McCormick .00010110 3 8 3 Cornfoot ...00000000 1 1 Struck out By Davis, 11; Sutherland, 8. Notes of the Game Close to 1,100 fans witnessed the game and one of the chief rooters for the St. Helens team was Charles R. McCormtck. It was the first time he had seen his team In action. a St. Helens crept up another notch In the percentage column, but since Foundation won their game It will be impossible to finish better than second in the first half of the season. Davis pitched a steady and heady game and was entitled to win. He bagged more safe hits than any other player on the team. Feuerborn had a great day at third. He had seven assists. His throws to first were low, but Locker did some circus stunts and managed to get the pellet and hold it. There is much room for improve ment in the field. If St. Helens is to finish in first place or near first place In the second series, Mensor must get three fielders. Cartwright at second hasn't shown the form expected, but perhaps he may recover his batting eye as the season progresses. Next game with Columbia Ship building Co., at 2:30 Sunday. 5 3 by MUST TURN IN SURPLUS FLOUR Turned Around "The judge lnimo fourteen years.' "I think I enn get that sentence re versed." "Where would be the sense of that? Reverie fourteen nr.d you've got forty-one." Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegram. The annual meeting of the stock holders of the St. Helens Lumber Company was held at the office of the company In this city Wednesday. All of the old officers were reelected as follows: Charles R. McCormtck, president; R. C. Merryman, vice president; S. M. Hauptman, secre- j tary-treasurer. No business of in terest to the public was transacted. Acting upon instructions from the United States food administrator, Sherman Miles has notified all con cerned that the new government regu lation prohibits any family having more than thirty days' supply of flour in the house. Those having in excess of that amount Bhould at once notify Mr. Miles and he will advise as to the disposition of the surplus. In the event one has more than 30 days' supply and falls to notify the proper authorities, their names will be sent in to the United States dis trict attorney for his attention,
