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ST. HELENS MIST, FRIDAY. JUNE 7. 1918. Issued Every Friday by THE MIST rrBMSHINO COMPANY O. D. HEILBORN....Vlce President and Manager. 8. C. MORTON.. . . .j . . .Editor 8CBSCRIPTIOX HATES One Year fl.BO Six Month 75 Entered as second-class matter, January 10th, 1912. at the PoBtofnca at St. Helens, Oregon, under the act of March 3rd, 1879. COCXTT. OFFICIAL PAPER FOR OIR BOYS "OVKIt THKRK" In a very little while now there will be a million Americrn boys on the firing line in France and Flanders. Already there are some millions of British and French boys on that line boys who have been there, some of them, for four years, offering their lives in defense of your home quite as much as of their own, warding off the atrocities of the Roche brutes from your loved ones, though they have not been quite able to ward them off from their own mothers and sisters. All of those boys, ours and the others, will remain there, and the cry "They shall NOT pass!" will be mr.de good so long as the flow of American meats across the ocean Is ample and uninterrupted. The requirement of us at home is a very simple requirement. It does not limit us in any way to a meatless diet. It leaves us large choice of very excellent meats. But it does demand that we eat less of beef, no canned beef, and not too much of any meat that Is at all suitable for overseas. Of course, none of us would de liberately fail to do that little bit for the men who are sacrificing for us their treasure of youth and hope and love. No American worthy the name exalts his belly above the sacred things of home and country. Only some of us might be thought less. Therefore take thought. POINTS MADE BY PRESIDENT WILSON IX RED CROSS ADDRESS. "I have heard men BP.y we must get 6,000,000 men ready. Why limit it to 6,000,000?" "I am here to stand by Russia as well aa by France." "There are two duties with which we are face to face first, to win the war, second, to win It greatly and worthily." "Every ship shall go laden upon every voyage with every man and every supply she can carry." "I could not be proud to fight for ft selfish purpose, but I can he proud to fight for mankind." "We are not to be diverted from the grim purpose of winning the war by any Insincere approaches upon the subject of peace." "I have tested the GerniMi Intima tlcns on peace and have found them insincere." "Nothing in 100 years has knitted the nation together as has the war." "If they wish peace, let them come forward through accredited represen tatives and lay their terms on the table. We have laid ours and they know what they are." SOLDIERS SAVE MONEY. The national war work council of the Y. M. C. A. has Issued the fol lowing: Who says that Uncle Sam's soldiers over seas are spendthrifts? .Whoever it was that said It was all wrong, anyhow. The latest word from France declares that our men in khaki over there are practicing an economy that makes the civilians back home seem wastrels by contrast The average American soldier spends not more than 20 cents a day, and makes that modest sum pay for his tcilet articles, his tobacco, and his sweets. Nearly all our fighting men are saving money. MaDy of them are "paying for the privilege of fighting for Uncle Sam" by buying Liberty bonds and War Savings stamps enough to make the folks who aren't fighting ashamed of themselves. Al most all American soldiers send money home on pay day. E. A. Hungerford, one of the V. M. C. A. men at the front, who helps the boys in khaki with their i.rrange ments for sending money home, and who is in a good position to know how their finances stand, recently wrote back as follows: "The American soldier Is the thriftiest American alive." "I have Liberty bonds, War Sav ings stamps, military Insurance, and have allotted $16 a monih to the folks back home,' said an artillery man who was in the hut last evening. There are thousands of Uncle Sam's soldiers in France who can truthfully say the same thing. They Just seem to have good sense about money mat ters. Ou pay day the rush is not to buy knicknacks, but to make some useful disposition of money. " 'I want to send some money home,' is a statement heard constant ly by the Y. M. C. A. worker In France. The 'Y' has purposely made it easy for the soldier to send money home. All he has to do js to leave his money with the man in the hut. get a receipt for it, and Indicate the nameand address of the person to whom he desires the money sent. The Y. M. C. A. has arrangements with banking institutions which makes possible the rapid and inexpensive transfer of any amount of money to any bank or person In the states. "Our soldiers are thinking struight about money matters. They are not misers by any means, aud they are wllllug to spend a small amount on things that go to make life more en joyable, but their chief thought Is to insure their economic Independence when the war Is over and they return to civilian life. "The average sale to the soldiers who come Into our Y. M. C. A. center and they are artillerymen, engin eers and doughboys is almost ex actly a franc a day, 30 francs or about 6 a month. The percentage that could be accused of unwise ex penditure of money is negligible, much smaller than in civilian life." 3,000,000 BOOKS GO TO OUR SOLDIERS Goal of American Libraries Asmx-iu-Hon Nearly Douhltnl. More than 3,000,000 books for sol diers In home camps and abroad have been gathered by the library war ser vice of the American Library Amoctn tlon, under direction of Herbert Put nam, librarian of congress. The goal of 2,000,000 books promises to lie more than doubled In a short time. General Pershing is receiving 60 tous of books and reading matter monthly for the soldiers in France. Books already sent overseas number 163.000 and those to home camps, 1,600,000. IU a ;hh1 Opinion of 1imihImt. Iain's Tablet. 'Chamberlain's Tablets are a won der. I never sold anything that boat them," writes F. II. Tressoy, Rich mond. Ky. When troubled with In digestion or constipation give them a trial. HOW TO CANDLE EGGS THE ECONOMY OF VICTORY. No matter what this war costs the government and the people of the United States In the way of money. It is going to be much cheaper to win this war than to lose it. The commercial and financial losses that would follow a German victory are not to be calculated. All that we spent would be lost, indem nities beyond calculation would have to be paid, and along with these losses would come a continuing loss in foreign commerce that would spell disaster. With these material losses we would lose our national liberty and Independence, our power to secure our International rights, our right to live in a world ruled by the dictates of humanity and civilization. If you are going to put away some summer-laid eggs for winter use as, of course, you are, it being both a patriotic and a personal duty you will need to exercise consider able care that only good eggs are put in the wuterglass or llmewster con tainer. One bad egg is likely to de stroy several others, lty consistently gathering the eggs when they are fresh, most of the danger of storing bad eggs Is avoided, but since it is necessary to hold the eggs until a sufficient number is accumulated to fill the container, and since some eggs nro imperfect when they are laid, candling, where It can be done without too much trouble and delay, might well be practiced. The United States department of agriculture has just Issued a bulletin on "How to Candle Egg3." The text Is brief and direct and is illustrated with colored plates showing the way in which an egg Bhould appear before the candle, together with the various wcys it should not appear. The bulletin was written by Dr. M. E. Pennington, chief of the food research laboratory, pssisted by M. K. Jenkins, bacteri ologist, and H. M. P. Hotts, artist. It should be of great use, not only to persons putting away eggs for home use, but, aa well, for all those who desire to establish or maintain a reputation for delivering eggs in perfect condition. WHY USE CORN MEAL? ROAD PROJECTS APPROVED. In March and April the secretary, on recommendation of the office of public roads and rural engineering, approved 212 state road-building pro jects involving more than 2,600 miles of highways under the federal aid road act. The estimated cost of these improvements to the states is about $16,000,000. The federal aid allowed is more than $5,000,000. We fight not only to protect our selves but to bring nearer the day when Justice and honor and fair deal ing between nation and nr.tlon, and man and man shall exist through all the continents. We love life, but there are things we love even more than life, and we feel that we are loyal to all that is highest in Amer ica's past, when we act on the belief that those only are fit to live, who are not afraid to die. Theodore Roosevelt. According to a statement by the department of agriculture, there has been an actual shortage of more than 2,000,000 tons of sugar annually since the war began. Prior to the war practically all the belligerent countries except the United Kingdom end Italy exported sugar, the total amount being more thnn 3,000,0(10 tens. In 1918 It is estimated that the allies must import a minimum of 1,200,000 tons. j A thirty-five bUHhel yield of corn, I which crop produces more human j food than any other commonly grown i on American farms, will supply near ly 150 pounds of protein needed for ' flesh building and more than 3,000, iOOO units (culorles) of energy. Wher ever conditions are favorable for ex pending corn acreage it is evident that considerable addition can be 1 madetothe supply of human food. ; Let It be urged once ncaln, use morecorn meal. Millers should glvo ! special attention to the preparation 'of corn meal of good quality, and I housewives should use increased quantities of this nutritious and pal jatable product as a substitute for j wheat for bread making and other ; purposes. It Is more practicable to ; Increase the use of corn meal In this country than abroad, for our people 'are familiar with corn as a food, jwhilemoBt European peoples are not, j though now they try to do what they j can. With us the problem is not to .learn to use something new but only jtomake more use of something which we already know and like and can i use. Prior to the war the treasury pre pared approximately 150,000 checks annually for the payment of interest on registered bonds cf all loans, the Issue of these 150,000 checks being distributed through the year. In tiio May payment of interest on regis tered bonds of the second Liberty loan more than twice that number of checks were prepared. Shipbuilding hr.s increased popu lation of many Oregon and Washing ton cities by thousands. This illus trates what an asset industries are to a community and to the best argu ment why we should work for poli cies and legislation which will per petuate this industry and 'encourage private capital to Invost in Amercan lines. HELPING ON THE FARMS j Farm women, boys and girls In ! Indiana are helping food production I by taking the places of the men who ; have been called to the colors and the city industries. Investigation of thecost of milk production, conduct ed by the dairy division of agricul ture, in co-opernton with Purdue Uni versity, shows that, In 1915-16, hired men performed nearly half of the work In the dairies In the Chicago milk district of northern Indiana. A year later, after many of theso men had left to join the army or respond ed to tho higher wages paid by the steel mills and munition factories at Gary, Ind., and other cities, the wo men and young people went out to the barns and are now performing over half of the labor which was for merly done by the hired men. The men who are left at home are also spending more time In the dairies, but, were it not for the fact that their families are helping them, they would have considerably less time to devote to the production of much needed crops. More than 2,000,000 members of American fighting forces are now In sured by the United States govern ment, and approximately 11,000 ap plications are heiner rctrwdvori ,lnll Application for insurance must be mr.de within 120 days after Joining the service. Now that you have paid almost all that is due on your Liberty Bond. It would be a good idea to invest those few loose pennies and the sumlus change in War Savings Stamns. No bettor Investment could be offered, and you could not make a wiser Investment. Good Substitutes Economy for Waste. Co-operation for Criticism. Knowledgeof Prices for Gossip about Profits. Garden Hoe for Golf Stick. Performance for Argument. Service for Sneers. Conservation for Conversation. Common Sense for Common Gossip. Marketing for Telephoning. Production for Pessimism. "How are things in Russia now?" Is the czar still reigning?" "Nope. He settled down to a driz zle long ago and now he's hardly ORDINANCE NO. i!. An ordinance to prevent male per sons in the City of St. Helens. Ore gon, who are physically lit to per form some useful service, from re imiiulng Idlo during the period of the war. providing a penalty there for and declaring an emergency. WHEREAS, It Is essential and ne cessary for the protection and wel fare of the City of St. Helens, the State of Oregon und the United States of America, because of the existence of a state of war In which the United States Is now engaged that all things possible to bo done to aid the nation In the present crisis, now therefore, The City of St. Helens does ordain as follows: Suction l. It shall be unlawful, during tho period of the war, for nnv male person in the City of St. Helens, who Is physically tit to per form some useful service, to remain Idle, and al such persons shall dur ing such period he habitually anil regularly engaged In some lawful, useful and recognized business, pro fession, occuuatlon. trade or employ ment, and uny person refusing to be so employed shall bo deemed guilty of n violation of this ordinance and shall, upon conviction there if In the ! Recorder' Court of the City of St. I Helens, be punished by a lino not exceeding $2.10.00 or by imprison j nient in the City Jail for a period i not exceeding three months, or by both such tine and Imprisonment. In no case shall the possession by the accused of money, property or lu jcome sufficient to support himself and those regularly dependent upon him be a defense to any prosecution ' under this ordinance. I Section 2. In no case shall the I claim by the accused by his Inability i to obtain work or employment be a defense to a prosecution herein un i less It shall he proved that the ac icusod promptly notified the common j council of the City of St. Helens of I his inability to obtain employment: 4 and requested that work or employ-! , nient be found for li tin and that such : employment was not furnished him,! and shall hold a certificate from said common council that such applica . tion has been made, j Section 3. It shall be the duty i of the Recorder of said City, when ever any person shall inform him, or inform the common council of his i inability to obtain employment as ! aforesaid to register forthwith the I nameof such person, together with i his address, age aud any other Infor mation which ho may deem neces ! sary. Tho City Recorder shall there- upon, under the direction of the eoni- nion council, assign or rn-ussign such I person or persons to occupations enr ! ried on by the City of St. Helens, by i the State or any County or munlcl i pality thereof, or by private employ ers engaed in agricultural, industrial i or other occupations, und who accept ! tho services of such person; provided ' however, that no person shall ho re quired to work under tills ordlnace any greater number of hours per day than lawfully constitute a day's work, I nor for a less wage than Is commonly ' paid, In the occupation in which such j person may engage. The applicant , shall ut all times have the right to j his choico of positions where more j than one is available and to refuse to accept work In any place where a j strike Is In progress. In tho event , of the Recorder or Common Council of said City being unable to procure i employment for such persons apply ling as aforesaid, it shall then he the duty of the said Recorder to so certl i fy to such persons In writing. Such j certificate shall exempt tho applicant j from prosecution under this ordl i nance for a period of five days from Its date at the expiration of winch I time the certificate must be renewed unless the applicant has In tho mean while become regularly employed I within the meaning of the terms of I this ordinance. j Section 4. Any person falling or l refusing to do, or to continue to do ! tho work assigned to him, or who , In the meantime, has not become regularly or continuously employed In some Inwful, useful, and rccog nized business, occupation, trade, pro I fession or employment as aforesaid, shall be guilty of a violation of this ordinance and upon conviction there- of shall pay a line of not more thnn j $100.00 or he Imprisoned for a term not exceeding 30 days In the City I Jail or by both such lino und Impri ! houmnnt. I Section 5. In assigning nny one jto work, tho Recorder shall take Into consideration the physical condition and any other appropriate circum stances of tho person so assigned Section 6. It shall ho the duty of Bald Recorder, tho Mayor and every member of tho Common Coun cil of said City to diligently seek tho names and places of residence of able bodied male persons within the City of St. Helens not regularly or con tinuously employed as herein re quires. Section 7. The provisions of this ordinance shall not apply to persons temporarily unemnloveil hv ,..,.,.. , differences with their employers, nor -u siunonis (luring tho school term, nor to persons fitting themselves to engage In trade or In dustrial pursuits. Section 8. Inasmuch as this ordi nance is necessary for the Immedi ate preservation of the public health peace nnd safety of the City of Ht' Helens in this: that there is urgent need for every able bodied mnn to perform some useful sorvlce durliiK the present crisis, therefore, an emer gency is hereby declared to exist, nnd this ordinance shall bo in full force and effect from and after Its nnsHniro by the Council and Its approval t"S Mayor of said City. ' Read the first tlmo Juno 3 1910 Read the second time June 3 191 a Rend the third tlmo June 3 19 ' Approved June 3, 1918. M. SAXON, Attest: E. E. QUICK, Mayr Recorder. A Checking Account is the Thing WHENEVER and wherever money is being regularly received and paid out whether for personal, household or business interests, one finds the advantages of a CHECKING AC COUNT at the Columbia County Bank in dispensable. It promotes System, Safety and Accuracy. If your nnmn In not ulreiuly iiMin our list of nlmowt 2.4MMI lcol(orD, uiny no lielp you plnce it there? 1 ifF in coiifHIflsCOGN t v Meats Meats' Tender, juicy cuts at the lowest market prices. Give us an order Groceries A full line of staple groceries. The stock is fresh. Prices low. People's Market On the Strand, St. Helens, Oregon Plenty of Money to Loan on Partially Improved Farms at 6 HAROLD P. ROSS Room 11, Bank Bldg. Phone 50 Summer is Here Some tilings we have which you might need for summer use Hammocks, Refrigerators, Oil Cook Stoves, Lunch Baskets, Camp Stools, etc. Complete line of Housefurnishings always on hand. E A. ROSS BBmiDW0 ST. HELENS. OREGON mist." Pitt Panther.
