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OFFICIAL PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY
PIONEER PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY
kuME XXXVII,
ST. HELENS. OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 14. 1918
NO. 26
OCRAM ARRANGED
FOR GLORIOUS FOURTH
C PATRIOTIC PARADE
Lgiunlly SiiiK. 1'Mlrli.llr Kxcnl
mil Carnival of KrU
Im pronrani coiinn!tto for the
Lib of July celebration him been
il work rti'1 lira about coiupliu-
hi Druieraiii. mo exorcise or
jay will begin nt 9:30 o'clock In
unomlim grand pnr:'dn In
U thoru will ! many buiMiLlful
In. At 10:30 o'clock nt the city
1 there lit l I"' community sing
patriotic exeiiiiios and band eon-
!X r.lo nn o "lit fiirt ly sorie well
in ipwiker.
Is tht afteriio.'ti, the first number
'it prmtrum will ho tlin baseball
Yt between the McCormick and
nula teniiiH of tlin Shipbuilder
Lit. After tho gniiin the crowd
tome down town mid witness a
Lj proterum of sports nil (I races
Irb will tin pulli'd off on Columbia
V'l ('. D Sutherland, chairman
:it ipiirt coiiiinll'eo U trying to
ii( fur a !! rolling content und
tome motor bout races.
rJ Wiitklim h trying to arrange
i !S-plr tin ii it to furnlHh tlin
I-x for the dny nnd ho lum a lint1
ntll known Washington bind,
ItrriniromentH nrn being made for
nod Illumination of Hie streets
iht plaza. Tim community nlnr
Uke place nt tlio Plaza nt 7:30
j evening nnd do under Hie dl-
.on of Dr. Km il Knnn.
H. Thatcher, chairman of tlie
knee ctmiiiiltti-n linn mndn a par-
ctntam of tint business Miction
the town nnd coino of the mor-
lau, have subscribed quite llhoral-
Anyono wIhIiIiik to dot:nte a few
in townrds tint celebration may
limine wit Ii Mr. Thatcher.
''it rrlou rnmmltleoH will get
'ther tonight and complete plunii
be formulated for tho colehrn-
JORE SUGAR
MUST BE SAVED
P of Hale for Doinevtlc urMNe
I Tn PoiimU
' UKr niiiHt In saved. This
i edtct of the fool .iduiliilstrn'
Mil those who ur't already cur-
t thflr use of Humir are niked
' down their 'om.iimption ill
w, wliil,) those ,v,0 imvo )0
H'Clectcil to mak j any mntorlul
pM hi their tiw of Buniir nr
F"i to face tlin HURiir Hituutlon
'"If an loyal mbr-u.
'drl Pood AdmlnlHtrator W.
W announced on Juno 13 that
111 author notice all retailors will
fqulrml t ii,,,!. tholr Hal(,H of
Fv 'or dllllli'Mtlc IIUMlOHnu In uri
H t a limn In tho city, and to
r PourniB ut u tlmo to rural cub-
this regulation not to aDuly
"Mr for domestic cunnlnv nur-
h. for whiei, provlidon lum been
t,0tliut luiiiHewlvoH mnv olitiiln
"r uiiilli.8 up,, i, Binning a cor
,tl' affirniinif
to thn iiivnrn miiril
ful" will not uho any of the sugar
'"Cnaiteil for IIIIV otline nnrnnun
fj 'tanning or proHorvlng.
tomoriiry roHtrlotlon," wild
""'i IS IIIICnHHIirv In nrH Hint
Pennine nnd imu..ri.,
f tho country mny tie taken
ana Hint wiiHte of porlKhalile
Ri m.iv i. . . . ...
iiri'vfliued. 1 wlKll 10
' mat I am n,uiu,..i r....i.i
P 'wt tliere Bnipl0 8UKnr ,n tlie
srowiK conutrlnH. and ample
Slr Wflnlnir r,inni. i.. itnj
" 111 IIIO II it
' "lio whoio difficulty Ilea In
HZTnt B,ll"Pln fncllltloB.
rioncil i.
khn. i ' U,B ncuvuiOB or tlie
ftHrlno T,
j L exiOIH or 11118 IOR8
, , k,low. It the country mny
1 st r,,,lRaee In Mr. Iloover'a
L,, "'"t thlH (lomeHtlfl con-
I """i la inoHt
CREAMERY TO tiavp
MODERN BUILDING
Ihhi-n (lly U,t Ktrmid for New
lliillilliiK
The St. HeleiiH Co-otieratlve
Creumery aHHoclatlon Iihh leimed one
of the city lots on the Htrand mid will
wu ik-kiii conHiruciion work on
their own building. It Ik planned to
liavo a tile or concrete ono-xtorv
building about 30x4 5. New equip
ment will lie purcliuHiid and tho but
ter making machinery will he of the
Intent and moht approved type. The
building c.luo wlil I e .nodern In every
roHpect,
At their regular meeting Monduv
night, the city council voted unam-
ItiouHly to lettHo the aHixicintton the
lot for a period of 2G yeara. tho an
nual rental to be $50 per year. At
tho expiration of the leae, the build
ing Ik to be the property of thn city.
The fact that the croamory neoule
will make further invoKtmont hero by
erecting their own building Ih taken
an evidence that they are well plenn
ed with their Inveatuienl and the fu
ture outlook.
SCHOOL MEETING
FOR MONDAY NIGHT
KltH-tloii of Director Oilier IniMir-
tent lliiNlneHM
The annual tichool meeting of
School DlHtrlct No. 2 will be held at
the school houxo Monday evening.
A director to nucceed ('. 0. Cuwt.ill
Ih to ho choHen. Mr. CnnHntt U ho
Ing urged by IiIn frlendH to allow Ills
name to bo presented to Hucceed hlm
iMtlf. Ho Iuih not fully made up hii.
mind on tho queution however, as he
Ih ufrnld that ho cnnitot npare the
time from bin other work.
Mr. CiiHMitt Ih much In favor of tlw
building of a I'nlon high hcIiooI, the
flrHt or neceHsary uultH to cohI $25,-
000 to $.10,000. Later the building
could be enlarged as the neceiwlty
demanded. The find unit he bait
under coiiHlderntion would have a
capacity of 200 to 350 students. A
Hkelcli of the building ho Iuih under
consideration Ih on exhibit at Von
Grny's ntore window.
Juh'. how tho taxpayers will take
to bin suggeHtion Ih not known, for
thn dlntrlct Is heavily In debt and
during tlie punt Hovorul years tlio In
debtedness has not been decreased.
QUOTA LEAVES ON
OR ABOUT JUNE 24
FORTY-ONE ARE CALLED
I'mler fall (itl.'i mm will lie Kent
U ( uiiii IicmIh for Training
rKllIIOISTED
- UL. COUNTY MILL
t Prl,l.."".....J"..
UJ holMtod at the Columbia
hum.,.;:: "' . "."'pny'" "
brt. 111 "iN'Mon raised Old
' ami ii
uiu workmon cheored ns
L a.i.. '"-,
Potit. 1,18 Kllve a birring p:
"""sbs after the flnir rnl.ini
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PROCEEDINGS OF
THE CITY COUNCIL
Drtllimiice to liiense ami Iti'Kiilntr
HotelN and Itooiiiliig IIoiin,-n
The city council met In regular
session Monday night, all incmherB
being present except Oouiuilr.mil ltar-
ton.
('ouncilman Iiumnior reported
Hint the old city well In Iloiilton was
In shnpe to ho covered up and would
be covered as soon as soma heavy
lumber could bo hauled.
Deputy Marshal HluUesloy reported
that the barn of John Q. (!ugo was
being torn down, pursuant to on
order of tho council.
A communication was received
from the St. Helens Shipbuilding Co.,
asking that the council appoint nn
Inspector to examine the bleachers nt
tho baseball grounds. Mattor lab
over until next meeting of the coun
cil.
T. 8. White miido application to
onernte a Jitney. Same wna granted
nnd license ordered Issued when he
had complied with the provisions o
ordinance. An ordinance defining
the crime of criminal syndicalism,
providing a penlty therefor, declaring
certain places a nuisance and pro
vldng for tho abstinent was road for
the third tlmo and passed nnd signed
by tlie mayor.
An ordlnunce for the licensing of
hotels, rooming houses and lodging
houses and making certain regula
tions was road the third time and on
motion mndo and carrlod was placed
on Its final passage and carried by
unaminous vote.
As to leasing a lot on the Strand
to tho St. Helens Co-operative
Cronmery association, the council au
thorized a lease for 25 years at $50
per eyur, provided the crenuiory peo
ple would erect a fire proof building
of crdltuhlo nppoarance.
Sveral other matters of minor im
portance were brought before the
council and acted upon.
Forty-eight more Columbia coun
ty men are to be Inducted into urmy
Borvlco. (ieik LaUnre of the Ical
Hoard has notified the following to
."ppear on date mentioned nnd It is
probable that they will entrain on
that date.
i ikiit i all G98 seven men are to
bo sent to ltenson I'olytecnlc School
on Juno 15. They nre Enfred Erick-
Hon, ClutHknnlo; Glen W. Williams.
Houllon; Claude W. Klce, Clatskunle;
Adolph Malwald, Vuncouver, Wash.;
Herbert L. Snyder, Clatskanle; Earl
A. Kaumgardner, Clalskanie; Jesse
I,. Ilratmier, Houlton. The first four
mentioned volunteered under this
cull, the remainder wore selected by
the local board.
L'nder Call 663 the forty-one men
who will be sent to Camp Lewis, at
American Lake, Wash., on or about'
June 24, nre: Frp.nk Welter, Jr.,
Coble; Alexander Kukas, Marshland;
Angus Hurt, Mint; Hoy C. Humgard
ner, Deer Island; I.oHoy E. Larson,
Warren; Angelo Medici, Rainier;
Ceranosos Spiros, St. Helens; Gust
Olson, I'ortland; Clinton G. Duxbury.
Spokane, Wach.; Jos. C. Henderson,
Mist; Churles K. Anderson, Deer
Island; IlenJ. C. King, Goble; Henry
O. McCalllster, Trenholm; Halph
Peoples, Deer Island; Leonard Smith,
Ilnlnler; C. Tyler Crumbley, San
I'edro, Cal.; Hlliner A. Jokela, Kel
so, Wash.; Ilolmer Danlelson, Tim
ber; Wenclaus A. Fischer, Scappoose;
Martin Chrlstensen, Vernonla; Geo.
J. Itanihcrg, I'ortland; Vlaslos
Maurlkls, I'ortland; Herbert K.
Fletcher, Portland; Clifford Stokes,
St. Helens; John Jarvl, Qulncy; Kay
E. linker, Pendleton; Lief Erlckson,
Quinry; Frank Serafin, Trenholm;
John W. McCully, Houlton; James B.
Elfort, Portland; Oliver Lonkey,
Nasel, Wash.; Walter C. Wodesky,
Scappoose; Oswald J. Doming, St.
Helens; Charles E. Kahlin, Chadler,
Ariz.; Hurley J. Currie, Goble;
Arthur N. Larson, Clatskanle; Jack
Del Ural. St. Helens; Albert Salmi,
Kerry; John M. Olnnsen, Clatskanle;
Marco Gaspari, FJrwood; Glacomo
Monti, Portland.
In the event that somo of the above
do not show up, the following have!
been named as alternates: Churles!
G. Myers, Eugene; Rasmus Itasiniis
sen, Scappoose; E. J. Halklas, Comas,
Wash.; Nels C. ChristenBcn, Clut
skanie; Win, D. Lovelace, Rainier;
Raymond W. Snyder, Rainier; Dex
ter Twombly, St. Helens; Goo. S.
Payne, Portland; Lulgl Polandrl,
Portland; Willluf Luokkanen, Clat
skanle; John Kurttl, Qulncy; Henry
O. llmar, Qulncy.
GOVERNMENT STEAMER
IS LAUNCHED
SHIPPING BOARD THERE
HiiiNMiurstrom Yard Hends (iovern
ment Veswl Into River
The Government steamer Matta
pan was successfully launched at the
Sommarstrom yards t.t Columbia
City Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 o'
clock. Not the slightest hitch occur
ed to mar the launching of the big
vessel. Mrs. Marie Johansen, wife of
Superintendent Johansen, was spon
sor and as the last keel block was
split and the vessel began to move
she smashed a bottle of "something"
against the bow of the vessel and
christened her Mattnpan.
The vessel Is of the Hough type,
278 feet long 46 feet In beam and
26 foet depth of hold with a carry
ing capacity of 3500 tons. It is the
second vessel of. this type to be
launched by the Sommnr3trom peo
ple, the first one, the Musketo, hav
ing been launched on M.-.y 14th.
The launching was witnessed by a
number of people Including the Ship
ping Hoard of Portland, who made a
r.peclal trip to see the government
vessel take her Initial dip.
Several other government vessels
nre under way at the yard and will
be launched at an early date.
"CLASS 1 WEEK."
FOR THIS MONTH
Errors to be Corrected in Classifica
tion, of Drafted Men
WAP SAVINGS CON
VENTION SATURDAY
J. W. Allen, county chairman of
the War Savings Committee, has ar
ranged for a convention of the coun
ty chairmen and It will be held at
the courthouso Saturday afternoon,
commencing at 2 o'clock.
Tho program outlined Is:
2:00 p. m. Registration.
2:05 p. m. Address of Welcome,
S. C. Morton.
2:20 p. m. Cull of Convention,
J. W. Allen, County Chairman.
2:30 p. ni. Address, W. II. Dll
lard. 3:00 p. m. "The Work of the V.
S. Movement and Campaign Plans,"
F. It. Whltefiold.
3:30 p. m. Open Session.
A full set of Instructions has been
prepnrod for the campaign workers
and Mr. Allen hopes all will be fully
propured to get in and work on War
Savings Pledge Day, June 28th.
The public is cordially Invited to
attend the convention Saturdny afternoon.
" County lloadmaster Abry, who re
turned last night from a trip to Ing
11s, says that Jhe road will be opened
from Delena to InglU in a few weeks.
Already machines are going through,
but using a temporary road near
Heaver Falls.
Mrs. Eugene Blakesley is visiting
relatives In Rainier, V
M'CORMICKS WIN
AN EASY CONTEST
Columbia Shipbuilder Defeated by
Hcore IS hi O
A "Class 1 Week" is to be held
sometime this month by every local
draft board In Oregon, under in
structions received from the War De
partment and communicated to local
boards by Captain Cullison of the
Adjutant General's office.
The purpose of "Class 1 Week" Is
to correct errors In classification that
may have been made previously. In
correcting these errors, many regis
trants previously placedin lower clas
sifications will be transferred to
Closi 1.
At the same time, the re-classification
will work both ways. Where
the evidence justifies local boards
will re-open the cases of men wrong
fully placed in Class and place them
In lower classifications, as the cir
cumstances warrant.
Government Appeal agents and
members of legjnl advisory boards
have been directed immediately to
make careful examination of all ques-j
tlonnatres and record in all cases In j
which they are satisfied that re-classification
should ho made. Thous
ands of registrants are now In Chits
4, the War Department believes, who
should be In Class 2 or Class 1.
"Local boards, government r.ppeal
agents and members of legal advis
ory boards," Captain Culllson's in
structions advise, "are requested to
direct special attention to the fol
lowing clusses of enses: Class 2, A
aiid 11; Class 3, A, B, and C; Class 4
A."
For the benefit of all these defini
tions are given: Class 2-A: Married
man with children or father of
motherless children where wife and
Children nre not mainly dependent
on liliu for support; 2-B: married
man withoutc hildren whose wife is
capable of supporting herself; 3-A:
Man with dependent children (not
his own) but toward whom he stands
In relation of parent; 3-B: man with
dependent, aged or infirm parents;
3-C: man with dependent helpless
brothers of sisters; 4-A; rvn whose
wtfe or children are mainly depend
ent on 111 i lr. boi for Mipport.
New standards of physical ex
amination are being issued by the
Provost Marshal General. These will
It Is believed, not merely add to the
number of men eligible for military
service hut will largely Increase the
roster of those held for limited or
speclul service.
In a one sided and uninteresting
game the McCormlck team defeated
the Columbia Shipbuilding team by
the score of 15 to 0. The home team
garners 14 hits off the delivery of
several youths who occupied the box
while the best the visitors could ob
tain from Harstad was two singles.
The game, so far as the visiting
team was concerned, aboundej in
errorB, miscues, overthrows and In
everything elBe which would Bhow a
lack of knowing how to play base
ball, and the nearest any visiting
runner got to home base was to
.each second.
Expecting an uninteresting contest
many of the fans stayed at home and
since the visiting team brought no
ro ters with them, not more than
400 people witnessed the game.
In the second inning the McCor
mlck team batted all the way around
and probably could still be batting
if they hadn't become tired.
The Score:
Innings 123 4 5 6789 R H E
McCormick 27101040 15 14 3
Columbia 000000000 0 2 11
Batteries: McCormick Hf.rstad
and Pike; Columbia. Thompson,
Matilda; Cllcklnger, Harper.
The first half of the season closed
with McCormlcks occupying second
place with a percentage of 778, hav
ing won seven games and lost two.
Foundation and Grant Smith Porter
are ties for first place with a per
centage of 800. St. Helens fans
hoped that the postponed Standifer
Ciarkson game could be played and
won, thus putting St. Helens in first
place, but the directors of 'the league
decided that inasmuch as two ineli
gible players, Mino and Ott, bad been
used by McCormick in & recent game,
they were not entitled to play the
postponed game.
Next Sunday the second halt of the
season will be opened and McCor
mlcks will have as their opponents
the Supple-Balin team.
CONTRACT IS LET
FOR NEHALEM BRIDGE
Will Span Nehalem Kiver in IiOtver
Valley
On Friday last, the county court
let a contract for the construction of
a -bridge to span the Nehalem river
about 1 V4 miles above Birkenfeld.
The building of the bridge will at
'ord an outlet to the highway to the
Pishliiv.k neighborhood people and
at the same time, allow the county
to vacate about 1 miles of road
which would soon have had to be re
paired or rebuilt.
The bridge and trestle is several
hundred feet lcr.c. There will be a
90-foot steel spun across the river
and the balance of the structure will
be wood. The county will furnish
all materials and J. B. Handley will
do the woodwork and pile driving.
The steel span is to be furnished and
erected by the Coast Bridge Co. They
had a 90-foot steel span for which
they had no call and offered it to
the county for $1500, which is about
$700 under the market price today.
They also agree to put the span in
place for an additional $300. Hand
ley's bid for the work he Is to do
was around $4,000.
SUMMER TRAINING
CAMP AT U. OF O.
The St. Helens Home Guard had a
very successful drill last Monday
night, a large number of men turning
out. The uniforms recently ordered
have arrived and on next drill night
the Guard will be dressed up like
real soldiers, and will present a more
creditable appearance.
The summer training camp for
civilians who desire military train
Ins will begn ou June 24th and last
four weeks at the U. of O. campus,
Eugene. For drafted men who de
sre to be fitted for military work
nnd thus stand better chances of se
curing commissions, for Home Guard
men desiring a higher state ot effi
ciency or for any others who want
military training, the opportunity Is
offered. The cost of the four weeks
encampment will be confined to one's
own personal expenses and should
be less than $40. Colonel John
Leader is to have charge of the en
campment and the Instructions.
National War Savings Day is the
stay-at-home's day.
Give up your luxuries that the
Kaiser may be made to give up his
ambitions.
LARGE AUDIENCE
AT GRADUATION
TWELVE IN THE CLASS
Scholarly Address Given by Dr.
Conklin of State University
The graduation exercises of the St.
Helens high school were witnessed
by a large audience at the city hall.
A pleasing program was presented
and a scholarly address was deliver
ed by Professor Ermund S. Conklin
of the University of Oregon.
His address included a review of
world events, and touched upon con
ditions which resulted in the war.
Germany, he showed, In building,
what it believed was good, had creat
ed in its system of thought and edu
cation a colossus which was over
powering It and would ruin its crea
tor. The Salutatory was given by
Edward Malmln and the valldictory
by Marian Baker.
In the absence of Director Cassatt,
who was called out of town on busi
ness, the diplomas were presented by
Director La Bare.
The floral offerings were profuse
and the hall and stage were tastefully
decorated. '
Th 08e receiving diplomas were:
Marian Andress, Ella Hattan, Edward
Malmln, William Perry, Marian Bak
er, Laurie Lind, Maude Morrell,
Maude Richardson, Evelyn Boats,
Florence Larsen, Arllne Paulsen and
Agda Sten.
The Whitman scholarship was
awarded Arllne Paulsen; the Con
ference scholarship to Marian Baker
and Edward Malmln won the Wil
lamette scholarship.
The eighth grade graduates were:
Ruby Boqulst, Olive Dunwoody, Cor
rlne Hill, Merrlman Rubens, Mild
red Hyde, Glen Faxon, Rene DeVln,
Annabelle Isblster, Charles White
craft, Dorothy Akin, Norman Mc-
Callum. Carl Tucker, Helen Craw
ford, Helen Klblan, Alton Clark. Car
rie MakI, Ruth Chambers, Winnie
Mellinger, Reta Masten and Albert
Merrill.
ROSE SHOW AT
CLATSKANIE
Proceeds From Rose Queen Contest
Go to Red Cross
Clatskanle will hold Its Eleventh
Annual Rose Show Saturday, the
22nd. Prizes for roses will be given
under thesame rules and regula
tions as have governed former con
tests.
A Rose Queen is to be elected from
some of the Columbia county townr
Friends of Miss Edrie LaBare of this
city have nominated her for queen
and the voting starts next Monday.
Miss LaBare will not be alone in the
race, for candidates from Rainier
and Clatskanle will also contest for
tho honor.
The entire proceeds of the Rose
Queen contest will go to the Red
Cross, the auxiliary of the town from
which the candidate comes, will re
ceive tho money expended in buying
votes. Votes are only one cent each
and Mrs. Isblster, who has charge of
the contest In St. Helens will receive
the money and votes for the St.
Helens candidate. On page 5 ot the
Mist will be found a coupon. When
this is properly filled out and accom
panied by 25 cents, it will count for
50 votes. Cut the coupon out and
take it to Mrs. Isblster, together with
25 cents and our candidate for queen
will receive 60 votes. And while you
are helping to elect a St. Helens
candidate, remember you are also
helping the Red Cross for the 25
cents or $1.00 you spend goes into
the local Red Cross fund.
Much Interest Is being taken in the
coming show and it is very probable
that many from St. Helens will visit
Clatskanle on the day ot the show.
Look for the coupon on page 5.
HAM M'CORMICK
A MILLIONAIRE
Jimmy Richardson, sporting edi
tor of the Oregonlan, la authority for
the statement that- Ham McCormick
is a millionaire. . The Oregonlan
said so today. Ham says Jimmy Is
mistaken and is trying to remember
Just what kind ot a report he made
to the Income tax man.