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jo Your Duty to the Men at the Front Bnv War Savings Stamps Now I I I '1;firSi' 17 III 1.1 . II OFFICIAL PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY PIONEER PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY VOLUME XXXVII. ST. HELENS- OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1918 NO. 32 SALARY INCREASE FOR MARSHAL AND RECORDER COUNCIL IS GENEROUS I H j Hull I'al'1'"! 1eanc- In (runt"! Creamery ANOTHER CANDIDATE FOR COUNTY JUDGE JiN.ru.! O.iiycn, Aiiiiiiuiu-on Hi- Will Hun for Judgeship "i DRAFTED MEN ARE ' GUESTS OF CITY The regular Minting of thn clt founcll was Monduy night mid ,H eouncllmen wnro present. The Blnuim of previous meeting wore read and approved. ' The resignation of Marshal I'otlnr (ii presented to the council and ac cented. Tim miiyor, however, Mtatud thit be had boon assured by tliu niar ,h llint If tlin Hillary wan raised to 1100 per moiitli, he would continue 10 aero thn city. Tim charter pro Tde that salaries of tlio recorder .-.nil nianilial cannot be rained durliiK their tt-rm of office', ao It wui nece- ,iry fur Mr. Totter to resign and tut. iitjr attorney was tnatructed to pro fire mother ordinance fixing the aijry at the mini atnted. Councll ,n'i Allen "aid lie bad a fel.ow feol lul! irr any ono working on a "low down" salary and realized that the t.ty officers wore underpaid, lie waa illllni! to vote for thn IncronHO pro ildwt the salary of thn recorder waa iarreaaed from $37. 60 to $45 per month. The councllinen agreed upon tola Increase alMo. The ordinance lunalng a certah. portion of t ho Strand to the St. Hel ena. Co-operative Creamery nssocla tlon, wua rend the third time and pas ted and the ordlnanco relative to itorlng gasolene and prohibiting the cirryltiK of more tlmn 10 gnllona un lm in mi underground tank or other approved kind of tank waa also read lor the third time, but laid over pena lo further Investigation. Manager Cillaitli of the Columbia River Pnrk er'i ami.xiatloii remonatrated against the pannage of the ordinance nnd be claimed It would work ft great hard iMp on the denlera In gnnolenn nno the flahvrnien, and It waa agreed to leave the matter In abeyance. An ordinance relating to Jitney traffic, jitney churK.es, etc., waa road or at IcuHi a portion of it wua reaa, but when Recorder Quick reached the I'th section, Allen auggeiited that the trading of the balance of It bo defer ral until the council could take a nolo night for thla one ordinance. The councllinen concurred with Mr. Alien, but lutor found out that the wdlnanco being ruod waan't tho om. tlicy hud ordered, ao It waa agreed to olacard tho proponed ordinance and 'dr a new one, aald new ordinance ot to contulu ao many sections. The iniitler of painting the city hull a brought to the attention of the council and on motion of Allen, the mjyor waa appointed a committee, of One to hoo about getting tho paint nd employing tho painters, who will o Hie Job by thed ay instead of on contract. ("ashler Harrison cf the Find, Na- "onal bank presented a petition nsk- tli-.t a portion of the clty'a nvnlt- We fuiiilR be placed on depoalt In his u:i"H. Tho council acted f:.vortbl Pon the request and passed a resolu- "n to that effect nnd tho recordor M Instructed to give anid bank n Portion of tho bualueaB. Jitney license wna ordered grnnt- a Mrs. Ireno Karth to oportito a 5 panaonger touring car. No further bquaineHB appearing. council adjourned. According to reliable Informutloi. received by the Mint, George Con yer, a well known resident of Clut sknnlo, will entyf the race for the county Judgeship and run an Inde pendent, toy Conyera la at pre:ient recorderoflie city of Clutukanie and bIho JuslleA 0r tho peace In that dla trlct. StrveraJ years ago, he waa elected ounty Surveyor, but gave up the portion on account of III health. Ho iy well known tnnwgliout the counjry end will probably mako a Htrojlg race for the office Bought. Thoeiitranco of Mr. Conyera Into tho rnr makes H a three cornered af fair between blniHelf, Martin White and W. J. Fullerton. CIIATAUQUA I? ON AT RAINIER JiiHt nt tho preHetit Rainier la the center of Interest In the county. Their annual cliatuuiiia 1h being held and a fine program Ih pretentud thrice dally. Tho chutauqua started Wed liuaduy afternoon and will continue until Monday night nnd no douln many St. Helena people will tuke ud- SCHOOL DISTRICTS CONSOLIDATE Ni'liale HchiMtlH Voto l-'on-o to Join rocont he PltUnurg Ion, voted to thought tho would prefer to go trlct, but thoy trlct No. 42 nu flint Snlwin filntrlct No. 22, the Nnta dlHtrlct, nnd whool, oni),i,lt tit.. . "'lalnirg d "ito thn "d otliorwlHl u'i nnd l)triirJb. 8 ot lllrkon also voted toNtonsolldato und "y will have a neArVdiool Iiouho at """enfold. The C(untyNiperlnlend IB nillch In Inul. nf rtrttVsfil 111 111 III IT i liin it can be doe to an adVaotago cininin that ah IntereBtod recfltve ninrn !...,. ., j, - "uuuiiiB man uy ttie single aia- GOOD TIME FOR .ALL Supper and Knh'i-taiiimeiit Tendered Men Who l,cft for Army Service The largest number of drafted men yet sent In one body, left St. Helens 'i.oiiday morning for the army train ing station at Camp Lewis, Washing Ion. There were fifty-one called in th In draft and several of them were from St. Helens. Many of the boys came In Sunday and reported at the office of the local board nt the courthouse. Mayor Sax on was on hand and took them Ii. hnnd and saw to it that they reach ed tho hotels and restaurants. The Sound Amusement company admitted them free to all rides and shows on the Strand and in the even ing they were the guests of the city at a nice dinner presided over by the ladles of the Red Cross In the base ment of the Methodist church. Ap propriate talks were made by Uev. Illsey und Hev. Spenrow and Council man Allen. In the evening, a Liberty celebra tion, under the auspices of the llomv. Uunrd, was held on the Plaza and several short talks made to the boys, vaittngo of the nearness to Rainier and all Joined in patriotic music. and the good mails, to take In some of tho performances. Tho program for today, and the bulance of the Hchedulu is: I'rlilay Morning Mother (Jooso chatuu- qua. Afternoon. -Prelude. Inspiration al Lecture, "The A.'uiitngo 'of u Handicap," Dr. Klllott A. lloyl. Ad mission, 39 cents. Kvenlng Concert, Metropolltut. Artists. Illustrated Patriotic Iau turo, "Wonders of the World War." Henry Wurren Poor (latest views from tho fighting zone. Admins!on, N3 cents. Sal unlay Morning Mother tiooso chatuu- qua. Afternoon Concert, Now York City Marine Hand. Character Stud ies nnd Readings, Klsle Mae Gordon. Admission, 65 cents. i Kvenlng Grand Concert, Now I York City Marine Hand, Mnrlo I.o-i Zlto, organizer and director. Return I Kngageinent, Mary Adl Hays, Amer. Icnn soprano. Admission, 83 cents. Sunday Morning I'suul Services A 1 I churches. Afternoon Inspirational S I n g Ing, Tho F.lchhorns, Directors. Lec ture, "America nnd Japan," Dr. Mln- osakn Toshl Yatnaiuoto. Admission 39 conta. Chatauqua vesper sorvlces all In vited. Kvenlng CommunKy S!n g 1 n g. Tho Klrhhorus, Directors. Inspira tional Lecture, "American Ideals, Mm. A. C. Zehuer (accredited gov ernment representative nnd ono of America's most ronvlnclng and pleas ing lecturers). AdmlBstou, 65 cents. Monday Morning Mollnsr Gooso chatau qua. Afternoon Proludo, Sell u b e r i Sorennders. Lecture, "Physical Truliiing," Uoatrlco E. Heskett. Ad mission, 38 cents. Kvenlng Prelude, Mother Gooso Festival, Under personnl direction of "Mother Goose." Closing Concert, Schubert Sorennders, presenting a live program of patriotic, populur nnd clnsslcal music and entertainment. Admission, 83 cents. On account of th iioteU being full. many citizens of the town took the boys in for the night's lodging, a courtesy much appreciated by them and also by the mayor who was wor ried on account of the lack of ac commodations. Monday morning, quite a few of the auto owners of the city lined up their cars in front of the courthouse nnd took the hoys and their friends over to the depot, where a large crowd had gathered to wish them good luck and good-bye. NEW BASEBALL SCHEDULE TEN MEN CALLED FOR ' SELECTIVE SERVICE TO REPORT MONDAY I-oKgcrs and Millmcn Calle! for Duty at Vancouver Clerk LaBare of the local board has sent notices to 10 Columbia coun ty men to report at the courthouse Monday morning, July 29th, at 9:45 o'clock, and the men will entrain on the eleven o'clock train for Van couver, Washington. The called men are mlllinen and loggers and It Is supposed that the government will ubo them in the big spruce mill at Vancouver. Those ordered to report are: Bert Anderson, Astoria. W. F. Brasmer, St. Helens. Dolph Smith, Clatskanle. J. C. Ray, Vernonla. Oscar Anderson, Clatskanle. C. R. Timonen, Quincy. L. E. F tch, Scappoose. Frank Welter, Goble. C. J. Pyburn, Portland. Albert Crlckson, Clatskanle. Alternates are: Victor Johnson, Flrwood. It. B. O'Nell, Ken-y. Pete Olien, Quincy. It appears to be the policy of the governmei t to now use men who were In a deferred classification and they are sent to the place where their services cm best be used. It is understood that several who failed to pass the army examination at Cump Lewis will soon be recalled and sent to Vancouver or other places to take up government work. INTEREST ON LIBERTY BONDS Public IKm'h not Thoroughly Under stand Paying Interest According to President Miles of the Columbia County Bank, some of the public da not thoroughly understand why they should pay interest on tho deferred payments for their Libert bonds. If one stops to think for Just a moment, it can be readily seen, however, that the interest charge lu right and Just. The bonds are dated at a certain date and bear interest from that date. If a person, buys say a $100 bond and pays in instal lments covering a period of six months, he should bear in mind that the government is paying interest on the face value of the bond from the date of Its Issue. Therefore, if a person has paid only $50 down and wishes to pay the balance in the six months, he will have to pay to the government the same amount of in terest on the balance due as the gov ernment pays him. For instance, Ii tiie rate of interest Is 4 per cent, each hundred dollars will earn $4 per year interest which is paid Beml-annually. It the person has paid only $50 on the bond, he could hardly expect the fovernment to pay him the $4, oi interest on the entire amount. The government, does pay the entire amount, but It collects from the bonJ buyer the same amount of Interest on the deferred payment that It pays to the bond buyer. It is a case of six cf one and a half dozen of the other po far as the bond buyer Is concerned, anil he shouldn't worry about Uncle Sair not doing the right thing, for our patriotic uncle will do exactly what is right. MXORMICKS WIN IN CLOSE CONTEST CORNFOOT DEFEATED Home Team Defeat Rival for First Position in League HEAVY CALLS FOR DRAFTED MEN PREMIUM LIST OF COUNTY FAIR The new schedule for the remaind er of the season of the Shipbuilder! league, as arranged for at the meet ing of the lengue directors Tuesda night, follows: July 28 Foundation vs. Peninsu la at Vaughn street; St. Helens v-' Stnndifer nt Vancouver; Corn foot n Grant Smith-Porter at St. Johns. August 4 St. Helens vs. Grant Smith Porter at St. Johns; Peninsu la vs. Standlfer t Vancouver; Foundation vs. Cornfoot at Vaughn! street. August 11 Foundation vs. Grant, ens vs. Peninsula at St. Helens, Corn-Mnlth-Porter at St. Johns; St. Hel- foot vs. Standlfer at Vaughn street. August 18 Peninsula vs. Grant, Smith-Porter at Vaughn street; Com foot vs. St. Helens at St. Helens; Foundation vs. Stndifer at Vancouver. August 25 Foundation vs. St. Helens at Vaughn street; Peninsula vs. Cornfoot at St. Johns; Grant Smith-Porter vs. Standlfer at Van couver. September 1 Foundation vs. Peninsula at Vaughn street; St. Hel ens vs. Standlfer at St. Helens; Corn loot vs. Grant Smith-Porter at St. Johns. September 2 St. Helens vs. Grant Smith-Porter at St. Holens; Penin sula vs. Standlfer at Vancouver; Foundation vs. Cornfoot at Vaughn street. The schedule will probably be car ried out as above unless the Portland leaders see that St. Helens has a good chance to win and in that event the schedule might be changed bo as to make them play the stronger tennis. While this is not probable, yet one cannot be sure If their ac tions In the past can be taken as an oxomplo of their spirit of fairness. Tho promlum list and program book of the Columbia County Fall will bo rendy for distribution to the public next week, according to Sec rotary J. W. Allen. He and other of flcorB of he fair association are nn lows to hnve many and creditable ex hibits at the fair this year and with that In view have offored attractive i.-l.es. especially In tho agricultural exhibits. Any one desiring one of those promlum llatb can obtain same by calling at the office of Mr. aubu - nt the Mist, or If lnconvenlen' to call, write for one and It will be MOLE SKINS BRING GOOD PRICES STAMP SALES FOR WEEK $10,000 Provost Marshal Crowder has wired the adjutant generals of the states thr.t the August calls for drafted men will be large. The message was re layed to the Oregon local board b Adjutant General Williams. Clerk LeBare received the message Thurs day which stated that the Btate of Oregon would be required to fur nish 2200 men during the month. This means that many men will b. called from Columbia county. The message said: "Local bon are directed to refuse releases to the navy, marine corps or emergency fleet, all registrants of 1917 and 1918 class men who have been or will be classified in class one until a suffi cient number of number one have qualified for military service." The message also urged that the medical, local and district boarAw axort every effort to get a sufficient number to fill the August quota and to "speed up the examinations of re gistrants." The needs of the army were Imperative, the Provost General stated and every effort must be made to get available men. The message is taken to Indicate that many of class one who when time came for army duty, went to the shipyards, will still have an op portunity to see regular army duty, and that the emergency fleet corpoi atlon will have to do without the ser vices of many of the men in the class of 1918. Mr. LeBare stated that, nine men of the 1918 class would be called on or about August 5th, but he had not been Informed as to where they would be sent or what service they would enter. Reports from Seattle Btated that class one men of that city were scarce and draft officials had been author ized by the war department to cease giving deferred classification to the shipyard men. The order was only temporary and would be enforced only until the August quota ot net had been secured.- This is in line with the instructions received by the board hero. ' The sale of War Savings and Thrift Stamps for the week ending July 25th was $10,020.78 end brings up the total cash sales to $124,643.44 or almost one-half of the quota asked of the county. If the present rate can be maintained the full quota of $274,000 should be reached by Nov. 15th. The sales by offices are: Birkenfeld $ 83. Go Chapman 126.12 Clatskanle 1,113.32 Goble 443.60 Houlton 182.?!! Inglis 60.20 Kerry 142.12 Mayger .: 418.00 Mist , . . . 418.00 Quincy 168.85 Rainier 1,062.70 Scappoose 1,390.79 St. Helens 2,487.74 Trenholm 41.66 Vernonla j.. 409. 6-! Wcrren '. . . 1,262.72 Yankton 209. ( $10,020.78 The McCormick baseball club ot the Shipbuilders league still main tains its lead In the league race, having defeated Cornfoot in a close game at the Vaughn street grounds in Portland Sunday. The score was 5 to 3. Manager Mensor chose big Oscar Harstad to do the mound duty lot St. Helens, while Manager Casey of the Cornfoots delegated "Suds" Suth erland to lame the St. Helenites. He tailed to be a real good tamer ana was sent to the shower bath in the fifth inning and Frank Rapp, former Buckaroo, took up the unfinished task, but was unable to hold the hard hitting St. Helens aggregation. Mensor's gang chased over one run in the first, two in the second and to make matters sure, put across another brace in the eighth. Cornfoot scored one In the second, one in the fourth and put another across in the ninth. Locker, Haughland and Mensor led In the hatting for St. Helens, each getting two hito. The home team played an errorless game and backeu up Harstad in the pinches. More than 100 of the local fans Journeyed to Portland to see the game and, what was lacking In num bers, they made up in noisy rooting. The score St. Helens Mensor, ss 5 1 Pike, c 5 2 Locker, lb ....3 0 Feuerborn. 3b . . 3 0 W. Cartwright, 2b 2 0 Reid, cf 4 0 S. Cartwright, rf.4 0 Halghland, If . . .5 1 Harstad, p 4 1 Totals 35 5 Cornfoot McKenna, ss .... 4 Teck, cf 4 Fltchner, rf 4 Lee, c 4 French, 3b 3 3 10 7 0 5 1 1 4 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 1 10 27 CHANGE IN POST OFFICE HOURS Mrs. I. E. Dodd has made some slight changes in thtf hours of work at the St. Helens postoffice. Begin ning August 1st, the office will open at8 o'clock a. m. and close at 6 p. m. The evening mail which arrives about 7 o'clock will be distributed and the general delivery window open for a few moments, but no parcels will be distributed nor stamp or money order business done. Tho postmaster states that the work of the office has so increased during the past few months, that It Is im possible to continue the present hours unless she works from 12 to 14 hours per day, and this she is not willing to do. Kennedy lb Casey, 2 b 6 2 2 4 0 0 1 1 - 5 -10 Bourg, If 3 Sutherland, p . . . 1 Rapp, p 3 totals 32 3 8 27 St. Helens Runs 1 2 0 0 0 Hits 2 1 1 0 0 Cornfoot Runs 01010000 1 3 Hits 12021100 18 Struck out by Harstad 10, Suth erland 2, Rr.pp5. Bases on balls off Hcrctnd 3, Sutherland 6, Rapp, 3. Two base hits Teck, Lee. Threu base hits Kennedy. Double plays Casey to Kennedy, W. Cartwriht (un assisted), W. Cartwright to Menst . Sacrifice hits Mensor 2, Locker, Mc Kenna, Pike. Stolen bases Pike, French, Bourg, Lee. Hit by pitched ball French. Passed balls Pike. Innings pitched by Sutherland 4 1-3, runs 3, hits 4. Charge defeat to Sutherland. Time of game 2 hours and 30 minutes. Umpires Rankin and Drennen. County Agent Howard yesterday received a check from an eastern fur buyer for $114.95, which was in paymont of tho last lot of mole skins shipped. The skins averaged 20 cents each, tho high price being 33 1-3 cents while the lowest price was 17 cents. Tho boys who furnished the skins will receive checks ranging In amount from $6.00 to $10.6, which Mr. Howard thinks will be an Inducement for them to continue the mole trapping. The annual election of officers for the St. Helens Auxiliary will be held Wednesday, July, 31st, and the at tendane of all members of the auxi llury is requested. The past year has been a most ouccesstul one from every standpoint and the members feci gratified at the amount ot work accomplished. . All of those having yarn, are re quested to return same, whether fin ished or unfinished on or before the day ot the meeting. GOVERNMEN TAKES OVER TELEGRAPH President Wilson has Issued a proclamation taking over control oi telegraph, telephone, cable and radld systems for the duration of thu war, effective July 31. Authority to operate the wire systems is vested in the postmaster general. Ocean cable and radio systems are not included In President Wilson's proclamation. Postmaster Burleson states that tho operation and control of farmer tele phone lines would not be interfered with, only for the purpose of facili tating their connection with longe: lines. No general policy has yet been .decided upon. . The league leaders held a special meeting Tuesday night and the question of allowing Coast Leaguers to play in the Shipbuilders League was brou slit Bp. The league leaders of course voted down the proposition as the Foundation, Standifer-Clark-son and Cornfoots are well hooked up with players and St. Helens will be weakened if any of the men are taken in the draft and all of the Portland teams are working against St. Helens. Eddie Mensor had sev eral of the Salt Lake players ready to go in the St. Helens line-up, bui this is now impossible? On account of dropping the C. R. S. B. team anu the Supple-Balin, the club had to make a new schedule and St. Helens is now scheduled to play the strong Standifer-Clarkson team at Vancouver the coming Sunday. The league leaders saw to it that St. Helena would have to meet the strongest team in the league in the hopes that defeat would come to us, but then It might be a repetition ot . Sunday's history,-at least, the tana are hoping and praying it will be. ' - - Wl ByBtom. promptly mailed. : 'a.'