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0FFIC,AL PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY
PIONEER PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY
VOLUME XXXVII.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1918
NO- 42
DOCK RESOLUTION IS
PASSED BY COUNCIL
BY UNAMINOUS VOTE
I Cllf Kullicr" ire in I hviii ol t arry-
luit nut WInIicm of
At tlji'lr regular meeting Monthly
night, tlin city council pussed t
rnolulloii which Ih expected to exped
ited I)u1IIIiik of the city dock. Tlin
resolution Ih: It resolved by the
common council of the City of St.
Helena tli tit the dock commlttflo of
tin city council hi appointed by the
mayor, Ih hereby authorized and In-
itructfil secure plans and specifi
cations for the flritt unit of the public
or municipal dock to bo built at the
toot of Ht. Helens Htreot; that after
preparing such plan and Npoclflcu
tloni, the mayor In hereby Instructed
to advertise for bids for Ilia con
itrurtlon of such unit of said public
or Diunlclpul dock, and
"It Ih further resolved that mid
dock committee of the City of Ht. Hel
en, an appointed by the mayor, Ih
hereby Instructed to Immediately
proceed with tho preparation of inld
plana, employing nny capable en
ttniwr or contractor to anHlt them,
and thny are heruby limtructed to re
port their findings, together ' with
uch plan and specifications, not
later than Monday, October 14,
mi."
One of the council moved the
adoption of the resolution and the
motion was seconded, but the mayor
thought the matter should lay on
the table until the "full board" wu
prenent (J. W. Allen was absent);
the other niemberi of the council,
which coiiHtltuted a quorum were
not of the name opinion as wan his
honor, tor they evlrtontly thouKht
that If the three there constituted a
quorum to transact any other IjubI
new, they might as well trumpet
tome dock business, and they Insist
ed upon the motion being put, which
the mayor reluctantly did. All the
councllmnn present voted yes, but the
mayor, not sutlHfled with this, In
atructed the recorder to call the roll.
The result was the sumo and the
mayor was forced to order the resolu
tion passed. It Is probable that the
dock committee will Immediately be
gin to carry out tlio resolution.
Deputy Marshal Iilnkesly asked
tint some ordinance be druwn up
confiscating air rifles. He explained
th.it while It was the law to use the
rifles, there wn no lnw to prevent
one owning audi rifle. Tho city at
torney wns Instructed to draw up
uch ordinance.
The matter of automobiles pus
Ing the city hall, which Is now used
as a schoolhouse, at an excessive rate
of speed, was brought to tho atten
tion of tho council by. Marshal Pot
ior and he received Instructions to
eo that all motorists wore more
enrnful In this especial vicinity.
The mutter of electric, lights
along Oak streot was taken up and
referred to Councilman McDonuld.
chairman of the street committee,
with Instructions to act.
A few other matters, which woro
of minor Importance, wore taken up
anil disposed of by the council, after
which they idjournod.
MOTOR VESSEL ALLARD
REPORTED LOST AT SEA
All Hands arc Saved IOkh Is Alum!
9:umi,mn
II. F. McCormlck hnn recolved nd
vlco from the San Frnuclsco office of
the McCormlck company that the
motor veutiel, 8. I. Allrird, hri be?n
'"t at sea. Only utiro particulars
wre given, but the Bcer.e of the ac
cident wns near the Cuban coast nnd
It Is thought the vessel went on a
r'ief. The Allnxd was under command
' Cental,, o. a Mitchell and carried
n crew of 26 men, all of whom wore.
avd. The vessel was under charter
to the government and was enroute
'roill an Atlantic, nort to Cuba. '
Tho Allnrd won launched at the
wds of the St. Helens Shipbuilding
company obout two years ago and was
a flr.e vessel. She wns valued at $350,
"0 and as McCormlck carries Insur
ance on all his vessels, the stockhold
ers will be protected.
W. A. Harris transacted logal bu-
Wosa ia Portland Monday.
NEWSY Mrvrt?o pdu
ST. HELENS SOLDIERS
J. T. Talur In I'n moti i 0 the Itank
of Hergfiint
A Vrar In Service (l,-tH I'm-lough
llurold Decker writes his parents
that after being In France ami hard
at work for a whole year, he hus been
granted a furlough and Intends hav
ing a good tlmo. The letter was
dVtod Augunt 25 and suld:
"Dear Folks: 1 huvn Ji1Ht return
ed from (deleted by censor). My
self and a few other fellows went
down there on a business trip for the
government, hut I cannot tell you
wluit we went for. Is a very
pretty place, hut It wus awful hot.
Must have been about 200 in the sun
and 199 In the sliudo.
"Tho American Iteil Cross Is doing
a great work over here. They were
at the Htutlons we ptissod and gave us
hot coffee and sandwiches. At
thny have a building with hunks In It
for American soldiers and they do
not charge one cent for sleeping
there. The meals are very cheap, a
franc (20c) for breakfast, a franc
and ouo-lmlf for dlnnor and one franc
for supper and they put out some
mighty good meals. ,
"At I met my old sergeant
major who came across with us. He Is
now a first lieutenant.
"I am planning on a 7-day fur
lough to begin October 20th and will
go to Saint Mulo, a special place
where the A. E. F. soldiers spend
their furloughs. It will cost, me
about 200 francs ($40) so I wish you
would draw some of my money from
the bunk and send It to me as soon
as possible. I hnve been over here a
year and this is my first furlough.''
"You will soon be receiving my al
lotment again nnd also the months
you didn't get it last spring.
"I'll have to close now and get to
work. Write often.
"Your loving son,
"HAROLD DECKER,
"Ilase Hosp. 15, A. E. F."
Judging from the description of
Harold's trip, one might assume that
he accompanied some wounded men
to one of the American hospitals.
HKK(iK.NT, i. T. TAKER
Although In the service only two
months, J. T. Taher has twice been
promoted, first to corporal, then to
auriritiint He en Hated In tho En
gineers In tho train service depart
ment and was laBt heard from Sept.
21st. from Camp Merrltt. It is quite
nrnhnliln (hat hv tills time he has
ronched France, as his lotter stated
that he expected to leave any time
and his company was ready.
Kenneth Howel, who thought he
wns r-olne to have a 30 day furlough
and come home, was disappointed in
not rocelvlng but 15 days, so insieaa
of coming to Oregon, he went to see
some of his relatives In Michigan.
Kennotli is on the U. S. S. Albatross.
UNION HAS BIG SMOKER
The St. Helens Local 38A11, I. L.
A Imrf n. nlensnnt stag social and
snrokor nt the union hull lust night.
Mr. F. Horn, one of the prominent
officlnls of the state federation of
labor wns the principal speaker. Box
ir oviiUiitinns. musical numbers and
speochos added to the evenlng'E enter
tainment. A nice lunch was serveu
Ito the 200 members present. Secre
tary Holden of the St. HelenB local
bad charge of the entertainment.
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MR. AM) Mlt8.
County Clerk James W. Hunt quietly slipped away Saturdr.y and go
ing to Portland, was united in marriage to Miss Gladys Ashby. Rev. A. S.
Hlsey performed the ceremony In the First Methodist church In Portland
In the presence of a few Intimate friends and relatives of the contracting
couple.
The bride and groom are well known In St. Helens and throughout
Columbia county. The groom Is county clerk and previous to occupying
tnat position, was county treasurer. The bride Is a daughter of Mrs. N.
A. Ashby and a sister of Mrs. M. E. Miller. Until a short time ago, she
was assistant cashier In the Columbia County Bank, and Is now assistant
cashier at the Old, Wortmnn & King otore In Portland. Mrs. Hunt is yet
in Portland, but will soon come to St. Helens where the newly married
couple will make their home.
CITY SCHOOL MATTERS
ATTRACT ATTENTION
SLOW PROGRESS IS MADE
TeiiiMrury Quarters Xot all Ready
New Ituilillng DlHouwied
Manv who are Interested In iha
school affairs of the city r.re begin
ning to wonder when the school
hoard will get together and outline
some definite program. It is pointed
cut .hut almost three woek have
elapsed since the schoolhouse fire
ami inuiiing litis beon done towards
the repair of the old building or mak
li.g plans for the construction of a
new bulld!ig.
Tho Mist has Interviewed quite a
few citizens and the opinion Is some
what divided as to the rebuilding of
the old school, making temporary re
pairs to the old schoolhouse so thut
the seven rooms rcmnlnlng intact can
be available or the building of a per
mipent fireproof building.
According to Chairman LoBare, no
plans have been made except for the
ten porary care In temporary quar
tets of the scholurs. The directors
have not, as a body, discussed the
matter, but have bent their energies
to securing temporary quarters. To
fix up all of these temporary quart
ers costs money and it Is the opinion
of many that the $2000 or $2500 so
far spent should hnve been applied
on repairing the 1 old building or
towards the building of a new school.
It is argued by mun' that by the
time the fair buildings are fixed up
so they will be comfortable, sewerage,
soptlc tanks, etc., installed and when
the 100-foot sewer from the Congre
gational church Is built, enough mon
ey will have been spent to make a
respectable start on a new school, or
to have put a root on the old build
ing so that the quartern there might!
be used. The basoipent end steam
heataig plant Is intact and the first
floor in fairly good condition, and
with a little expenditure could be
made available for school purposes.
On the other hand, there are some
who contend that nil except the base
ment should be torn down and a new
fireproof building erected. The direc
tors seem to be making no effort
towards mapping out any definite
program and It seems to be entirely
appropriate that they call a mass
meeting of the taxpayers to help de
cide what is the best course to pur
sue. i Superintendent King is doing the
best he can under the adverse condi
tions, but he and the other teachers
are working under a great handicap
.which should be soon disposed of, so
ftliat school may cohtlnue to the best
advantage of the scholars and tax-
I payers.
JAMK8 W. HUNT
GREWSOME FIND IN
SCAPPOOSE CREEK
BODY OF A SUICIDE
Man Commits Suicide by Drowning
Body Is Identified
Tuesday morning a party of hunt
ers on the McKay place, about one
mile north of Scappoose, while go
ing along the creek bank, noticed a
grip, a roll of blankets and clothing
and a man's hat underneath a tree
near the creek bank. When they
returned In the afternoon, the arti
cles were still there and they re
ported the matter to Jim McKay.
Wednesday morning he Investigated
the matter and discovered the feet
and legs of a man extending above
thes urface of the water. Coroner
White was called and took the body
from the creek.
It was evident the man', who was
about 40 years of age, had committed
suicide. A rock weighing about 40
pounds was tied around his neck, and
he had tied his hands below his belt,
thinking perhaps he might change
his mind after striking the, water.
On the man's person was found a
pocketbook containing $13.50,' a
knife and some other articles, and in
the grip was a book giving his name
as Jack Bnretlnclh. A Liberty Loan
receipt dated last April and signed
by H. C. Leewellyn of Portland also
established his identity, and Coroner
White has communicated with that
party In the endeavor to learn more
of tho man.
Hoyt Paige, the barber at Scop
poose, indentlfied the body aa the
man whom he had shaved about 10
days ago. A large scar on the cheel
and his peculiar shaped head were
the means of identification. The
man told Mr. Paige that he was from
Spokane and his w:e lived there;
that he had been working in Port
land for some months, but was on
his way to St. Helens' to secure "u
ployment in the shipyard. Accord
Ing to Mr. Paige, the man seemed
quite depressed and it is presumed
that after having made his camp for
the night on the banks of the creek,
he decided to end his life.
Coroner White is endeavoring to
locate the man's wife and also find
out something more, if possible.
The appearance of the body indi
cated that it had been in the water
for eight or ten days.
Dr. J. H. Flynn, accompanied by
Alex Mislskules, canvassed among
the Greek residents of St. Helens In
the interest of the Fourth Liberty
Loan, and reports that the Greeks
are 100 per cent. Not a Greek re
fused to take a bond and compara
tively few of them subscribed for
less than $100, the total subscrip
tions received being 13100, .
SAY MEASURE IS
FULL OF JOKERS
Report Persistent that Single Tax
Idea Lurks in Jwksun Bill
A few years ago the people of the
state of Oregon, In a spirit of gentle
and amused tolerance, listened to the
Portland Journal's campaign for
single tcx. It was Mr. Jackson's pet
hobby, and his official mouthpiece
shouted long and loudly. When the
votes were counted, however, the peo
ple breathed a sigh of relief, for
single tax and Oregon citizenship
were found to have nothing in com
mon. For a time Editor Jackson subsided.
Unable to dictate the editorial poli
cies of the newspapers of the state,
and stung to the quick at the decisive
defeat of his pet scheme, he main
tained an attitude of calm demeanor.
Now Mr. Jackson steps up to bat
again, fostering and fathering a new
plan of unfathomable and inexpli
cable legislation. In on the scheme
with Jackson is a Portland attorney,
and the two have devised a plan that
is unique to say the least. Just the
Interest of the lawyer has not been
divulged. The proposed law bears
Lthe Jackson trademark, and those
who have familiarized themselves
with tke measure, state it is as full
of "jokers" as some of Mr. JackBon's
single tax measures in the days of
old.
Jackson's scheme is to abolish the
delinquent tax law as it now stands
and substitute in its place an Imprac
tical, etherial scheme, cleverly fram
ed to lure the voters, but intended as
a piece of radical and vicious legisla
tion that will beenfit the lawyero, the
title grabbers and others of their ilk
at the expense of the struggling
home and land owner. Such is the
Jackson delinquent tax bill. There are
those who intimate that Jackson's
energy in working for the bill Is due
to the fact that his Portland Journal
has been overlooked In the publica
tion of Multnomah lists in days gone
by, and that his spleen against the
present statute is inspired through
petty jealously In the Portland news
paper field. This may or may not be
the case.
The present tax publication law for
Oregon is the ideal measure it public
service may be considered the criter
ion. It is simple, practical, and de
vised to protect the taxpayer from the
title grabbers and other vultures.
Briefly, it provides that notice be sent
by the tax collector, THROUGH THE
MAIL to every delinquent taxpayer
within 90 days from date of delin
quency. Then, and only then, to
reach those whom the malls have
failed to reach, the law provides that
publication shall be made In the news
papers.
Could any plan be fairer? Could
there be any better scheme to protect
the unfortunate delinquent from the
malicious cunning of -the tax title
grabber who loves to work In the
dark.
Now comes Mr. Jackson and the
Portland attorney and Initiate a bill
to abolish the publication. He re
quires no particular mental acumen
to see the result, to note the splendid
opportunity for the title grabbers and
their legel friends to quietly "clean
up" on those who have failed to re
ceive notice. Theoretically the scheme
looks fine on paper. So did single tax.
So did other bits of freak legislation
that have been turned down cold by
thinking voters.
Jackson would have the tax collec
tor send the notice through the mall
AS HE NOW DOES UNDER THE
PRESENT LAW. The law makes the
burden obligatory on your part tp
i keeP h,m notified of any nnd all
changes in your address; otherwise
you lose your defense in case of fore
closure, and cannot plead lack of
notice. In other words you are left
holding the sack.. To add insult to
injury 'Jackson would make the tax
collector personally, liable to keep
posted on your address. Briefly
stated, you MUST keep the tax col
lector posted at all times, or lose; if
Uncle Sam falls to dollver the notice
as often happens, well, you lose
again; if the tax collector fails to do
his part, you lose a third time and
the poor collector loses, also. Can you
beat it!
Jackson's scheme would end with
the sending of notice by the collec-
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COLUMBIA COUNTY OYER
ITS LIBERTY QUOTA
TOTAL ALMOST $300,000
Ui-Ited HubNiriitions Still Coming
in to Swell Big Total
Columbia county hag far exceeded
the quota assigned in the Fourth
Liberty Loan and subscriptions are
still coming in to swell the total.
From reports received from various
parts of the county, it appears that
at least $300,000 will be subscribed.
The quota was $206,000. Chairman
Mason for the St. Helens district re
ports $115,000 in subscriptions turn
ed in to the banks here, with more
coming which will. In all probabili
ty, swell the amount to $120,000.
The quota for this district was $92,
400. A. L. Fuller nt Rainier nlrer.dy
has $72,000 and knows that he will
get at least $80,000 and Rev. Gel
vin at Clatskanle phones that his dis
trict will exceed its quota by $18,
000 to $20,000. At Scappoose, the
quota was approximately $23,000
and Mrs. Watts, who was chairman
In that district, says they are well
over the top and are still rounding up
bond buyers. '
Goble, which is in the Rainier dis
trict, and whose quota was $2500,
had turned in $14,000 at last reports
and Chairman Kenny and his work
ers were tfylng to establish a world's
record. In nil probability they will
succeed for 1000 per cent in Goble
does Aot look cs big at 75 per cent
In Portland.
Deer Island was early to go over
the top. With a quota of $8,000 Mrs.
Appleton reported $12,000 early this
week, with more subscriptions to
follow, and A. L. Morris, chairman
at Warren, not to be outdone by the
other districts, reported W:.rren 135
per cent, which he thought would be
Increased to 160 per cent.
John Pearson, manager of the West
ern Timber Company, has written to
Mr. Morton stating that his company
had taken $10,000 in bonds and since
their property was located In Col
umbia county, he had asked the.t Col
umbia be given the credit for the sub
scription, a thoughtful act which Is
vuch appreciated by the county
Liborty Loan committee.
Columbia county, It can be seen,
has exceeded its quota by at least 35
per cent and in all probability will
go 50 per cent above.
Thursday night the quota for the
entire state was about $1,600,000
shy and Portland owed all of it. The
state, outside of the slow subscrib
ing metropolis, early went over the
top.
In this loan, Columbia county has
maintained its reputation of being
the first county in the state and
Chairman Morton wishes to thank all
of the loyal Liberty Loan workers
for their efforts which made the re
sult possible.
FIREMAN DIES IN
MILL BOILER
Heart Disease Supposed to be the
Causa
John Confers, aged 39, a fireman
at the plant of the St. Helens Lumber
company, was found dead In one of
the boilers In the flreroom Sunday
afternoon at about 5 o'clock. It Is
customary to clean one of the bat
tery of four boilers each Sunday and
Confers, who had been employed as
fireman for Hie past two months, 'en
tered the boiler about 4 o'clock. The
man who fires on Sunday, noticing
the water in the gauge glass as be
ing very low,' looked for Confers,
end found him dead in the boiler. Dr.
Ross was called nnd expressed the
opinion that the man died of heart
disease. Another theory advanced Is
that tho boiler was too hot when Con
fers went in it, and he was suffocated.
Deceased was an experienced fire
man and had been working for the
Plue company at Renter for the past
six years, coming to St. Helens only
a short time ago. He leaves a wife
and six children, the eldest being 18
years of age.
The funeral was held Tuesday and
the interment was in the Warren
cemetery.
County School Superintendent Al
len has been in the Nehalera country
this week visiting the schools of that
section.
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