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ST. HEtENS MIST. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 4, 1918 RED CROSS PROGRESS IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST I'UrervlUe Ua Food Sale '. A cooked food tale was held at Placervilte, Idaho, recently, various dishes selling from $1 to the fig ure brought by a chicken donated by Mrs. Nellie Frost. The Had Cross chapter is richer by $160 on the sale CROPS SAVED IN RODENT CAMPAIGN Malheur Fair Proceeds for K'd Crura The board of directors of the Mal heur county fair at Ontario, Ore., have decided to give the entire net proceed c of the 1918 fair to the Red! Cross chapters of the -county. Ar rangements were made for round' trip rates of one and one-third fares i from all points to Ontario fp.lr week. Granite Donate to Red Cross J. A. Winneford of Coles Valley has turned over $24.65 to the First State bank of Sutherlin, Ore., to the credit of the local Red Cross society. The gift was from the Calaooola grange, and represented a portion of the proceeds from recent dances. A similar sum was donated to the Oak land Red Cross by the grange. 2100 Pairs of Sox Finished The Musselshell county Red Cross chapter of Roundup, Mont., has sent 1100 pain of sox to the northern division headquarters at Minneapo lis during the last 60 days. More would have been sent except for the fact that shortage of yarn slowed up the knitting which is being done by 43 auxiliary organizations which are afflllnted with the chapter. This rec ord was set in answer to a call for 900 pairs of sox from tlie Musselshell county chapter. More than $100,000 worth of crops were saved for the farmers In three Oregon con u ties by a rodent-control campaign carried on by county agents in co-operation with the biological survey of the Cnlted States depart ment of Agriculture. Fifty thousand tags rats and more than 6,000 jack rabbits were klllvd In the June cam paign In Crook and Deschutes coun ties. Oregon. Investigation has shown that each rodent does morel than a dollar's worth of damage to crops In a season. On this basis the campaign saved the farmers of these two counties more than $50,000. In Douglas county a member of the county court has estimated that the campaign to control gray diggers has been worth more than $50,000 to the county. ALASKA FEATHERS FOR RED CROSS A Red Cross call for goosefeathers for use In French hospitals has readied the natives of the tundra- covered Noorwlk section of Ahmka, which lies near Point Harrow coun try, up on the northern corner of the continent.' In response the Noorwlk natives ere preparing to go after the wild goeso, both for their meat and Uielr feathers. The natives will travel be hind their reindeer on their trips to the hunting grounds as those animals do not frighten the birds. Courtmartlal was instituted by au thority of congress to try accused parties while in military service. The different kinds of courtmartlal are known as general, garrison and regi mental The officials in charge are a president, a judge advocate and a clerk. RED CROSS IS ' . AT ST. MIHIEL The American Red Cross worked In closest co-operation with the armv in preparation for the St. Mihiel push. saya a Paris dispatch. The Red Cross furnished two fully equipped hos pitals, besides kitchen outfits, 35 car loads of dressings and 70. carloads of medical and surgical material before the attack started. The Red Cross doctors, nurses, or derlies and canteen attendants did excellent work among the exhausted nnd wounded arriving at the evacu ation hospitals. Ten million cigaret tes and other comforts were assembl ed in the zone of attack for distribu tion among the troops. SQUIRRELS ARE ALL NAMED "CUTHBERT" "Cuthbert" Is the only name Eng lish squirrels will answer to. This fact hao been a source of endless merriment to the American soldlors convelescing at Red Cross hospitals, nearly all being located In parks where squirrels abound. Tere bun nio" means nothing to the youiiK life of an English nut hoarder Swaps .Make IIcIkuiiin Hlioro From scraps of leather and cordu roy used In book binding, the women or Lanrornlas state Drhitliia- offlio nave mode 200 pairs of shoes for Belgian babies. Formerly thono scraps would have been wasted. The war is teaching us to make the most of what we have, while It enlarges our hearts. MYSTERY OF ONE CENT A farmer comes to town with 30 ponchos, which ho sells three fur a cent, getting, of course, 10 rents for them. Another farmer, also with 30 ap I'los, sells them two for a cent, got tnii; 15 rents for his. They get 25 tents in all. The next time they romo In with 0 apples each, they meet at the edge il town and put their upples together, leaking 60 apples One man having sold two for a cent, the other three fur a cent, they decide to sell them five for 2 cents. They do ho and when through, find they have received but 24 cents. The problem Is, why did they not get ns much for their apples selling them flvo for 2 cents as they did when they sold thum seperately, or what becomes of the one cent? Columltuu Dispatch. There are probably more natural bridges In America than in any other country. Rainbow, the largest in ex istence, Is 308 feet high. Its span If six times as great as that of the natural bridge of Virginia. Utah has three natural bridges that are higher end of greater span than any other Lctural bridge In any other country. "Greatest Mother" I'onUt In Knglnml The "Greatest Mother In the World" poster, which made such an Impression during the last Red Cross war fund drive, is to be used by the British and Red Cross society, to ob tain funds in England. Red Cross Olves 8,(MM),(MM Sweaters The American Red Cross sm fur htta distributed in round numbers 2,000, 000 sweaters, 750,000 mufflers, 1. 000,000 WriBtlets, 600.000 helmets and 1,600,000 pairs of socks 66 m Mfe to h Stir Soup While (iuns Hour The emergency division of the Y. M. ('. A. is keoplug in close touch with combat troops In the St. Mlhell sector, where several hundred sec retaries nre working night and day. Among thoso who have been most active is Maude It. R. Warren of Chi cago, who calmly made soup for the troops while under bombardment. Dr. Oscar' Uimbert of Oakdalu, Call., and Hurry ltodgers of St. Louis kept a machine gun company on the firing line supplied with hot chocolate. DO YOU LIKE GOOD BREAD? If So, Ask Your Grocer for Iii-inmI from ur M,M, ' IT IH VIMAS APPKTIZI.Xj AND Wlloi.,, OUR BAKERY PRODUCTS are prepared In a clean, modern, sanitary bakery In. reaslnji luiNliiem In n lndlpuUlil evidence tlmi " KJOOli THINGS TO KAT" WEST ST. HELENS BAKERY S. HEUMAN. Proprietor U Phone B-l 14 West St n.i BERGMANN SHOE Awarded Vfi GOLD MEDAL P. P. I. E. San Francisco, llij The HtrnKct and N-re,t proof Shoe Made FOB IAMJGKRS, CBUSKB8, Mll l.MK.V AND AI.I, WoKKmuj TIIF.O. 11KKUMANN H1IOK MFC. CX. 021 Thurman Street ,, ASK FOR TUB BEltQMANN WATERPROOF SHOE OIL Newsboy In (iuuleinala It Is stated In a recent publication that in order to call a newsboy in Guatomala one must Bay "Amatlucu llotlitcatdaxluluhulle.'' Tho word, however, does not sound familiar to any one who has tried to understand what a London or New York news vendor Is endeavoring to say ns he announces the contents of a late extra special" tit the top of his stcn- torlon voice. Christian Science Monitor. Livery, Feed and Sale Stable DRAYINC AND TRANSFER t All Business Promptly Attended To PHONE IS VVM. H. DAVIES - . pRop ST. HELEN S.OREGON Hewing Machines for Italians To help with the re-education of mutilated soldiers the American Red Cross will Bupply sewing machines, typewriters and tools for cabinet ma king and shoo milking, to tho terri torial hospltnl of the Italian Red Cross at Pescla, Italy. IIKK! F1HK! FIKK! I '1 UK! See K. E. Quick. St. Helens, and Insure your property In the Oregon Fire Relief Association of McMlun vllle, Oregon. Don't put It off Mch6tf W. I. WAitltKN, Agent Y OU have said it as you have looked at some vivid picture or read some stirring account of our boys fight ing with American courage and self- sacrifice. If you, cannot go out to them, you can fight for them, over here. Smash open the way for them with howitzers and big guns. Send them ammunition, tanks, airplanes, rifles, clothing, food. Help to keep them victorious. You can lend as fearlessly, as unself ishly, as they fight. That is YOUR job as a part of our war machine. OF COURSE you would "l'ke to be there " tv, v j ABSOLUTELY THE NEXT BEST THING TO GOING OVER IS TO IJello, Central! A 128 Yes, Bennett's Barber lop. Quick and good service. St. Helens Lumber Co. Wood and Lath Electric Lighting Lumber Manufacturers Be a Booster Insist on getting ST. HELENS RIITTPD f Your erocer has if 5? Mortgage Loans On Improved Farms at the lowest ratei and on long time. Repay, able In such Installments as the borrower may wish. Libera! prepay ment terms arranged. No commissions charged. Loans closed promptly! Mortgages purchased. WM. McMASTER 701 Corbett Illrig. Portland, 0regon Buy Liberty Bonds-Buy to Your Limit IStf. IRA LD A SIoSIGHTINf: " !S NQt Too Lat Bond,' .Go This Space Contributed to the Vlnnli.K of the ur by Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Comp any Kates between St. Helens and Portland, 50 rents one way, 7fl cents for the round trip. 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St. Helens, Oregon The Quglc (Wvv Summons all the forcei and reiourcet of the Republic to the defense of Freedom THE OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE which the United Stitei authorities hve ranked one of th mteen dutinguislied inititutioni of the country for eicellence in military training, has reiponded to the call. The Couep dutinguuhed not only for in military instruction, but Distinguished also roa Its atrong industrial courses for men and for wonenl In Aaricuhurt, Commerca, KnalnMrina. FotMtijr Horn, fcconpmici, Miami , PbainMcy, uJ Its wholesome, purposeful student life. Its democratic college spirit. Its successful graduates. Studenta enrolled last year, 3453; stars on its service flag". "J1' over lorty percent representing officers. ' r-11 -pna saptambar 23, 1918 r.rct.lo..B.,iu,t,wlBu,tt,iiJ oth ta(ornl,tio(1 WI, , j,, R,Kl(.(i Corv.lliOt- The MistNow $1.50 per year
