Aid a St. Helens Boy Who is Fighting for Yon
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IAL pAPER 0F COLUMBIA COUNTY
PIONEER PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY
OLUME XXXVII.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1918
NO. 44
PEER ISLAND SOLDIER
IN GALLANT CHARGE
MANY COMRADES CONE
Prlfli IX'rl nruiTi in huh hi me
KIrIiIIiiK ill Croat Offi'llNivu
So iljulit many Columbia county
IWy P''111'1!"1 1 ' Ulll'll-
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w'.iih him iinpn ililvitiir iIim fli.p.
;),n buck toward Hit Rhine, but
iM foiin ik khu'i mini i rivaie
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UK ooiiori, ku'i J m . mm mrs. a.
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Sffrort or iihit jiii.na, is mo nrst
, reac'.i lha Mint officii rIvIiik details
t...mn r.f tl.n irrnilt til'ttlfl 111m 1,1
II suiii" v. ..... n - ( ...v-
irbdr.trd September 10th and Is ns
l.llm '
"Deur Pad: 1 rncnlved your very
rrlCDino loior sevorui u iyn :il-o and
V3I TIN KlUU IU MViir 1IUI11 lull. AIU
wllng pnitty goon nt present and
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10IW UU It' iuiu lib iiuiiiu HIU (III!
anil!, lour iiJiiiT wait inini jiuy
Ird and a' tlutt time wo wore having
rery Interesting time. On July
Sili wu wont "over the top" nud uil-
iinci'U nuoui icvpii miunioiorii
Mm. I. lfn Hura was interesting fur
tnne. no wu:u over uocui iiu a.
I.liis narriigo nun Niarion ui i.iiu.
No Mull Luna reBomwoii tnn oconn.
belli wore flying all around for the
unt bosun to shell iih. IIioukIi I lie
arman iiiiumry uui not out uit in urn
Milr.nce. When we wore about half
to -.iiinr rront nun, tno nrm
onch rami' runnlnic towards um with
Mr hands un. Tlwy were the first
if the 3 r 0 0 prisoners thut our roitl-
SMit took In the rollowlnn rive riuva
"Aflttr ttlioiil two kilo (1 mile)
he mai'ilnn nuns benr.ii to itet bail.
i'n Di' no inn wore lilt, mil I wan
Hb or l ho lucky ones. Wn rour.lio.l
our r mi oli itci vo !- ill tin loo noon
m ran Into our own iirtlllerv fire.
wan ht'rn that I luul my first nar-
tiW n.pn it.i I u'.iu .!... ri... ..it tl.i.
tfountl whun u i 1 exn ouu r IkIiI
front of mr. A plbcu of It lilt my
Ulmrl mill IiiiIl'ikI In llm llirht mirk
arrlcd on niv back, and I mire filt
ihjky for nwlille. .
(ioini; It llml
"Wo kept coins for four day and
thlncrt irrow worrfn nni'li ilrtv mill In
mr oolnlon. the liiHt wuh the worst.
Tliern was not mnnv nt iih ! ft . lint
0 Wont ovur luul thti h:iiiih It
Mtms I hut our linll.illnii wan n little
DM Of tlin ri'Mt hh ii ut ii rn 1 1 v llli'V
won huil uu f nnkml w Ih inn" i na
tuna, wn nilviinrnd un nn onon
Held botwmin kfiviirnl Htrlnn nf woods.
hen wn rimi-linil nnr nlilortlve. my
torporul wiib ordurcil to tuke ton men
Uld ch'un mi iL'liuf finriiiiinii thut
could tin founil In llm uiniula to Our
''Silt. I km una nf the ton Wlll'n
cslulillHhod liliimolf on tho edc
the wooda, he ordnred tno to ro
UICk Mill rounrt Ilia .inf to tlin HOT-
r " "
fant.
1 1 us Nut-row Kni-miio
By this time our hove were due In
Md OUt nf ulirlit
fOtllil Hnft VL'iia mo tti Hint flolil 1111(1
they sure turnoil Iooha on me nud bo-
lleVfl Illft T ttlonnnfl anma tiT nwllllO.
run a Ulttu wuy and thon drop
tat aild thn niraln tinH riltl fUltllfl
ftislnt I tmVfl not
yet lU'l'li nhlrt in fltfurn Imiv I trnt nut
thciro ullvfi. . ,
Many MInhIii
no wore relieved the noxt iiiriii
Unit nUF onmn-nv .n-a InnkaH dlffr-
nHt Wlloll tli.iv litt.1rnil uu nn Wo
lad ohlv fituM n fixm tiiiti.pnmnilfl-
Monctl
Mill attnilt flftv ttHvntna Qnttin nf Mm
HRIliu- nob Iw. l nwl ufa nra nf!
O hid If Ii W R. I1UW Ii l l vi w -
W!zy to Eot nnnthor stub nt KalHer
Bill.
m a Runnor now, Hint Ih, I linvo
autom:itlo rlflo which Is ft jrourw
'Dachllin lmiii o1,.witn nlulllt 400
ft minute. It sure In goodbye
to Krftv it i. - H ntnui iia
-.v tsvur i una uts"'"1
' '"iiHt clone now. Wrlto oruIii
Won- Your BOti,
1 "PVT. DEIIT E. SEPFKUT, !'
C.. loth Inf. '
"A- P., France."
' Yuiing Duncan who la on 'tho V. S.
LoulRir.na, one of Unclri Siim's big
af vossels, wrH.es to bin mothor and
fathor, Mr. nnd Mrs. J. 11. Duncan of
Warren, that he likes tho navy llfo.
J1" letter was written from New
"fit nnd said (In purt): "Wo got in
Jer9 about midnight' Saturday and
ha8 boon busy since thon taking on
Wo took on about 2000 tons
nurBday and are taking 1000 tonsj
GRAND IIJRY RF.Ttipmc
MANY INDICTMENTS
"mil Kiiutiimn )rl)ntt 18 Out f
"I Hotiirncil
Tim Columbia county krnnU Jury,
coiiMlstliiR or Goorge Wilson, Ht. Hoi
oim John W. Huffman, Maygar; John
iinvilltk, Sounpoose: ChrlK V n,.h.
Insky, Scuppoooo; I'otor K. I-ovocron
Qiilncy; v. (J. Ilowutson, ("latska-
nio ami Paul Morol, Ooblo, mturnoj
21 Indlctnionl. KlRhtoon of them,
wore against Ham Kautininn, pub-
imniir or tne Columbia Horald. The
ImllctniontH clmrga KauUmun wltn
crlmltiHl III.dI uml printing obiiccne
matter In IiIb paper. Kautzinnn pleua
not guilty to each and evory Inillct-
miint and wn placnd under $1000
bond. Ills CUHO Or CUSOS. will nrnlm.
Dly be hoard ut this term of court.
The case of the State of Oregon v.
Knight woa callod Thumday and the
defendant nppoured for Bontence. II
wuh fined 1200 and costs. Tile cuu
was uppoalod.
hevornl othor cubob of minor 1m-
portuncu have been puBBvd upon, the
more Important uscb bolng get for
trial tomorrow and next weok. It U
probable that this session of '.he court
will he nt loaHt three weoku as some
civil cukos nre to bo heard after the
criminal docket is cleaned up.
more today, so I guess we are golna
nrross to "over there" to do convoy
duty. 1 was awfully seasick coming
up from Philadelphia, but expect to
got used to the sea trips vory soon.
"I h:ive not been ashore here yet,
tB not many of us can cot leave ai
one time and 1 will have to take my
turn. Yesterday (Sunday) a pr.rty
went ashore Id the ship's gusoleni.
KKAM.W FIXY1) DI XCAX
V. H. 8. Ixiulslana
launch. When they stnrted back,
thoy rrn out of gasolene, but coulu
not buy any In New York on account
of 'RaaoluneK'88 Sunday' so had to
send hack to tho ship for the steam
launch.
"We luivo plenty of work to dj
now with nil of our big gun drills,
and othor ship work. You asked nie
what t wanted for Xmns. Some good
cocks nnd a good Jersey will dome in
very handy. I have two good Jer
seys now, one came from the Ned
Cross and I drew another from the
stores,, bo I can got along all right
until Xmns.
"My white Bultset awfully dirty
(round ship nnd I linvo a big washing
to do tonight. I hate tho Job, but it
MUST 'bo done. .
. "I see that Truonmn has gone to
the navy. It is a good place for him
nnd others, for these places make a
man'oiit of p. fellow. I haven't receiv
ed any mall for several days. You
can't Imagine how wo feel when we
fait to got a letter, but some people
won't wrlto to us until we write. I
guana they do not know. how our time
Is taken up, else thoy would not wait
for no to write.
"I recolved tho MlBta you Bent ann
was certainly glad to got them. By
the time you get this, I will be on
y way "over there" and it may no
my wny u . .... !,. ,m!.
several weens Deiore juu ,
srivui." "
me again. I-ove to an,
"I romr.ln is ever,
. "FLOYD DUNCAN."
Duncan's letter wns dated Sept
ombor 23rd and It is probable his
vessel was a part of the convoy in
which was tho Ill-fated Tlconderoga.
GASOLENE ORDINANCE
PASSED BY COUNCIL
TO PROTECT DOCKS
Hre Mursliul of Kmorjcpiiry Flot;t
Muki'M Coiiiiluliit uh to !H k
At thi'lr meeting Monday night,
the city council passed ordinance 228
which is to regulate the storing and
keeping of gasoline and other in
flammahle liquids within the city of
St. Helens. The ordinance as Is pub
lished elsewhere in this edition of the
Mist, makes It. Incumbent upon the
gasolene dealer who keeps gasolene
more than a period of five hours, to
have It stored in properly constructed
tanks such us may be approved by the
board of Underwriters and sufficient
ly removed from other structures and
buildings as to meet the requirements
of the sufety of the city.
The passage of tho ordinance, which
was read for the first and second
limes In July, was brought about by
a letter received from E. K. Campbell,
district fire marshal of the United
States Shipping board, In which lie
stated :
Hon. Magnus Saxon, Mayor
St. Helens, Oregon,
Sir:
1. We wish to point out the de
plorable condition of the docks at the
foot of Cowlitz street In St. Helens,
which are owned by James Sheldon
and E. T. llallagh.
2. Gasoline is allowed to remain
on these docks in fifty gallon drums,
with hay, boxes of straw and trash
around them, and the docks are open
to tho public.
3. This condition Is an. exceeding
ly grout fire hazard to the McCormick
Mill, adjucent to these docks. This
mill Is getting out lumber for three
shipyards for the United States Gov
ernment, so naturally, we are very
much Interested in the protection of
thin plant.
4. Wa have written Mr. Sheldon
Mid Mr. llallagh recommending
that they cloau up their docks and
keep them clean. Also, that the gas
oline be stored according to the Un
derwriter's standard, that is, that the
tauks containing gasoline be burled
under ground, with proper pumpB at
tached. And we would ask that you
assist us in seolng that theso recom
mendations are carried out.
5. Thanking you for your co
cporJUon, I am,
B. R. CAMPBELL,
District Fire Marshal.
The mayor Instructed the recorder
to cull tho roll on the final passage
of the ordinance and Councilmen
McDonald, Plummer and Chapman
voted In the affirmative. Council
man Allen wus absent, but Muyor
Saxon added his endorsement when
he promptly signed the ordinance.
Under the call for reportB of com
mittees, Councilman Chapman Btated
he bad an estimate on the building
of a city dock. The plans provides
for the building of a dock 40x60 with
a driveway 200 feet in length and the
estimated cost was lu the neighbor
hood of $2200. The mayor, whoso
opposition to the dock has been only
because he thought a good dock could
not he built for $5000 was in favor
of going ahead with the project and
Inviting contractors to submit plans
and bids for a dock not exceeding in
cost $5000 and the councllmen agreed
with the mayor that this was the best
course to pursue nnd passed a resolu
tion carrying out the mayor's Idea as
to advertising for bids and asking the
bond companies the necessary steps
to take in order to sell the $5000 of
bond
The mayor and councllmen seem
convlncod that a public and well kept
dock was an absolute necessity, es
necially after reading the letter of the
Shipping Board's fire marshal and all
were of the opinion that the dock
should be Btarted with the least pos
sible delay.
Several permits for the construction
Of new houses and the repair of old
ones were granted and other matters
of m'nor importance acted upon be
foro the council adjourned.
Wednesday evening the council
... j
n. i nnAninl anna nn nnrt o
met in speoinl session and contracted
with Morris Brothers of Portland to
deliver them $5000 In bonds. The
bonding firm Is to pay par and the
rate of interest Is 0 per cent which
Is very reasonable, considering pres.
ent conditions.
POLITICAL KETTLE
BEGINNING TO BOIL
CANDIDATES ACTIVE
tliief Interest is In Three-Corpered
Itaca for County Judge
As Tuesday, November 6th, Elec.
tlon Day, draws nearer, there Is con
siderable activity among the various
candidates, and they are busy meet
ing as many voters as possible.
James McKay, democratic candi
date for county commissioner, has mi
announcement this week and says he
will make an active campaign.
' The chief and most Interesting
race, however, is for the county
Judgeship, and that Is the content
which attracts the most attention, a
lt Is almost a certainty that the en
tire Republican ticket, with the pos
sible exception of the candidate tor
this one office, will be elected. Mar
tin White Is working hard to brln-,'
about the result he wishes, and W. J.
Fullerton has recently become very
enthuiastio over his prospects. He
Is on the Jury and consequently will
pot be able to get out as much as he
would like to, but is using every op
portunity to meet the voters an
press his claims. . George Conyers is
not making much of a ohow, but is
doing a lot of quiet work. Recently
he was in St. Helens and met many
people and he left the city much as
sured at the reception given him.
Of course it is impossible to pick
the winner, but It is the general
opinion that it Is anybody's race and
the result cannot be foretold with
any degree of accuracy.
If the, election had been held sev
eral weeks ago, it Is more than prob-
cble that Martin White would havu
tended the plum, but with the tw.
other candidates having come to Uf
and getting In some hard campaign
ing, the result Is now much in doubt,
nnd there are mnny who prophesy
thrvt the race will be exceedingly
close.
The Mist Is endeavoring to secure
forecasts from the several sectioni
of the county and hopes to publish
the unbiased opinions from close ob
servers in the next Issue.
Election Is more than two weeks
distant and some hard work can be
be done In that time and it Is certain
that all of the candidates will try for
a whirlwind tlulcn.
STATE CHAIRMAN
TONGUE IN ST. HELENS
Predicts Republican . Victory Mc-
Nury and Witliycombe Winners
Thomas H. Tongue, Jr., str.te chair
man of the Republican committee,
was a visitor in St. Helens Thursday.
He is optimistic over reports received
from different parts of the state
which he thinks insures the election
of Senator McNary and Governor
WIthycombe. Mr. Tongue says that
he does not think the people will con
sider making a change r.t this time,
especially lu view of the splendid
record for patriotic war work by
both the senator and governor. Both
Senator McNary and Governor WIthy
combe, he says, have decided to stay
at their desks and attend to gov
ernment and state affairs instead of
conducting a vigorous campaign
which should be unnecessary since
tho voters of Oregon know the cali
ber of the two men who r.re now
faithfully and capably serving them.
MORE MEN CALLED
FOR THE ARMY
To Report at St. Helens on Monday,
October a 1st
' The following named men have
been ordered to hold themselves in
readiness to report for military duty
on or about October 21st, at St. Hel
ens: ' ....
Richard Schwab, Riverdale, Nebr.
1 Frank Schwab, Riverdale, Nebr.
i Thomr.s N. Dunlap, Mist, Oregou.
Herbert O. Wilson, Rainier, Ore.
William C. Coons, Warren, Oregon.
Oscar W. Tucker, "Warren, Oregon.
i Pete Domeyer, Portland, Oregon,
care Iralda.
Alternates 1
i Roy J. Russell, Astoria, Oregon.
I Lincoln I. Q. Llllich, Qulncy, Ore
t Just where these men will be sent
has not been determined.
WAR WORK FIRST IS
GOVERNOR'S SLOGAN
Too Iiuxy to Make Campaign Rol
dier's Welfare is Aim
Declaring that he has neither
the time nor the inclination to travel
up and down the state soliciting
votes. Governor James WIthycombe,
Republican nominee for re-election.
In a statement to the voters of the
state, issued today, announced
definitely that he will not wage a per
sonal campaign.
Governor WIthycombe has always
had the reputation of being one or
the first state officials at his desk In
the morning, but those who frequent
the State House note that the Ore
gon executive has, since the accumu
lation of so many duties related to
the war program, been probably
busier than ever before.
Governor WIthycombe Says:
"No matter how active other can
didates for political offices may be I
am determined now, as I was at the
time of the primary election last May,
not to conduct a personal campaign.
I shall not have the time, the money
nor the Inclination to go up and down
the- state, figuratively or personally.
In solicitation of votes. This is no
time to seek political preference
purely for selfish gain and aggran
dizement. I feel that all spare time
and all spare resources should be de
voted now toward winning the war.
It would be positively unpatriotic to
spend large sums of money trying to
divert the public mind from war-time
duties to thoughts of politics. Both
the money and the effort should be
utilized in more commendable ways.
. "For nearly four years I have been
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GOVERNOR JAMES WITHYCOMBE
privileged to serve the people of Ore
gon as governor, endeavoring to give
the state a sound, dignified, business
like administration. I believe that
I have kept my pledges. I am willing
to allow the record of my four years
stewardship to stand as my only cam
paign document. The people have
that record before them and upon It
they must base their Judgment for
the future. '
"For many months I have been ex
tremely busy on the organization 'of
war work. This work is by no means
completed, nor will it be for an in
definite time to come. I would like
to complete this task. I would like
to be Governor of Oregon when our
boys come victoriously from war, for
then I would be in a position to en
force the unwritten guarantee that
these returned soldiers and sailors
shall receive their Just rewards and
that they shall be accorded the pro
per reception as they step back into
civilian life. My heart and my hand
have been and will continue to be in
this war work, just as my heart and
my hand have been and always will
be with our Oregon boys.
"Throughout ' my administration
I have done honestly what I have be
lieved to be my duty. I Bhall continue
to do so. If the voters of Oregon be
lieve that I have served them faith
fully and well and If they feel that
1 can be depended upon to give the
very best that Is In me In approaching
the enlarged and" more Important de
velopments that will come with the
close of the war, I shall Indeed ap
preciate an expression of confidence
and shall strive diligently to merit
the endorsement of re-election. It Is
tor the people to say and I feel that
they are qualified to pass judgment
without the disturbance and Inter
ference of a personal campaign."
INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC
WELL IN HAND
PRECAUTIONS TAKEN
Schools, Theatres and Churches Are
Closed Gatherings Under Ban
Acting upon orders received from
the state board of health and with
the view to prevent the sprer.d of the
Influenza, all theatres, churches .and
schools In St. Helens have been closed
and public gatherlnga in buildings,
lodge meetings, etc., have been plac
ed under the ban.
The situation in St. Helens is not
alarming and while there nre several
persona who are seilously sick, tho
majority of cases coming to the at
tention of tho doctors, according to
informr.ticn given the Mist by a resi
dent physician, are cases of grippe,
which if properly tnd promptly look
ed after, will respond readily to
treatment.
Mayor Saxcfn Issued a proclamation
Monday calling on the people to use
every means to prevent the spread of
the epidemic. The people ere re
quested to avoid ell unnecessary
gatherings until the present epidemic
haa subsided and the people of St.
Helens are cheerfully obeying the
orders of the Board of Health and the
request of the mayor.
The schools, churches and theatres
will remain closed until further
orders and Dr. Ross does not think
they will be re-oper.ed within the
coming week.
In some sections of the state, the
epidemic has Increased, while in
others, health authorities have the
situation well in hand, and Dr. Ross
does not think there Is oocasion tu
become unduly alarmed. Elsewhere
In the Mist is an article by Surgeon
General Blue which tells how to pre
vent influenza and how to treat it.
The article is well worth reading, re
membering and following.
EDWIN NORDIN VIC-
TIM OF PNEUMONIA
Succumbs to Pneumonia After Short
Illness
Edwiu Nordin, aged 26, died Tues
day afternoon at one o'clock. Pneu
monia which followed Influenza, was
the cause and the young man was ill
only three days.
Nordin, accompanied by his wife,
came down from Portland Saturday
afternoon. After his marriage to
Miss Goldle Hattan, which occurred
on Saturday, October 5th, the young
couple .went to Portland, where Mr.
Nordin was employed as rigger on
one of the McCormick vessels being
completed there. He worked up to
Saturday noon and then came to St.
Helens. Both he and his wife weru
sick but they went to their newly pre
pared home in Lottville. Sunday
morning Nordin came to Dr. Ross
office for some medicine for his wife,
He complained of being sick and the
doctor took his temperature and
found it to be 105, and he was sent
home and put to bed. Monday he had
a well developed case of pneumonia
and Tuesday noon succumbed. Nor
din had a weak heart and possibly
this was the cause of his sudden
death.'
While he was battling for life, his
bride of only ten days lay in an ad
Joinlrg room, very ill. She was not
Informed of the death of her hus
band and that afternoon takaa to the
Good Samaritan hospital so she could
aecure the best of treatment.
Edwin Nordin was well known lu
St. Helens. He and hia father con
ducted a jewelry store here for
sometime, and later went to New
Mexico. When the United States en
tered the war, Nordin joined tho
navy and served until discharged on
account of having received injuries
while aboard his ship In Atlantic
waters. He came to St. Helena and
entered the employ of the St. Hel
ena Shipbuilding Company and has
resided here since that time. He wai.
a olean,' honorable young fellow and
his untimely end la the occasion ot
much sorrow to his many friends and
acquaintances here. : Besides his
wife, heleaves a father, who resides
in New Mexico and a mother in Ida.
ho. -'
The funeral was conducted Thura.
(Continued on page eight)