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'ST.' HELENS MIST, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 29, 191 Issued Erery Friday by THE MIST ri BUSIUXQ COMPANY O. D. HEILBORN. . . .Vice President and Manager. 8. C. MORTON ..Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year f 1.80 Six Months ...... .75 Entered as second-laM matter. January 10th, 1912. at the Postofflce at St. Helens, Oregon, under the act of March Srd, 187. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER WHEN THEY RETURN Press dispatches state that thous ands of American soldiers r.re now on their war home. It was only a few months ago that these same soldiers left home to fight for home. Their object has been obtained and they are now returning to their native land. They have achieved a glorious rec ord for America and have established a milltt ry record which will, for all time to come, be an honor to America. Our soldiers have proved that the fibre of the nation has not been soft ened and instead of America being a nation with no sense of pride, no power of resistance, no force to make its principles felt and Its standards honored. It is a nation who firmly stands by the rights and principles obtained by the outpouring of the blood of hero forefathers for the sake of right as agaiast might. Our soldiers have established the dignity rnd might of the United States. They have upheld the tradi tions of a free and patriotic people. We lay our revereat tribute at their feet, and enter tho new door of op portunity they have opened for us. The DroDosed raise In telephone rates are not equitable, ta say the least. A party having a business phone Is raised from $2.75 to 13.00 per month, about per cent. If it is a party line residence phone it is raised from $175 to $2.00 or abou: 14 per cent. If It U a main line resi dence phone the raise is from $2.00 to $2.26 or about 12 Vi per cent. If the telephone user is so unfortunate as to be a farmer, he is raised from $1.00 to $3.00 or 200 per cent. How the officials and Postmaster General Burleson arrived at this discriminat ing rate, hasn't been told to the public. An old saying Is "them that has gets." The saying seems to hold good for "them" that has a tele phone will get It In the neck. .THE SUPREME SACRIFICE Dear son of mine, the baby days are over, m I can no longer shield you from the earth; Yet in my heart always I must remember How through the dark I fought to give you birth. Dear son of mine, by all the . lives behind you; By all our fathers fought for in the past; In this great war to which your birth has brought you. Acquit you well, hold you our ' honor fast! ' God guard yon, son of mine,.. where're you wander; God lead the banners under which you fight; You are my all, I give you to- the Nation, God shall uphold you that you fight aright. Margaret Peterson. IT MEANS PEACE The singing of an armistice is not ordinarily accepted as a definite end of the war, but in the present case, it might be so considered. The perfidy of the Huns have called for the imposition or most unusual ana extraordinary safeguards. With an angry people at the back and a well equipped, weH supplied and thoroughly trained army at their front, so far as the Hun legions are concerned, the war, is over. Germany would not have gone in to the war without Austria. when Austria fell, Germany was tottering and the end was in sight. With the American and allied .soldiers on German soil to see that the terms of the armistice are carried out and that the seeds of Bolshevlkism, that the kaiser has sown, do not take deep root, the world is once more free to go the way of honest, peace ful industry. The nation will lose a mighty good official when McAdoo leaves the cabinet. At the same time, the presi dent will lose a trusted adviBer. Mc Adoo was a big man before he becauiv a member of the cabinet and during the time he has been a member of the president's official family, he has grown bigger. There are many who think that a considerable portion of the president's greatness came from Lansing and McAdoo. The Bolshevik outbreak In New York, according to our opinion. Is only a forerunner of what the Ger man propaganda will endeavor to accomplish In America. So far as thu Interests of this and the allied coun tries are concerned, It Is Just as iui portant to head off his propaganda now as it was during war times. The WHEN I tX)MK HOME When I come home and leave be hind .. . Dark things I would not can w nt Imt I'll taste gooil alo ami home-ma'l And see whl'.J lietn ami pmows iinreAd. And there Is one wh.vll noftly creop To kiss me, ere I fall iwloop And tuck me 'neath the coiuiit'rpunu, And I shall be a boy again When I co mo iiome: When I come home, from uam i UKlit And tread the roadways long an i while. And tramp the lanes I tramped of yore. And see the village greens once more. The trr.nqull farms, the meadows free. The friendly trees that nod to mo. And hoar the lark benentu the sun. 'Twill be good pay for wlnt I've done. When I come home! Leslie Coulson. (Killed nn action, Oct. 7, 116). Frazier's Confectionery St. Helens, Oregon On the Strand near Mill Yard CIGARS, TOBACCOS CONFECTIQNS SOFT DRINKS POOL and BILLIARD PARLOR ST. HELENS ROUTE U Will.Mtl. Slmuh THE rEOFLM BOAT EFFORTS APPRECIATED The Mist, St. Helens, Oregon, Hour Sir: I wr.nt to express to you my appreciation of your very generous support of the United War Work Campaign in the columns of war-time saying was "don't be fooled ! 'our PPor. This service was of pecu- by German lies." That saying also applicable to peace times. is Tonight there's a Columbia coun ty mother whose heart is heavy, for Bhe has been Informed that her son, who was at her breast when she emerged from the "Valley of Pain" has made the supreme sacrifice. The government called and the son answered. He went across to "over there" to fight for right as Against might. Days, weeks ana months passed by. Letters received from the soldier told mother he was in the big fight, but he was all right and the mother hoped on and prayed to a kind Providence th?.t her boy would be spared. And then came tho Joyful news of peace. The mother's heart was glad, her so(ldier boy would come marching home, his duty done, the end accomplished. But the mother's Joy soon turned to sad ness, for days after peace was de clared, the war department sent a message saying her soldier son hau fallen in action before the cessation of hostilities. And thus another golden star is added for the soldier boy who sleeps the last sleep on foreign soil. It is the fortune of war. Edwin Smith, son of Mrs. Hannah' Smith of Vernonia, was killed in bat tle, October 12th. GOOD SCHOOLS GOOD ROADS County Commissioner Weed brings to our attention an idea that before has not been given much thought. The commissioner is an ardent sup porter of good schools and no less a supporter of good roads. He claims that good roads are absolutely nec essary in order to have good schools, and that no school will amount to what It should unless good roads make it possible to have the school easily accessible at all times of the year. As an illustration, he points to the unign high school in Vernonia. The commissioner's view is correct. Friends of the Mist can help make the Mist more newsy by telephoning the little items of local news which they know of. The Mfst will appre ciate this courtesy. BUSINESS CONDITIONS AFTEh THE AVAR As for the general level of com modity prices, immediately following the war, any considerable fall Is un likely. Government demand for iron and steel is bound to be large and when the war definitely ends heavy buying of railroad equipment is an ticipated. There will be taken up also innumerable construction projects the country over which have been postponed tor the duration of the war. The demands on American ma terials for the reconstruction of the devastated portion of France, it must be" remembered, will set in as soon as the armistice with Germany is signed. The French government's rebuilding program is a big one and In carrying it out dependence is placed on America's resources. Springfield Republican. From the Declaration of Inde pendence down to 1914 the total ex penditures of the United States gov ernment for all purposes was about $19,000,000,000. This year we shall spend In the war more than $29,- 000,000,000 and the appropriations for artillery and big gun apimunl liar value to the success of the cam paign owing to our inability to reach the people from the public platform I am pleased to report that the campaign was an entire success In this Btate, there having been report ed subscriptions amounting to $1, 100,000. To this may be added at least another $50,000 which I am advised will be reported soon by various counties. This will make up STR. AMERICA Leaves Portland dtlly - -2:S0 p. m (Sunday 1:30 p. m ) Arrives St. Helens - -(Sunday 1:30 p Leaves St. Helens - -Arrives Portland H. HOLMAN, Agent Makes all way landings. Wharf foot Alder street. Phones: Main 8323, A-4204. FRANK WILKINS. St Helens Agent. 6:00 p. m m.) :1B a. m. 10:16 a. m. All Iluw. Call at lota, Courteous Treaimeui STOP AT PRCADIA HOTEL TIIOH. IHIUMTEIt, Prop. (111. ken Dinner, 5(1 rents lUte. I.JM ,,r Uliy Bm, Hporlal Hale, to IU Ki,, lu, ST. FRANK HIIKI'AUII, HCHK.Dl .U A.M. Lv. St. Helens , .7:30 Warren 7:45 Scappoose g:oo Ar. Portland :jo Lv. Portland 10:00 Ar. Bt. Helena 11:60 Hnturtlnjrt and HumUit Special trip leaving Ht. Helens I p. a ieave Portland 11 p b. P.M tlon alone for the first two years the full Increased Oregon quota. totals more than $12,000,000,000. There Is some talk of re-organising the St. Helens Commercial club. If such could be accomplished, the club should be in position to do some real work for the town. It has had such a long, refreshing sleep, that after it awakes, it should be willing to go another few months without more slumber. . Have you looked over the hollda) stocks of your home merchants? Perhaps you can find the very article you want and you will save the trouble and expense of going to Portland. HANDLED MOST MONEY IN U, 8. Captain A. A. Pad more of the quartermaster's department at Camp Bowie, near Fort Worth, Texas, is not an oil or a steel magnate, and is a long way from being a million aire, yet he has handled more money than any one man in the United states. He has been In the" United States army for 30 years and for the most of the time has been engaged in the paymaster's department. At Camp Bowie he has had 40,009 men on his payroll. It was nothing unusual for him to pay out $3,000, 000 monthly in salaries. During tliia year at the Texas cantonment he has paid out more than $60,000,000 in salaries and possibly that much for other matters. Ex. a man in difficulty goes to an other man for certain kinds of prac tical' aid, but if he wishes sympathy that he knows is genuine, he usual ly seeks some woman. amounting to $1,150,000, as request ed by National Headquarters. Ore gon Is the only state in the western department which was able to reach the Increased quota. For this result we are largely Indebted to the press. Very truly yours, O. W. DAVIDSON, State Director, United War Work Campaign. RHYMES URGE SUGAR SAVING Here are some rhymes calculated to prod a sluggish sugar-saving con science, displayed In the window of the home-demonstration agent's headquarters in St. Louis: After McAdoo takes a needed rest and recuperates his personal for tunes, he might find time to turn his attention to the next presidential campaign. If the German people are hungry and suffering for food, they might ask their dearly beloved kaiser why so many cargoes have been sent to the bottom of the sea. The city budget meeting will be held Wednesday night, December 4th, in the council chambers. If the Interested taxpayer does not attend this meeting and consult with tne mayor and councilmen as to the nec essity of levying a tax sufficient to take care of the city's needs for the ensuing year, he will have no Justi fiable stand for a kick when the tax rate is extended. If a citizen is inter ested in the town and its develop ment, he should attend the council meetings and aid the city fathers. By all means, he should attend the bud get meeting. i You can obtain a lot of good ideas by watching your superiors if you can look upon them without envy. The reason there is no such thing as perfection in human life Is be cause we wouldn't know it it we'd see it. You still have time to send that soldier boy the Christmas present you have been thinking of, but each day forgotten. Special Sale on LANTEBNS During the coming week, we will place on sale a large number of . LANTERNS. The prices will be very low. If you need a LANTERN around the house, the barn, or on the farm, better take advan tage of this special sale. You will save money by so doing. Watch for our window display. Electric Light GLOBES Remember that we handle TUNGSTEN Electric ' Light Globes. We have them in all sizes. Flash Lights, Batteries, and other electrical appliances. Our HOLIDAY Hardware supplied are arriving. Do your Christmas shopping early and be sure to call at our store. Six people attended the special road meeting In St. Helens Saturday. Doesn't seem that St. Helens people are much interested in roads,. Just a hint do your Christmas shopping now your Uncle Sam says so, and what he says goes here and In most of the rest of the world. Misunderstanding kills about as many men mentally r.s disease kills physically. Life may not be worth living and perhaps it Isn't today, but it always will be tomorrow. It appears that President Wilson will be one of the big attractions at the peace conference. Are you pledge? fulfilling your W. S. S. A piker you are if you won't help save The sugar and sweets our sol dier boys crave. To help Uncle Sam to reach the goal, Don't be so hard on the sugar bowl. By saving the sugar you have a good chance To help out the loved ones now fighting In France. Sugar Is sweet, but Liberty's sweeter For your 'country's suite don't b6 such an eater. Cotton a War Factor A 12-Inch gun disposes of half "a bale of cotton with every shot fired.' A machine gun In operation will use up a bale in three minutes. In a naval battle, like the one oft Jutland, from five to six thousand pounds of cotton a minute are con sumed by each active warship. It takes over 20,000 bales a year to provide absorbent cotton to staunch and bind the wounds of the Injured. One change of apparel for all the troops now engaged In the war re presents more than 1,000,000 bales of cotton. Relief for Itelirlans Arrangements have been made by the Belgian relief commission with the British quartermaster general for 20,000,000 emergency rations to be furnished immediately to the rescued civilian population In Bel gium. Herbert Hoover, chairman of the commission, announced the ra tions would come from the stores of the British army in Belgium and would be paid for by the relief commission. Berlin admits that "breaches" have hpon tnrn In Iha 1 1 1 n .1 in K . .-. 1 1 . I vv.a v. mm ... a .....Ul. u, IIIID, Yes, and the galluses are cut, too. Washington Post. l&lIfT Telephone No. 97 St. Helens, Oregon NOTICE OF BUDGET MEKTINU Notice Is hereby given to the taxpayers of the City of St. Helens Columbia County. State of Oregon, that a Special Meeting or the Common Council of said City will be held In the Council Chambers in said City si 8 o'clock P. M., on the 4th day of December, 1918, for the purposo of fix ing the tax levy for the ensuing year, and to hear any discission or ob jections to the following budget estimate: BUDGET FOR GENERAL MUNICIPAL PURPOSES Salaries: Recorder .$ 640.00 Marshal and Deputy Marshals 2,040.00 ' Attorney's salary , 240.00 Treasurer's salary , 100.00 For Special Deputies 100.00 Total Lighting: , Street Lights, City Hall end Recorder's Office Maintenance of Streets and Crossings Fire Department: Fire Hose, Balance on Fire Truck,. Wages of Firemen, etc , Miscellaneous: Appropriation for Public Library ........ Miscellaneous Items , Insurance "... . Interest on sewer and refunding bonds 3E0.00 S00.00 200.00 $ 3,020.00 2,200.00 1,000.00 2,600.00 1,200.00 1,200.00 Total $10,970. Ou It is estimated by the Finance- Committee of the Council tlm. the above sum should be raised to meet the running expenses of the City The budget has been prepared with a great deal of care on the' pari of the Finance Committee and the Council solicits the co-operation of the taxpayers of St. Helens prior to tho adoption of the budget, and Invito the taxpayers to be present at the special meeting to be held on December 4th, 1918. , Done by order of the Council, this 18th day of November, 1918 Attest: MAGNUS SAXON, Mayor.' E. E. QUICK, Recorder. OPEN SOME KIND OF BANK ACCOUNT T DOESN'T make so, much difference whether you cljoose to open a Checking or Savings Ac coun just so long as you DO HAVE SOME KIND. Then the next thing is to ADD TO IT. I With an account here at the COLUMBIA COUNTY BANK you will find MONEY SAFETY PLUS CONVENIENCE. 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