ST. HELENS MIST. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 21. Hl
Issued Every Friday by
THE MIST PrBLlSHlXa OOMPAXT
O. D. HEILBORN. .. .Vie President
ui Msnsser.
B C. MORTON Editor
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January 10th. 1911. at the Postoffloe
t fit Helens. Oregon, under the act
of March Srd. 187.
COOT! OFFICIAL PAPEU
THE NIGGER IS FOCXD
"Whom the gods wish to des
troy, they first make mad."
Elsewhere In the Mist Is publish
ed extracts from a letter sent the St.
Helens Chamber of Commerce by
Senator Norblad. It was the general
opinion that there was a "nigger in
the woodpile in mis out, auu
lad's letter substantiates the opinion.
but now the woodpile has begun to
fall and as stick by suck arops wun
- .I.WU. .hurt tha "nlfPPr" llR-
lt sickening tnua. me uiggei
gins to show up. and he bears a
striking resemblance to Senator A.
W. Norblad of Clatsop county. W hen
senate bill 190 was brbught to the
attention of those interested in Col
umbia county, a petition was signed
by practically every business man
and professional nan in St. Helens.
All of the county oflctals, except one,
signed it and it was sent to Salem.
Tha Mist emosed Norblad's politi
cal scheme, and in his anger, he
writes a four page letter explaining
why the opinions of those who reside
in rnlumbia. county are not to be
considered along with his opinion
His letter, while intended to hood
wink the DeoDle of Columbia county
served another purpose, for Norblad
In his anger and chagrin that his
scheme should not be carried to a
successful culmination, has only
made the political trick the more ap
parent. , '
Norblad, in the opening paragraph
of his letter, expresses surprise
at the attack the St. Helens Mist has
made on Ballagh and Banks and
says "to say that I was surprised at
the article, is putting it mildly."
What occasioned this surprise? Was
it that the people of Columbia coun
ty guessed his political trick which
they thought inimical to the inter
est of Columbia county and asked
that the senate and house consider
the fnterests Of Columbia county
rather than letting Norblad slip
something through which works ouk
to his own political interest?
Norblad wanders away from the
subject to attack Morton, Clyde Ful
ton. Edwin Judd and any others who
dare to oppose his Bill No. 190.
In many of the paragraphs of
his letter, he makes remarus which
show how deeply Interested he is In
getting Columbia divorced frm
Clatsop, and while he sheds croco
diie tears and protests that he is
working . for only the interest! of
Columbia, his arguments are so
weak that no reasoning person wih
accept his statements as the truth
Norblad says "from the stand'
point of the politician, it perhaps
would be better to have Columbia
tied to Clatsop." Now, Mr. Norblad
knows this'ls not true. He is a poll'
ticlan, and a' very keen one, but to
his own certain knowledge, he knows
that It was not advantageous for
HIM that Columbia was hooked on
to Clatsop, for it was Columbia that
was responsible for his defeat when
be ran for Judge. Thla being the case,
of' course Norblad feels wj friend
ly to Columbia and it it reasonable to
suppose that In drawing-the bill, he
had at heart only the Interest of
Columbia county. His own Interests
were overlooked altogether. Chari
table, forgiving, conscientious Norb
lad. Columbia owes to him undying
gratitude. ;'. ; ,'. . ..""
The Mist is somewhat surprised
that Norblad, the keen" politician
that he is. should have so', plainly
shown his hand. Perhaps he wi a
little hot under the collar and that
the salt of truth touched: a raw, apoi
on his anatomy. One of the' sore
spots seems to be that Clyde Fulton
does nbt approve of the bill and
then Edwin Judd does not approve of
It and they are using influence to
have it defeated. Just why this
should make Norblad mad the Mist
cannot explain, unless It Is that he
realties that Fulton and Judd have
! messed his oolitlcil t-ick.
Mr. Norblad says. "Evidently Mr.
Morton has the interest of a certain
clique of politicians and the desire
to vent his personal spleen more at
heart thr.n the welfare of his coun
ty." Wrong asaln. Mr. Norblad.
The editor of the Mist did not know
of the bill until the matter came up
at the Chamber of Commerce .meet
ing, and if the interest of any certain
political clique enters In the matter,
then the numerous men in ai. nei
ens who signed the petition remou
strating agr.lnst the bill, must be a
part of the clique. It Is certain, how
nvor. that if they do belong to a
clique, that it Is not Norblad's clique.
The names on the petition, as were
published in the lct Issue of tno
Mist, does not bear out Mr. Norblad's
exaggerated statement.
At any rate, Norblad Is rand. He
Is nawlng the earth like a mad bull,
and swearing vengeance against all
ment to -Onal 'sleep Is altogether
unbelievable. '
It seems wholly Inconceivable that
there could be a time In which any
man of courage could want to live
more than now. And who could have
had more to live for than Roosevelt
In this day of big. quick things? The
time of his death marked the very
heyday of his new and biggest serv
ice. "Surely he could not have been
ready to quit. In death, when his
work not yet finished.
; Ai few years ago, when there was
no war- and none thought of, and
when all seemed quite monotonous,
ly well with the world, one could
look hard and far down life's road
way and see no turning. Then even
so pasnionate a lover of life as Roose
velt might easily hnve said, perhups
in a tired moment. "I am quite ready
to die." But not this day! Men
marching down the roadwr.y of life
now have their eyes upon the bend
In the road. Just beyond It Is per
haps the world's greatest adventure.
Is there any man, except a coward,
who does not want, with every beat
of his heart, to round that bend In
the road? Can there be Miy man,
except a sluggard, who does not
want, with every outcry of his soul,
a place of action lu that g-catest ad
venture? It is much eaoler to believe thai
Theodore Roosevelt was re.-.dy for
anything and everything except
death. National Republican.
WAIT UNTIL IT IS OVER
Brother Chapman of the Oregon
Voter, in a January number of his
paper, gave the history, picture and
qualification of the members of the
Oregon legislature and senate. His
lengthy article carried the headline.
"Who is Who in the Legislature."
While the article was very Interest
ln nnH tha Mint pn inved readlnt It.
who dare oppose or expose him. Huj t Beems t n9 that after the Icglslu
knows that the bill Is rinht (for ture has adjourned would have been
Norblad) and has gotten it through lnB DroDer time tor Chapman to tell
the senate, and will probably make
a fight for it in the house.
Columbia county will rely on Re
presentative Ballagh to kill It wheu
It reaches the house, for the repre
sentative now knows that the people
of Columbia are not in favor of the
bill. They have nothing r.galnst
Norblad. but do not relish having
him use the entire county r-.s his own
little political football.
The. Mist Is glad that Norblad has
BTnTBaRRd his views and undoubted
ly the people of the ccunty should i
be grateful to Mr. isormaa ior snow
ing them Just how friendly he Is
towards Columbia. Tho fact that the
senator has been very much engross,
ed with the paving bill and that he
took a portion of his valuable time
from the consideration of the bill
(after the senate had kicked tht
stuffing out of it), should convince
the people of the county, that tne
senator from Clatsop has not for
gotten Columbia and It Is Improba
ble that the people of Columbia will
forget Norblad
ROOSEVELT READY TO DIE?
IMPROBABLE
"I am quite ready to die. I have
had a full life. I do not know anyone
who has enjoyed life more. I have
found life big, invigorating and
worth while In everything that has
come to me."
The Washington Herald, in an edi
torial tribute to Theodore Roosevelt
following his death, recalls this
statement credited to the former
President a few years ago when he
was near death in a Chicago hospi
tal. The Herald then says: "We' be
lieve that he would have said the
same thing as he faced death this
time."
With full respect to the tribute to
Colonel Roosevelt's fine courage in
tended by the writer .of the Herald
editorial. It Is quite impossible to
imagine him saying, "I am quite ready
to die," when the very inopportune
time finally came for him to surren
der his life. Theodore Roosevelt may
have been ready for death at the
time he really said he was ready, but
that he could have entertained such
a- readiness the night of his retlre-
of "Who is Who." and the Who
should be Judged by the What he has
done. The Mist boiieves it is nam
matter for Chapman, or. any one else
to say who Is the Who until Mr. Who
has demonstrated that he was one of
the "Who" who represented the in
terests of the masses. -
HALLAGll CETEH PRAISE
The Oregon Voter has this to say
of Representative Ballngh, "In the
House, it Is Representative E. L ual-
lagh's name that Is called rim oi
Ballagh judgment in
SIMMONS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
8TATE OF OREGON FOB tu"
T'MBIA COUNTY.
William II. Numan, Plaintiff
vs.
Cecolia M. Numan, Defenant.
To Cecelia M. Numan, the auove
named defendant:
In the name of the Stat oi Oregon,
you are hereby required to appear
and answer the complaint nieu
against you in the above entitled suit
on or before the Srd day of March.
1919, said date being more than six
weeks from the date of the first pub
lication of this summons, and if you
fall to so appear and answer said
complaint, for want thereof plaintiff
will apply to the court tor me renoi
prayed for in the complaint, to-wlt:
That the marriage contract and
bonds of matrimony horetofore ana
now existing between plaintiff and
defendant he dissolved, cancelled
and held for naught, and that plain
tiff have such other and further re
lief as to the court may seem Just
aud equitable. .
This summons Ib served upon you
by publication thereof, in the St. Hel
ens Mist Tor six consecutive weens,
the date of the first publication be
Inc. January 17th. 1919, and the date
of the Inst publication being Febru
ary SKth, 1919, In pursuance of the
order of the HonoT-blo-J. A. Eakln,
Judge of the above entitled Court,
iiud which ordor la dated January
16, 1919.
CLINTON A. AMBROSE,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
IllJ'.i Washington Strtset. Portland,
Oregon.
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Arrive Portland - 10:16 a. u.
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NOTICE OK SHERIFF'S SALIC
IN THE CIRCUIT COl'T OF THE
STATE OF OREGON FOR COI.
UMII1A COUNTY.
K. J. Harms, rialntiff,
vs.
I'eter Fell on. I.ole Fellou and A. S.
Harrison, Defendants.-
By virtue of an eiecutton, Judg
ment order, decree and order of sale
iHsued -out of the above entitled
Court In the above entitled cause, to
me directed and dated the 27th day
of December. 1918, upon a Judgment
rendered and entered In suld Court
on the 7lh day of June. 1918. In
favor of F. J. Harms, Plaintiff, and
ncalnst Peter Felton and Im l ei
ton, Defendants, for the sum of
3560.00 with Interest thnreon at the
rate of 8 per cent per annum from
the 30th day of August. 1917. and
Vi a rtll fall
voting Is so sure that In divided voteii the further sum of $18.23 with In-
a host or members reel sare in ioi
lowlng his lead. They note how Bal
lagh votes, and many cast their votes
accordingly, especially on measures
they have not had time to Investi
gate. Baltagh's voting has won for
him many compliments from mem
bers and observers who have had an
opportunity to note his judgment.
He lives In St. Helens and Is a credit
to Columbia county."
"It was decided to obtain legal ad
vice on building sidewalks and forc
ing the building of same and all de
sired information."; Extract from
proceedings of Clntskanle council
meeting. It would be. a MIGHTY
GOOD IDEA If the St. Helens city
council would take a similar action.
If the present city charter and the
present ordinances do not cover the
ground required, or make it ohligu
SERVICE
THIS is a feature of the Columbia County Bank's
connection with the people of this community
which we believe we have ample foundation to
feel proud of. It makes no difference the size of a
depositor's balance, cr his status in life it is our
endeavor to serve the interests of everyone in every
way consistent with good business and safe banking.
Perhaps it is that element which is
partly responsible for our rapidly in
creasing list of patrons.
SHKRMAN M. MILKS. President
V 'ST HKI.F.NS V- OPFOON
'-
TV
TlAMX,
in (.oCJT-tulA
(rest nt the rate of 6 per cent per
annum from the 30th day of March
1918, and the further sum of $76.01
as attorney a fees, and the rurthei ;
sum of $43.46 costs and disburse-1
menta and the costs pf and upon this,
writ, commanding me to make sale:
of the following described reol pro
party, situated In the City of St. I
Helens, Columbia County, State of!
Oregon, to-wlt: I
Lot 19- In Block 48 of the City of;
HI. Helens, as tne same appears ny
the plat of aald City on record In the I
office of the' County-Clerk of sold,
Columhln County, Oregon, and as pet j
registered title thereof. I
Now Therefore, by virtue of said i
etecutlon. Judgment order, docre-
and order of sale and In compliance
with the commands of ssld writ, l
will on Monday the 24tli day of Fel-
ruary, 1919, at the hour of 10 o clock
Make the
Housework Easier
A man can make his wife happy and save the house-
work drudgery by buying articles which are made for the
purpose of making the housework less.
An Electric Sweeper
Is easily operated and does the work in less time and
much better than the broom system. It is not expensive
to operate and the price is very reasonable. We have the
celebrated OHIO ELECTRIC SWEEPER. None better.
Dreaded Washday
. Will cease to be dreaded if a NINETEEN HUNDRED
ELECTRIC WASHER is used. It thoroughly cleanses
the clothes and electricity does the work the tired woman
dreads. It adds pleasure to the housework and makes the
wash day a happy one instead of being "Blue Monday."
, We have these machines in stock. Phone us and we will
.. gladly demonstrate them in your home. .
. E. G. DITTO
EVERYTHING IN HARDWARE
tory for the benentteu ones to pay U, ,.. nt tie front door of the County
their assensment. It becomes the duty ( f,urt House In St. Helens, Columbia
and the immediate duty, of the mayor i Countv. Oregon, sell at nubile auction
and council to draft such charter ! (subject to redemption) to the high
amendments as will cover such mnt-'egt bidder for cash In hand, all the
ters. This way of having three menrght, title and interest which the
out of seven pay a sidewalk or street wlthlu .named defendants or ellhei
improvement and the others refus-0f them had on the 30th day of Aug-
lng to pay, and not being forced togtl 1917, the date of the said mort
pay. Is not Justice to the man who
does pay his Just obligation.
In western states Insurance Com
panies pay millions of dollars a year
taxes, direct and indirect. For In
stance, In 1918,-the Fireman's Fund
Insurance Co., in California, pain
state and federal taxes of over $1,-
000.000. Totals of state and federal i
taxes paid by insurance companies in
all the states for 1918 would be In
teresting. In one western state a
single member of the legislature In
troduced 26 bills to regulate insur
ance companies. Investigation shows
his name, is not even on the taxrolls
and the same ration of activity by
politics against business probably
holds true. When It is recalled that
Insurance companies have met all
fire, accident, slcknes and death loss
es besides- paying enormous taxcx
during the period of war and epi
demic it would behoove legislators to
be modest at least.
gage herein foreclosed, or since that
date had In and to the shove de
scribed property or any part thereoi,
to satisfy said execution. Judgment
order1 and decree,. Interest, costs and
securing costs.
Dvted this 20th day of January,
1919.
E. C. STANWOOD.
Sheriff of Columbia County, Orogon.
By II. E. LsIIAHE. Deputy.
Date first pub. Jan. 24, 1919.
Last pub. Th. 21, 1919.
for
The Willamette valley is getting
the rottenest train service Blnce the
days o the old Oregon & California
Railroad Company. How do you like
government control or ownership?
Harrisburg Bulletin. We feel sorr
for you, brother, and we of St. Hel
ens have a deep sympathy for you.
If you are ever down this way, we
would like to show you our depot
an d have you investigate the fine
service St. Helens gets from the rail
road' company.
All Ruses Call at Hotel
Courteous Treatment
' STOP AT
ORCADIA
HOTEL ,
TIIOH. 1HRISTKR, Vrtiyi.
Rates $l.3ff per day and U
(lilckca Dinner, RO renin
Serial Rates to Regular Hoarders
LUNCHES
SHORT ORDERS
ICE CREAM
SOFT DRINKS
FOUNTAIN
SPECEIALTIES
CONFECTIONERY
CIGARS
TOBACCO
Come to
MASON'S
Sc. Helens. Or,egon
Beauty and
Value
arc coinhiiifil in I lie many
articles f line and rein
!!e Jewelry winch you wil
initl n eMnint m oiri
More. ,
An excellent showing ofl
Silverware will rnalile yens I
t clmose just the articles!
you wish for the every day
on special occasions.
Von A. Gray
Reliable Jeweler "
Watchmaker
ST. HELENS. OREGON
, The stranger, coming to St. He1-'
ens, forms his opinion of the town '
and Its citizens by the appearance or
the town. It would be impossible
for him to form a favorable ir.ipres-'.
sion of St. Helens if his Judgment,
was bi-.ced on the condition ivnd ap !
pearance of the main thoroughfares. '
The council should tf.ko some ac'-lon.
That St. Helens Chamber of Com
merco Ib going to be the big thing
for the, development of. the county.
Its members have the. right spirit
and are working 'for the community
Interest.
Bills to pension, state employes
and levy1 taxes on dltizens, are about
p.s numerous as bills to raise salaries.
Ex. Cheer up, friend, the legis
lative session will be over this- week.
Probably more persons' gain sue
cess by stepping around obstacles in
their path than by steplng over them i
out it aoesn t sound well to say so.
Looks Ilk Taft is-fast becoming
the strong man of the nation. Look
out, McAdoo!
The
First National
Bank
OF ST. HELENS
Welcomes and appreciates
the accounts of the work
er and wage earner.
Interest paid on time and
savings deposits.
The First National
Bank
St, Helens, Oregon
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