Issued Every Friday tiy
THK MIST IH1H.1SIIIXG COMPAXI
O. D. HEILBORN. . . .Vice Prosldont
and Manager.
8. C. MOHTON Editor
8VKHCK1PTIOX 1IATKS
One Year
Six Months
retu-ns. It is gratifying to note
that the objector to a road tax U In
the minority and that the number of
thorn are decreasing as time poes on.
Good roads and agriculture are tho
foundation stones of Columbia coun
ty's prosperity.
ST. HELENS MIST. FRIDAY, MARCH 21. 1919
COURT PROCEEDINGS
LAYS DLAMK TO WEALTH
Entered as second-class matter,
January 10th, 1912, at the Postofflce
at 8t. Helens, Oregon, under the act
of March 3rd, 1879.
COUNTY OFFICIAL l'AI'FIl
THK HANK THAT KMAKHKll
Here's a little extract from the
day's news: "Knsson Harp, factory
nrlin nf Tnleiln O. lost 110.000.
. .fl.50jthe MVingg 0f n lifetime, when a
n t nnfiflAnpA ntnn nitrmutilpn mm 1.)
draw the money from the bank. Ho
placed the money In a strong box
and gave the swindler a key. When
he opened the box, lie found threo
II I ills. He told the police the con
fidpnee mnu said the banks were
going to smash."
Now It is true that banks some
times do smash. There are states
whose banking laws are so lax that
any private person may hang a sign
"Hank" in his window and take In
money from others, bearing practi
cally no responsibility.
Hut no national bank, no state
bank, no reputable well-established
bank of any sort smashes without
warning, or responsibility to deposi
tors. It just isn't done. And the
shakiest of banks is not so shaky as
the old sock, the bag under the mat
tress and the other fire and thlef
attractiug methods of keeping
money. Nor can the crookedest of
crooked banks compare In danger
THE HOPE OF THE FCTTRE
Elsewhere In this issue of the Mist
Is published an Item which gives in
teresting details of the operation or with giving the key to one's life sav
the Columbia River Canning Com Ings to a stranger,
pany, the amount paid the farmer for! The great business of the country
his products and the amount paid is done by banks. They are not only
for labor. Totalling the items, we i the strongest and best protectee,
see that the farmers. In the past four j means of keeping money, but they
years, have received about 190.000 are the only sensible meaus. More,
and $35,000 has been paid for labor. I over, money idle Is money wasted.
From 1915 to 1918, the amount paid j Money should be earning interest.,
producers increased from $10,000 to doing the country's work,
almost $32,000 or more than 30o '"Americanization" is nowher
per cent. And this item brings us.niore needed than In convincing
down to our subject. Columbia! the Ignorant foreigner of stability
county Is a rich agricultural country, j of our banking systems. And many
but agriculture hag been neglected. '' a native needs instruction nlso.
Every year sees more acres of logged-1 When some wily stranger tells
off land and a lesser valuation of the i yu the sound and rolir.blo banks In
property on account of the timber be- your town are "going to smash" and
lng removed. If the logged-off Jand : offers himself cs the guardian of
is not put to some use, valuation will' your savings it's Just about time
shrink and industry become stagnant, j that his fevered brow be given a
II will be many years before the , chance in the cooler. Ex.
great wealth of timber is entirely j
gone, but agriculture development! In the St. Helens' market apples
should not wait until the land is de- of unknown origin and only medium
nuded of the timber. It should fol-i quality are selling at 5 cants each or
low, year by year and month n j three for 10 cents. Columbia couiTlv
month as the timber Is taken off. , is admirably adapted to growing ap
Soon after the giant of the forest has pies. Friend Morris, county fruit in
been fallen, the stump should be tak-; spector, can't you do something to
en from the ground and the land pre-1 help the farmers raise good apples
pared for cultivation. All encourage-! and Friend Merchants of St. Helens,
ment should be given to the farmers won't you do something to provide
and settlers, for upon them rests the! a good market for good Columbia
Tuture development and prosperity county apples? It's up to both of
of the county. In Jiese times of re-' you.
construction, some plan should be -
buTatdthBUlhnetr-thlB va'ua.b,Ie'l Those who are human will hear
land clr f he H,H ,iMi J "Productive ;tlie cry of the vlctlnls of those n.
at a'nrflt to thl farm-, cultlvate'1 human. The starving Armenians
at a profit to the farmer. phouW not be allowed tQ ,sjl
in
! To the Editor ot the Mist:
In the Mist of March the 7th, you
have an article "Lack of Sociul Life.
After reading this over for the third
I time, I find It contains food for
thought thut should not be over
looked. We agree with you that the
social conditions of St. Helena are
not Just what they should be. but
1 are they any worse in St. Helens thnn
'in any other little town? We think
! not.
j We are living In a fast ago, unn
1 all are carried on by the spirit of the
'times; the old saying Is very true,
! "when In Home do as Romans do."
!The fault lies in tho standard we
have set up, "the mighty dollar."
iThe dollar mark gauges our qualifi
cations for social standing as well a
political .and financial, and to bring
i this or any other little town that
feels they have a place on the map of
the great and glorious V. S. A., back
to the old-time social standard woulo
require the removal from the man's
heart of tho desire for power and
supremacy over his fellowman.
The greed for money has degen
orated man, until he is no more will
ing that there be r.uch a thing ns
equality, but has set his mind on
"might makes right." This lun
ushered Into our social life what we
call cliques or factions. And theso
are again divided Into several classes.
You often read of tho lower class or
the higher class. Why Is thin so?
Are we not all tho children of God?
All come Into tho world under the
same conditions, all are r.llowed to
i live by tho will of God and nil leavi
! this life the same way.
It has come to tho stnjjo when a
man's morals are not Judged by
deeds but by the nmou.it of taxes he
pays or the amount he can dodge.
We find that Smith doos not enter
tain Jones because Jnos Is not abb
to dress as well as Smith. Nj. Jones
is not wanted because lie canno' ninke
I $:.$(; E. C. Stanwood, lanips,
! $20.00; J. V. Johnson, uto lilra to
On thl- day the Clerk ..resent, to ; ,u,rff. $10.60; '" '
lliu ilium" jcnni', " - - . - .
8. I. HUlier, worn iur iiuim,
Anna UtilrK, mengmiiuer
...... . i t. i.
,! i rk. 100 WO: liouiaii r..
Hi., nh clerk for nssewor, $8.00;
, i..- luumiii iiiirtnir
L'.r.n.rv ms nulhorlicd. rnd being $4 00;
v" .. j i j Id i
a a u v .
February 4. 191S, Warrant No. 40
for $1.30 In favor of Edwin Norbeck.
February 10. 191. Warrant No.
39 for $2.00 In favor of Albert Nol
""February 14, 1919. Warrant No.
200 for $3.00 In fuvor of J. K Smith.
February 16. 1919. Warrant No.
202 for $0.70 In favor of Ira Howard.
February 16. 1919. Warrant No.
203 for $0.60 In favor if Uoscoe
Loyd. .
February 24. 1919. Warrant No.
206 for $2 00 in favor of Fred Wal
11s. and the Court being advised In the
mutter. It Is ordered by the Court
that said statement be and the same
is hereby approved and accepted.
On tills day there Is presented to
the County Court an order of the
Judge of the Juvenile Court of this
County, allowing widows pension In
tie sum of $10.00 per ivr.th to
Muybel I. Johnson and the Count)
Court belli advised In the matter.
It Is ordered by the Court that Midi
petition be. and the Mine U hereby
denied.
On Mils 5th day of March. 1919,
based upon the written petition ot
Mr. J. S. L. Smith, and supported by
a duly executed bond of liidemnll) ,
II Is ordered by the Court that the
Clerk be and he Is hereby authorUet,
and Instructed to issue a duplicate
warrant No. 8251-4lh Series dated
Feb. Mh, 1918, and endorsed by the
County Treasurer. Feb. 11th, 1 9 1 S.
in the amount of $10.60 in favor of
J. S. I.. Smith.
On this 6th day of March. 1919.
conies on for hearing the petition of
Louis JohtiHon, et al, freeholders
residing In the road district or road
districts of the said proposed road,
to Iturvav t a. .
K
Mtlttttv m,m...i. ...
46.00; Clat.knnuV'ch,;
t.iu; italnler Uvl JS
Co.. publl.Mnr . "" hn:
8t. Helen. Mist. publUM I'M
ty. 117.71; J. ti. lC,bN
pc, $15 00; M. K II.
imilsM II nek. ctera ior r - v. ui i.,i.V'
$24 00; l'la Pharmacy, .uppllea to I . Jury $2.o0; jMl
Jfflrer. $14 90; Kllbam Stationery ''. drawing J. (;, ju;,',,W' Jk,
Prlnl'ltiV Co.. .upplle. to officer.. '"". ustlee Court,'0V,
$68 l" Parlfle Telephone Tel..- n. Ju.tlce court. 1
.ph Co. Phones lo officer.. $3160. 'nr. $10.00; (.
Itutl h" rfor.1 Realty Co.. boml to f- "l"1""' S 00; Vjj
"er. $183 00; SI. Helen. Light h ". lrlntm fot
w.?; ?'o light (Jan.!. $43 0; t.'tendent. $2 76; J. wTSLH
Coast Chemical Co.. .upplle. to III
court bouse. $2816; Jnn iowu.
court house. $31.27; R. Conslantln.
labor and supplies court house, $5.90;
K A. Rotger. .upplie. court house.
$11 10; P. W. Harrison, freight.
$0 62; Fred Morbus, supplle. to Jani
tor $2 00; E. tl. Hltto. supplle. to
tor', $0.80; St. Helens Slnem jwn
dry, court house, $0 .96; Helen Iir
mm, stenographer district attorney.
$80 00; F. A llu nlmm, auto lilrn
age and ir.velli.v tin
Y. Allen, clerk fP' ,"c
innuent, ibu.UO: It ., "1
board of health, , So.J"J.
lata board of health. u.Z
John Nelson. II la- I."?1 li
.tale board of heMU, ' ,
I.. Hatfield, slat,, bo-rV ''
$1.26; A
L. Morrl.. fruit hiJ
(Coiitlnued on pK(a
Ithe nnfwitril shntv I sn cintwufil
'show, because if one has'money ho i PrnylnK for the establishment of
i has friends regardless of his con-1 1 ounty road described Ka Pillows:
i duct. If you doMbt. look up some of! Heginnlng at a stake marked "A"
i tho societv scandals. I know v.hat ! f-"'1' Htak" 1,,lnK l"'t t the Northwest
; I am talking about. I have watched ! rorner of tho Sciuwl Property ot
I tho system in tho naklii.-; and l: prac- i School District No. 40. In St-ctlon 31.
1 dee. ! Township 7 North, Range 3 West of
the v. M , Columbia ( ounty, Oregon,
said point being the end of the pn-s-cnt
County Rond; running thence In
a Westerly direction, following the
present private road as near s prac
tical, to stake marked "II situate
thence In a Sou'h veslerly direction.
passing South of the main burn on
the Ole Erlekson ranch, to a point
on or near TownsMp line and 'hi-nce
GOOD ROADS DID IT
j while their Christian brothers
Amnrlnn mil In lha lun nf I it v . .
Recently a Si. Helens man sold; Help swell the fund for the relief oi
his farm of 25 acres for $6000. The! the Armenians.
farm in questlcn ia situated about:
five miles from St. Helens, has sub-j The caucus has been held and
A?.tilaL.,JiIding9 and 13 03 candidates nominate..' for" positions
i. u, ii Tni 's why it brought; cn tlie city's executive board. The
such a high price. If the sane amount men no-.iinaicd ore rep -csentative
of land, equally as good and win. ! citizens and should make good offi
equal improvements, had been locat- cials.
ed on a road which made it practl- .
ctlly inaccessible, or which would r ..,iin,i , ,i,n i,
nake the del vprv nf th rnm ""v i""
j... . : ""u' i' 1 1'
: assertion of one of our nnnd tr pnila
uut-is io me marKe: a very expensive ,,,i re,.ders when be stuted that the
proposition, it is not probeble tint I ii.!, .?.' .i . . .
the farm would have brougl.t half the' "publAl "d In Oregon " VaV.
price It did. The Mist heiipvp i ' r 1 u""-1",1 111 Oregon.
st bplipvpit
therefore, that tho mnr, .!, ....i'
this farm and who for the p-st ten1 came 1 8:lw" and 1 left
years or possibly more lias been pay 1 wilson didn't make this remark. He
lng a road tax, say of $20 to $40 per1 !s now in France- He recently visit
year, has made a tuiehtv erond inveot.! pd America.
ment. In addition to securing a big
price for his f.nm, he had the advan
tages and conveniences of n rrnntl
road while he was owner of the farm, i merchant" in St. Helens.
viooa roaos pay. The money ex-1
pended In their building or mainten-l The German battle fleet Is mak
tp Jf no'aiV e,xPense It U an in-ing more trouble now than it ever
vestment which is sure to bring good did during the war.
In every issue of the Mist can be
found the advertisements of the live
i A rich man does no', entertain h
I poor man's family and a poor man
cannot entertain a rich man's fam
ily. The bankers, the doctors, the
' l.-wyers and the mo'chsnts all iiave
I tlmlK II, tin nlVnlu n .. .1 ... I. ...
I of them Is nlso -run nf the wntrp.m. I J."Ht Wcst of ,,ie J"hn '"'""n V1
er. His social standing Is gauged by
j the amount of salary he t'rnws. A
I two-hundred-dollnr-a-month man Is
tPVlni, In tlllttTln u-ll, ll,nn Iti.n.lrn.l
dollar man; he does not seek his com-! um" ne wemeny.
jl.-ny among the ono-dollnr-a-dav ' ns .,ar, I'ract eal; thence North
Irian. Why? lv doing so he cuts I w"8,'rl-vi Utterly and Southwester
i off his own head (social!. You know ; Iy n. ,, . m"n P,'1 route,
I that. I I "1""" South of the mnln barn on
1 vn f-i -ii . ',1,B Nl'ls M"lon ranch and South of
No my friend If you expect the ; ,,,,, on,.nrro ,rnot ownor hy ()e Hal
, old-time spirit of so- al equality you; Rmi l0 stake marked "C." sltu:.to o ,
jnre expecting more than the present , North line of SpcIIou 1. Town"
I tlX lrnthpr'mpn ' ' 6 N""- 4 Wral of the
Mother-men. j w M ()r(.Kn , R p()nt a)ol 90
Tak the best fraiornrl orders; i fnet West of the Township corner
they also have their little factions i the end of the rond petitioned for
I or cliques. Oh yes. it Is In the blood. I And It satisfactorily appearing to
We nre passing through the same ex- the Court from tho proof herein that
, perieuees that Rome did before Its duo notice of the pendency of this
I fall, as wealth grew sociability died I proceeding has been given as by la
: or arranged Itself Into classes, the j lequlred that twelve of the net'ltlon-
; iiignrr. middle and lower class each ' ers are legal freeholders of this
striving to get higher and in their County, residing In the road district !
I struggle for supremncv, the weaker . or districts of tho gi.ld proposed road
were trampled uuder foot. md that a good and sufficient bond !
I Remove wealth or the Influence It 1 1;llH 'h''"" given and filed herein. I
: carries end you restore social mnJ I'pon the oral ri-uuest bv nmitin,,. !
ditlons as they were in tho good, old ors to Commissioner A. E. Harvey t( !
pioneer days, when no man felt too ""' pffect that the desire of the peti l
rich to mingle with his iieli'hi.ni-. tioners nre to nbatulnn ii, r i .... 1
j That was good fellowship. Hut to-' now Pptltloned for, II Is therefore;
aay u is only a veneer. H. M. K. j ordered by tho Court that said petl-'
. : Hon he, and tho siiinu u hri. I
"r irieiid, "ii. m. brings ou! "ieu.
some good points. Other good points.! On this 5th day of M-irch 1919
VJIZ.""" R!ft!c'.1 hUltor '"o ln.proTeme!'oi
- "...v... .in 1 1 in rt it. iiavn tertniii rnnnn u-nm n.. i
and ex
being as fol-
- -TTrrTT-,, i i r 1 1 1 , mil ;m,:iim"!; j
Paint Makes Housework Easy
Bare. Unfinisherl flnnrc ronnira
Bare, unfinished floors reauire almost rlail v crrnViKInrr
Paint makes scrubbing unnecessary. Dirt, grime and
grease clean perfectly from this smooth, hard surface
without the back-breaking work of scrubbing.
fiCMB QUALITY
FLOOR PAINT
gives a durable, non-absorbent, sanitary finish for
floors and for any inside surface to be walked upon.
It is inexpensive and easy to apply-a quart is enough
tor one coat on the average kitchen floor.
The Acme Quality Painting Guide Book tolls all about Dalntlnir
varn shing and waxing floors-what to use. how much wll be
required and how the work should be done! Free at our ".ore
E. G. DITTO
EVERYTHING IN HARDWARE
ee i entirely overlooked. The old omlncd by the Court
s.-.ying ns to "when In Rome, do as lows:
mmians no might have been iipttll-: ....
cable to those times when policy lt,H k, ( "a' Kearns Plate
predominated. In this Th- , ... .It,,nl -,,K,rl,'t
any honest man is the etiual of nnv ,'. rr Vle BU,n f $494.60. !
other honest man, the saving doe: f fix nri flaH,!y' ror ,lln of
not apply, nor Is It applicable to the, i- i "' t. ,
conditions Hint exist in St. Helens ti si in P'nH,rom' ,or lh" m of
We readily agree with "II. M K "i i. A. ,
as to the removal in man's mind of! k at "'"sley's .rr
the greed for money for some one; 'k'1 I'lstrlet No. u
wno lived jnany years heforo the ,(0Kei for the
present generation saw the light of 8'7 00'
day, told us about "money being the',;. ('- Kcasey for
root of all evil.
If our free lance writer thinks
man's morals are Judged hy tlw
amount of taxes he pays, then It bo
comes his duly to help in moulding
another opinion.
There Is no reason why Snilt,,
should not entertain Jones and hl
family and It Is net necessary to go
back to the olden times to cultivate
this spirit In St. Helens. If a mr'.n Is
noiiest. biki respectablo, he and hi
li.miiy snouiu nave their
$832.00.
C. U. Knstrom.
$882.00.
the
"uni ot
sum of
'or the sum of
Nelmlem lllgbw.y, Hpeiirrp ll
bind llUlrlif V. ft
w. nose, for
$1,194.00.
. A. Ml3
$1,138.00.
the sum o.
for tho sum ot 1
f. C KnBlrom
$798.00.
the sum oi
Anil Ihn r...... t . ,
uit ueitig adv setl It,
rightful e matter, It ordered by th . Cour
rft ,iat Y '"""wing na,ned p'ro iZ
iiiuw in Hotjieiy. i nere
woaltny In St. Helens;
class predominate. All
inere are classes, wrap -round them nient at Kearns nlac t .i if
u:e rones or unnelghborly feellllt! C. U. Knstrom for .iT
n ro
"i ii v. "iinuuiii. rrir r m i....
i-.. "m urn i
ana act on. mis Is the cause or the. '""it nt Spacer HI 1 79k , "
Boclal stngnnney In St. Helens I b, '. (! Keasev f,,L : 0
rfp "".M-" "ay8' r,ch to "-Hkesiey pTa: m '"ft""'""!
m ngle with his neighbors," but U It Is further ordered by thp r
our correspondent will make ai,. that nil ,,.!,. i.,.. ' . 1 "y lhe rouri
i.v, uitivntt? u neiennor v rnnii,, ...ii. itntp i,n -.i .. ",'
J. nelKhb.r. It Is more tran proba- rejoc'ted" l" '"m" aro
bio this feeling will spread r.nd vlehJ n. .i... .... . .
es will be forgo'.'en in the desire o, Co ,. . r" "'.V, Mm WMmi
'ii nonesi-to-uod
I here Is no reason
rleh n mtnn.1- ...I
r,. ...... inn iimi?n iirirn " . n I. - .
i,. ,, ... i iih viirin.na
imji in mere nnv ninr.n i . . n "niounts nu r,.i.
munu : uui nv flip v,i.i - '
s:io::ld not moot
en In the desire o. County General V'. .'""J""1 ll"
Cod Roclallblllty.lflled with thp , ' hor,ofor
r. why any are "too Examined ,y the ?-""ty. n"rk' Wfirc
l h bin nBli..h0r : i- . .. ... I,.y th" f'0,rt and allowp,.
v " vnriniia nin..nl.
w,rnd...WLtLlBH8 o worldly goods claims. Zl? ?1 J?". ,M ' """
"'llllWBi
With thnm. ,!,
i are more fortnr-nip j I
umuva-e noiriihoiiv r,.ii ,.i'"'i.ii.D t.i.., "
can come from the heart nlono"" ffi'T, nT" Vni
1 With all tho ro.nl work ...i.... ...J fencing alon ennl .... . . ."."Pr.
illie co ty a , lhe j-rwh,S"- WA?'' "'""wr wo ri70 00- l,!
will be done by M,e hiehwti. n Ahry, exnen. ..:. u ""' "
V- A. Mills,
auto hire road man
ne by lhe highway com
mission on the West Side
uere is no chance that : ny
really wants to work win
a Job in St. Helens thin year.
y.'. !xP,nfi rond
ia nr. '.'...;.r,"nn""
lo route,! :.,;," ""'"igton A )nr:
mnn who' ' i" n,nlr. $2.00;
bo out cf '" 'oven work for count
venr I ' J- v"n(lrshoven. unrb .
mastor,
""ling, ,lp.'
une or the splendid featnrpn ,.f""1?' ;
LiitJ icuiifi rnnnn iu Ut i& intiiuiH s 't nn. i .
easier tor the chronic hicr : "-'"rk for sheriff ino 8 1 """P"
I.. J Vnn
$9.00;
$15.00: M H..'"' w"rK ror counl
lots. $3.no- lAiVi. t,,.;'.. of lal-
Is. Lion. n: ' cn1vnN" of
flerk for sheriff
"rshoven, work for
.iier tor llie chronic Ulcke- to go , rK ,ror "rlff. $09.00- Horn o 1 .'
somewhere else. If they will make'1"' c,"rjf nhnrif f. $3 1 0 .
hemsolve, known, most r.ny .uton,nwoo,, for slier ff V, , ni5'
1st will cheerfully gve a nft7 , Independent Auto (!o . Ln 8 0;
. slipr rr in ' "Upplles t..
! .... ,.7-: : ' James J ,....':
.t ttooui time to tiilnk of orgnislz.' ,r B"R"rr, 3.r.0; k (' hi . "r"
jlng that baseball club which St l ei-1 ,6.Xp0ftni,('8 for November ill
lens must have this year. U I 'J. 8tnwod. expends f'o? VI
i
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1
WW.
Preparing as You Plan
THOSE farmers who are planning this sejson'i
production cn the farm have something tlw to
take in to consideration beside plowing, planting d
harvesting. The financial end must be looked after,
and that more strongly than ever emphasizei the
need for the Columbia County Bank with its ii,
strength and service to rely upon.
OPEN AND BUILD A BANK ACCOUNT HERE
SHERMAN M. MILES. President
fULD
IN tOtilMClA
JiU
cofi
Buy an Automobile Now
I am Columbia County Agent for
tlie following well-known cars
The Maxwell
The Hudson The Chalmers
-AND-
THE ESSEX
This car is considered as the best product of
the American a-ito builder. Ask for a demon
stration. You will be delighted at the perform
ance of this wonderful car.
SEVERAL USED FORDS AT A BARGAIN
J. H. FLYNN
ST. HELENS, OREGON
Central Meat Market
We handle and sell none but the
choicest of MEATS. Cleanliness and
Safety i8 our motto and when buying
from us you are assured of getting only
the best.
WE WILL BUY
1Jf Cattle, Hogs, Veal and Poultry
and pay the highest market prices.
Trade at home and save money.
Central Meat Market
MOUTON nml (JIOOHGK WIIJMW, Propria"
Pho
ne 60
e. c. stanwood :::"""r'
Free and Prompt
, tyuuaeg.