jii't Fail To Set Your Clock Back One Hour on Sunday. March 30th, at 2 a. m.
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OFFICIAL PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY
MH XXXVIII.
PIONEER PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1919
ONY PREVAILS
IT COUNCIL MEETING
FATHERS UNITED
Take I'recoOoliifi Over
el All Are Hallxf
k hon hi- mill Uiislon had ni
hil council mooting Monday
t.-v would havit decided they
k iniiitltiTH. fur '.!o mayor
liirllmi'ii wore tlio poronlfi
I iiilliiniiiH, mill, niipuri'iiily,
iiKhl ni'.ro of tlm other fill
ings than li illil of hlii own.
cam' of "Mr. Mayor, whul
ii ilo" iiml "will, hoy. II In
hi." and thorn wasn't
llsconl lo mar the harmony
tliiK V bother It wr bo
ll of the cotiticllmon would
In' uiiil mayor wished u
fc-in nil courtesy possible ilur
lail lui'iil Iiikk t.t thn hotly,
it din rontirll, tired of
ri'Hnlvt'il to innkn th last
lilnt: n iiliMiH'.ini for Ml ron
i' Mint Ih uiiuhln U Ky, hut
to. AIhoiisfl mill (liiHlon
tn liarki'il off tli borrd
rehouse for Xcw IfcM'k
lliiuui Mi'Doinl.l brought uti
imii in niiiming n warn
thn cl:y dock rml also rush
riinillloii thn approach to
IIm nxpliil ii'il Dint In thn
lire Hie contractor who nrt
Ihi' now iirliool ImiiHii woulil
tiuuniliy of mi ml, gmvel nlin
.1 tln'y wInIumI to have li
n tin idly dock. Ho thouRht,
"lit Hi" olil public landing
dime nwnv rlth. since It
li'.fif iiml hn dlil not wish to
illy fare a dmnago null on
of damage lo life or pro
oiim-innari ( luipman wn in
nu ll proi'iTillii"!!. but Coun-
(Allm thought It unwli-n to
ii Hi'' old dock, but, upon
it niy Attorney J. W. l):iv
linn to fctieo o'f thn eltv'
on I ho strand iiml pint
notice nn fin v.ulkwnv
Hi tin olil flimtlnir il
r tliiMi-lj. linn Inasmuch f.
Ik way Iiml stood tin whon
of men wnro ilally passing
nun n sunn iii noW hi iiihI up
iravoi wait much llishlor
first, whh In favor of allow.
P'Th to ko hh tlny now nre.
r t'liiiiuiian or McDonnln
I'll Urn mayor mid McDon-ilii-
run. or n dog trottlim
bridge anil the bridge fnll
i when It Mood with linn.
lii"ii ilally passing over It.
attorney wni called on for
a mid stated that since th.
I been declared nii.nf.. I.
NO. 15
dly reasonable i II Mil lltlfiuft It
morn :ife ns time
"1 nml, thereupon, the coun
'd tn ffiirp up tlm property,
"l" 'Xlilalnlnir that "It wn mi
k'liiliiiii'ii," nml ontertalnlnir
in from Clintiinnn I ll It t In
referred to tho ilock com
t'lii'iiniau bail m-ivltiuU
'I ti IiIh honor that Blum tlm
I'liiK thick win roniDlclKil unit
P' HO UK to lllivn n unfa I I
...... ittiiii-
' "ml walkwiiy, that lie
t iiilvlsahlo to dlMConttniin
IninlliiR plaro, or Hhh tho
of l hf now ilock would bp
d iiniii'ci'KHp.ry.
N'ct I'HItloUM lraiunl,ul
WIhmIit. In bldllilf nf i.iu,.x
f owiifm IIvIiik (ill Noll Hill.
" iiiiiiion for Htroot Im-
'I'ho projunt cnllH for
"R llt. Mroot from Ht.
"".!' ''ns''"l,u ,,,r,,,,t 'mip tlm
I .HI fi'l't HOIllll i t II, ll.,.
"f Tiialllln mront A I mi ll.n
n "f cttnii of Oak anil
'""I Tiialllln HtrootH. A
'"V "'I of tin Intoreatod pro-
W'TM had HllMloll I tin nnll.
c'niiicll oriliirt'd tlm iiuiuit
r" which will lirln il.a .......
imnrovonioiit
P"t Hlmifc wintor Btrot. tho
P'Kht ( wna nnn. a
I" "'lirovcinont. A majority
"M'i'ity ownora potltlonod for
iriivi'lliml Kllllll.llmn
"iRtit lit tho Inat nlKht on
u",,l!""H,r"n0B '"ny " fllwl.
M' iiiilcy, ono of thoHO In.
' -ii llio Improvomont, dirt
"i.iuiy in tho mayor'. Btr.t-
'"uiii no Hon why tho 1m-
" "iitiiim no dnlnyoil,
ow Uf .rni VunU
Mi'dtuloy of tho fire ilopart-
ri'ciiiiiiiiii.iiHiiff ..n,n. .....
"Hvil 111 , fl. J.., t
, ,, , ""JIUI I llllll,
J I that rvvlao,l Hat of fire
'"'Ih Iio mado. Thoro wr
"'w "MIOR which Bliould bo
" Ii" proaont nyHtoni. bo anld,
IllHO KIIKiri'Hinil r.11..,. I.I .
"f" for thn bottnrmont of tho
... .i .incii Ravo him nu-
" KO a lO'llt Itrlll, ,. ,.
"mi iiiu worn
Nl'T Rlin ,,roitnt(,(t ,n.
i "'.nil Huld that at tho
"U1K II COIIinloto rnnnM
!tl!!,.i,"':l" "l0 f"'nclal af
Hi" idty, W()U(1 ,, prc.(,nt(1
" ',r 170 ,from Mutt O'Oon-
"ov.'d nnd ii .warrant ordered
SUSPECT ARRESTED
THEN RELEASED
Nliorlff kic, lu.at hi. I, bo Think
In Mliili'ii Crnpfrly
Tunmtay Hhorlff Ktunwood arrmit
fd a man by tho nauio of id-rt Krazor
and held him for awhlln v a huhiIc
Ioiim tliiiracliT. Hovoral dayH iiko
tho aborlff wan notlfloil that a null
um "oai. nun boon loft -I on r tho Col
uinlila Contract quarry. It had I
iimto ior Movorai Huvh and tlioro-
roro tin Hhorlff mado an InveHllica
tlon. I(h found a Hiiwoil-ofr hIioI
Kun mid (iiltn a llttlo aiiimiinliloii
Ilo kopt H watch on tlm boat and
whon Kranor appi.rcd to trko ch irico
of It, bo wan arroHtcd. () cl:i! noil
that ho know I'othlim about tho nun
tyid ammunition In tho bout; tint ho
hr.d Hocurod tho boat r-oin n man
IIP moil Koiinoily, who, tin c'i'tod. had
uhoiI bin (Knulcr'H) aulouiobllo for
ovorul day mid wrecked It r.nd that
to make iiiut'.om Mipinro, Kennedy
had itold hi in tli boat mid etiiip
nient for $125. Whon "kod mi to
when thn trmiHarllon took nlaco. ho
Haiti tbout a wook rr.o. but ko-tcIi
(if tho nrlp which Krnxlor had In hid
poKocioilon, rovnlod a bill of hpIo for
tho bort mid It w:ii dated on Mirch
25. In the itrlp. -Iho, wo -o furior
oim potitlona unklnrr for aid and in
tho petition Frnier Htntod he him
boon polHonotl In a copper rinoltor
and r.i nnklr'K nld ho he rould no
cure modlc.il t.-ev merit. The Hhorlff
tried to find out more about thn man,
but he whh noi-retiinil,lnl. He wen
held until Wei'neiday riornlnn aid
then relefHi'd, Ihi the Hherl'f hep;
thn bic.t unil li t.-ylnR to locate :lie
owner and hn bclleveH It w:i h'i len
from Home Columbia river flHher
iiiaii. The boat Ih z. 2 8 -foot, rebi'llt fl di
Inic bort, double emlo-, pnlnled
rreon nml equipped vlt'i r. hIx h.irHe
fower, Mi torco crurl-io No. 8.12, and
Mr. Stanwood would bo rlatl to de
liver 11 to It.i owner w'le'i proper
proof of ownership In mado.
A Farm Scene Near Warren
Ii.... in i irf i .1 ,'.....'.:.?: L-
WARREN GRANGERS ARE HOSTS
10 HUNDREDS OF THEIR FRIENDS
uiu-iuubuiLK MtliilNG IS HUGE SUCCESS
FINE PROGRAM AND ENTERTAINMENT
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Il occurred almost a week bko. In' lug and what It wauld do In that re
fact, It wuh Saturday night. March Kard- Mr!- H. Met!(er favored
22nd. Wo are mentioning the date llie ?l"1",,lce a solo end re-
St. HelenH and all that conntrv that ,, 1 ,i " ueieT, m' d8 on lntereat
IIoh within u r.i.iii.u r i e ...n , K '!"k on work wllc i w.'.a neces.
Wurreii. The IIk tlilim to which ,J ?"r?r. t'0!"'"'.''11 county in order that
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS
AT PYTHIAN MEETING
IrfMitl NhIko I'liilertiilim lnny Vll
tern nml ;imI Time In Hail
Tuesday nluht, Avon LihIko,
KnlghtH of I'ythiiiH, was host to u
nilinber of visiting brothers. It was
the occasion of Iho annual visit ot
the grunt! lodge officers. Nino auto
mobile brought Home 4,1 good Pylli
Iiiiih from Portland nnd thoro were
more than fiO ineiiihers of the local
lodge to receive them. VIhIiIiik
brothers from Itaililer, Door Islaiul.
ScappooHO and ttldgefield were also
thore.
Leslie Crouch, puh( grund chan
cellor of the I'ylbli'.n lodge In Ore
gon, whh the principal speaker of
thn evening Ilo whh followed by
visiting brothers nnd members of tin
local bulge.
At tho conclusion of tho prognmi
the 1 t Ii in ii Sisters served a magni
ficent lunch, which whh much en
Joyed by tho 100 hungry i'ythians
proHent.
In the I'ortland delegation were a
number of member of the 1). (). K.
K. Tho order, which Ih roinieetui
with thn K. of I'., propose to Initiate
n das tn St. Helen. There were a
dozen nppllnintH from St. Helens
and a few more from Itulnier and
other place, ho It I probable tliu1
some tlmn In May a large class wll'
bo Initiated Into tho crets of tlih
branch of Py thhitilr.in.
ARMENIAN DRIVE
REACHES
GOAL
leotl,
'ii Officers Apimlntert
Chairman Morgiis Hays l ull (Junta
Will be Obtiilneil
Report which have peached Kred
Morgus, county chairman of the Ar
menian Drive, lend lilm to believe
that Columbia county will again go
over tho top. While final roporto
have not been received from Senp
pooHO, Itulnier and Clatsk.inlo, the
campaign mnnagera at those places
have Informed Mr. Morcim that the
results bo fur obtained have been
most Hiitlnfiictory. In St. HelenH, the
quota hn been reached, but Homo of
tho willing workora who had not
called on ouch of tho realdenta of
their roHooctlvo dlHtrlct. are t 111
nt work and It Ih more than llkol
that the quota of $1000 allotted to
St. Helen, will bo over Hiibscrlbed."
Wurren. according to Mr. Morgus.
li!H done exceedingly well. Tho final
roport from till district ha not been
recolved, but It Ih known that the full
quota ha boon subscribed. The cani-
usilisn worker have not let up n.
tholr efforts, nnd Mr. Morgua reel?
Riiro tliut tho county quota of 12500
will bo moro than subscribed, lie
ba promlHod to furnish tho Mist n
IIhI of the gubHcrllier in enen ins
tilct In tho county nnd when IIiIh 1st
Ih furnlHhed tho Mist will he glail to
print It. I
r. Judges nnd clerk of tho coming!
election: Ward No. 2 (lloulton)
Judgos: A. t'rlpo nnd Ham Knuta i
men; clerks: Wllllum McTaggert nml
Mrs. N. O. I.nri'.hoo. Ward No. I,
Judges: 8. K. t'oopor and t'hns.j
I4 tin iii nunn rlnrka: Mrs. Kllft;
ri rer was the open meeting or His
Warren tlrango. They had invited
tue St. Helens Chamber of I niii .
'uerce and their friends and the'r
neighboring granger, mid, wo ho
liee they all came, for tho h-j!l wus
crowded and those who waited just
a ll'.tli) too late, were not uble to
gain admission to tlio large hall.
Thore was more than 350 people In
the hall, mid easily 100 more who
wished to get in, but could not.
Kong before the hour scheduled for
the program, the hall wa packed
ami w hen A. I.. Morris, master of the
Warnn Grange and chairman fo
the evening' entertainment, called
the ni.H'tlng to order, there was not
n vuc::nt seat In tho hall.
Mr. .Morris, In his welcome to the
peop present, mild that Warren
wanted to give the right kind of wel
come lo the St. Helens Chamber of
Commerce ami the crowd present
showed (hut Wurren had done what
It wanted to do. He said that the
good people of that neighborhood
wanted to work with St. Helens In
tiiiyth:ng which was for the benefit
of the community and that tho St.
Helens Chamber of Commerce could
always rely upon the public spirited
citizens of Warren for support In
liny iiiouHtiru which was for the
good of Columbia county He then
Introduced the Orpheus I lull, which
gave a selection, and sn well did
I hey please the large audience that
they were forced to res.mnd to an
encore.
S. C. Moit jn : the I'.nA speak
er of the evening. He gave n short
tr.Ik on what the St. Helens Cham
ber of Commerce wanted to do p.nd
would da for the farmers He urged
co-operntlnn on all work which would
bo of benefit to Columbia county.
Miss l.i'iira Karr favored the uu
dlence wllh a piano si'.'"hu nnd
respoi ded to nn encore and Dr. J. H.
Flynn mado a short and timely talk
on the needs of the county and what
the Chamber of Coi'ime. is was do-,
lurtiier development nlrht ink
place. He, also, urfed co-operation
In all work which was for the bene
fit of tho whole comr.iunltv. The
Orpheus Club gave another well re
ceived selection and then Mr. Morris
Introduced Kred Vincent, associate
editor of the Portland Telegram. Mr.
Vincent dwelt at length on the re
sources of Columbia county and
g.-ye valuable ide?s n to their de
velopmei.t. He Bald that a few years
ago, Por'laiid. 'hourh bavins a large
population, wac a small town be
cause there w; s a lack of co-opera-tlon,
and now since all are work
ing together, the city Is going ahead
by leaps nnd bounds because then,
Ih a unity of ac.ion.
Hepreeenta'.lve Kdison I. Kallagh
cavo an Interesting talk on what had
been accomplished at the legislature,
which particularly affected the farm
er. His talk wr.s instructive ana
well received. He spoke in favor
of the rocd building program as ouv.
lined by the l3gilnture and felt sure
thiit if the measure, which will be
HIGHWAY WORK FOR
COLUMBIA COUNTY
HUU; Highway Commission Will do
Much Work in Thi County
The state highway commission I
in seBlon. They began their ses
sion Wednesday morning. Among
wic, iinuuriani road tirnteeiu tho
; grading, paving and completion of
tlio Columbia highway throueh Cnl.
uiiiuiu county, was taken up. The
commission instructed the highway
iu prepare plans and speci
fications for the paving of the high
way from Clatskanin to Hoc iuiunn
end also for the grading of the high-
' owijipoose 10 ueer Island
It Is understood that such mm.
mates will soon be prepared and ad
vertised and at their next meeting
In April, contracts will be let for the
work above mentioned. Several
residents of St. Helens attended the
meeting of the commission, and it is
their opinion that the comlsslon is
In earnest as to tho completion of the
Columbia highway tietween Scan.
poose and Astoria and that, if possi
ble, the work will be completed this
Bummer. ui course, there are
many of the "doubting Thomas"
kind, but the Mist thinks that be-
iore me last of April these Thomas
boys will be convinced that the state
highway commission intends to give
Columbia county a fair and square
deal.
The road building program as out-
iinea ior tne county means that sev.
erai nundred thousands of dollars
will be spent for labor and supplies,
and that remunerative employment
ui oe arauanie to those who do
sire to work.
THERE ARE RUMORS OF
INDEPENDENT TICKET
Nomination "for Oty Officers dp
Not Seem to Suit Everyone
The city election will to held on
.Monday, April 7th, and as tho time
of said election approaches, there
seems to be more Interest taken.
There rre well rounded mmo's that
independent candidates will he nnml.
nated by petition and their names
win appear on the ballot. Who the
candidates are, or who they will op
pose, the Mist has not been able to
learn, but the information as to an
independent ticket came from a re
liable source.
According to the charter a nomina
tion petition must be filed with the
city recorder at least five days be
fore the election, so if there should
be such nominating petitions, they
must be filed on or before April 2na.
i ne recorder s registration book.-
f1 naH en van nwA ir A A l. .. i .i
submitted o the people In the June on7 desiVe to" res se7 be ween that
election, should carry, tint Colum- date and election day. such registra
hla county would receive a great tlon will have to be nnde by afH
Lcnerit idcvit.
At the conclusicn cf Mr. BMhehV . .
he' OF COMMERCE
Sciippoose, Yankton. St. Helens, i WILL HAVE BIG MEETING
Deer Island and Coble for attending i .
D. C. Howard, Cliairman of tlie
Kvening, Promises Fine Program
The next regular meeting of the
St. Helens Chamber of Commerce
will be held on Wednesday evening,
April 2nd. D. C. Howard, county
agricultural agent and a prominent
member of the chamber Is chairman
of the evening. He informs the Mist
the meeting and he booed r.U had
Leon benefitted, mid he announced
that refreshments were ready to be
served. 1'nder the direction of Mr,
C. M. Hyskell, who had charge of
the preparing and serving of the re
freshments, a bevy of young ladies
tulininistered to the wants of the
hungry ones. They were ably aided
by Mr. and Mrs. James Bacon.
Tl. ,.,.,. I,, ...... .,
and such success is largely due to J""anR'n a most inter-
A. I.. Morris and his fellow grangers ""h0"1- T,h,e
and to Mrs Jtvskeli (ho wiiii. Rt.an.dinf '?ture will be the address
workers who assisted her in furnish J i ..rof- : T- R-e.ed college editor
I..0 fl.a .. I I, 1.Al0 "lO U
pi uic tn i a mi oc.iiat Iiumiicu
hungry persons.
GEORGE CHRISTIE HOME
TELLS OFJHG BATTLES
WAS MACHINE GUNNEi.
Ht. Helen Hoy In Many Huttle I)U1
Hi Part in Conquering Hun
ZND ME THE BILL
mayor niinoini..i ,,
oiiim I... i '"" ioiiow-' i uompson; ciuihb;
8 bad selected to aorva (Icorgo and Mrs. D. W. Hlclmrdson
A. C. His subiect will he
ueaaersiup in Democracy." Prot.
I Reed Is an educator and lecturer of
i ability and his lecture will be full of
j punch and good thought. The pro
i feasor will meet the students at the
j high school in the afternoon and the
v. n. V'. Biuiniii in me early part or
the evening.
Mr. Howard is arranging for other
attractive features, a full program
of which will be in the hands of the
members of the chamber of com
merce before the date of the meeting.
FILING ARGUMENTS
ON MEASURES
Tuesday was the last day for fil
ing with the secretary of state the
arguments for and against the seven
measures which will be voted upon
by the electors of Oregon nt the
special election to be held next June.
These arguments are to be published
In the official voterc' pamphlet. The
measures that are to appear on the
ballot are:
Act appropriating $2,500,000 for every American soldier was keyed ud
the construction bf the Rooanvnlr , to make it a grand success. Promntlv
George Christie has arrived homu
stfe and sound after more than a
year's service on the battle fields of
France, and during this time, he has
seen and participated in several or
the big battles which resulted in de
feat to the kaiser's army.
Christy was one of the drafted men
who left St. Helens on November 1.
1917. With the others, he went to
Camp Lewis and wen assigned to
the depot brigade. He was there for
only ten days before orders came for
entraining and with several thousand
other soldiers, was sent to Camp
Mills, N. Y. There his com pen y was
merged with the 162nd infantry
(the old 3rd Oregon )and on Decern
ber 11th, they sailed on the trans
port Tuscania (which vessel. was tor
pedoed on her next trip and hund
reds of Americans lost) and arrived
in Liverpool on Christmas day. They
were taken to a camp in South
hampton, England, and a few days
later were taken across the English
Channel and landed at Harve,
France.
Channel Trip Rough
Christie said the trip tcross the
English channel caused more dl.
comfort to the soldiers than did the
trip across the Atlantic. They were
loaded In small boats, about the size
of the ordinary Pacific Coast lumber
schooner. The boats were verv nar
row and speedy and the channel was
very rough, so the soldier boys did
not appreciate the rolling of the bont
nor did those not seasick relish the
performances of the seasick boys.
Hut It could nt be helDed nnd nfter
about five hours of agony for both
the sick and the well, they landed
in France, and were sent to a train
ing camp, Casne. They remained
in that place until June when the
regiment was broken ud and sent to
different places In France as re
placements. While in camp, drill
ing, guard duty and general military
training was the routine.
Watt Made Machine Gunner
In June, George was made a ma
chine gunner and he states that the
training one receives in order to be
come a gunner, is most thorough.
The gunner must know every part
of the gun and how to fix It if any
thing goes wrong. Part of the prac
tice is to blindfold the gunner and
then assemble the parts of the gun
and make it ready for action. This
training was necessary, so Christi.
explained, so that if in the night
time, the gun was put out of com
mission, that even in the darkness,
the gunner would know each nart
and just where it belonged and be
able to repair the gun. George must
nave learned all about the machine
gun, for he was made a gunner and
served as such until the armlstic?
was declared.
First Big Battle
Although he had been In raiding
parties and minor trench fights
Christie says that the first real big
battle that he . was in was at
Chateau-Thierry.
His regiment m.-.rched Dracticallv
all night so as to be on the scene of
action in the morning. They reach
ed the place about 4 o'clock In the
morning and rested for an hour.
The roads were jammed nnd there
was an endless stream of guns, am
munition wagons, motor cars, etc.,
and the soldiers were compelled to
march single file along the side of
the road. Early In the morning, the
signal was given and they went over
the top. At first, the Germans put
up a stiff resistance, but at the end
of tho third day, they were on the
run with American soldiers in hot
pursuit. George's division lost
heavily in the battles. While he con
siders Chateau-Thierry as a hot fight
it does not compare, he thinks, with
Soissons. In this battle there were
many hand to hand conflicts and the
Germans were more stubborn in
their defense. The American boys,
however, proved their superiority
over the German soldiers and even
the noted Prussian Guard could not
stnnd against the repeated assaults
of Uncle Sam's soldiers.
Wa in St. Mihiel Drive
George was also In the St. Mlhlel
drive which was September 11th
Breaking camp at 8 o'clock in the
evening they marched until 12:30 o'
clock that night and they laid out
in the woods. This drive was the
first all-American offensive and
i highway along the Oregon coast
j Five million-bonding bill provid
: Ing for the improvement of public
, buildings and the erection of new
structures, and providing for the de
velopment of reclamation projects.
! One-mill market road tax bill,
' A measure providing financial aid
I for soldiers, sailors and marines de-
siring to secure an education,
j Lieutenant governor constitution
, al amendment.
Bill providing for the construction
at 1:00 o'clock in the morning, from
the American artillery line several
miles in the rear, the first gun
boomed. It was followed by another
nnd then another, and In a few
minutes hundreds of guns were send
ing thousands of tons of steel into
the German lines. It was a contin
ual roar, Christie stated, and lying
in his little "dug in" he could look
back and see the heavens lit up by
t' e intense fire from the artillery.
ine oarrage continued until five
of a hospital in Portland by the in- o'clock in the morning and then the
dustrlal accident commission. infantry went over the top. The bar-
I Bill Increasing bonding limit by rage was stopped, but some of the
counties for roads to 6 per cent of .
their valuations. (Continued on last page)