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Newspaper Page Text) . .. THE HELEN ,UME XXXIX ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY. JANUARY 9, 1920. NO. 4 MIST NS FOR STREET RK OBSTRUCTED rty Owner llinimNtraii- iiiNt rMmitl Improvement of 4 HXrrv. Mayor and Council t Certain an to Validity of Name. A rimoiiat ranee wu filed with the . t'.'T f Border hy the ownera of prop ; t' a Wi'Ml Street and uorlh and I A Hint street, asking tlie coun- ct muka tho Improvement pro TIib remonstrance wua freel) . and contained the nr.mes of Bun a majority of tho property t, but, according to anveral of incllmon, not a Iwo-thlrda nm of thn front footage on the .-, Not wishing to take any action, upon motion of Council , Wheeler, seconded by Council JMxon, the remonstrance wu 9 the tabl? until next Monday ..and In tho mountlme, the bond company In 1'ortland would ho iUlted. bat tho property ownera were mis Tned aa to the coat of the liii Tient and tlmt a general mlsun ndlng of thn matter waa foater r tho lender" of the opposition to rent work In tho charge made xyor Saxon and Councilman jr. In several Instances, thny -eo)l) signed the remonstrance g they were Mlgnlng for the vemcnt. Coot In Mfxrvprmmtml. i ftlHo claimed that the coHt per I rmucli mlsropreaentod a tint I I Impression prevailed that tho Uld bo $40 or $60 per lot. for aaya thin la not tho cane, . iglnoor'a PHtlnrte on the work lei . 4 $10,000 and of thla amount t. i f would pay approximately c: d, leaving tho property own e j ay by assessment about $8,. , '.hero uro mora than 300 lota In . t district formed hy thn coun c'.: ( 1 it each lot waa equally aa f i, the cont would average about t t rer-lol with 10 yoara In whlc.1 to -f tho amount. However, It w?a nrt the Intention to mako a ,f t lament, aa tho charter pro l I t f assessment according to i and tho mayor and members! . , l, I.,.. ,.. i;,; ;n;;r.m very aount. tho mutter la "Ir.ylng on the t. la hliitud there will be an at Ion and that some of the rators have expressed a wish , their names stricken from Oust ranee on account of their nstandlng of the matter. t matter Is pointed out bvj f officials. The notice to f owners waa published In jr, and no remonstrance ut later and through error, lice was republished. Koine I that the publishing ol the re-opened the matter and il a lined that inasmuch aa tlit. was duly published In Sep ' and no remonstrance was lat at this time, the romon- la "out of court" so to speak. r Saxon Bin tea that he does lit to force an Improvement peoplo when It la not desired. Is tired of tho city paying out ' On this West street improve The question bus been he- council several times during It six years and the taxpayers aid out jieveral hundred dol- says, tor surveying, rontouv engineering work and puh- and he does uot think it hat "the expenso Incurrwd by norlty should he saddled on ajorlty." Ihor or not the council will ad with thn work will be de al tho next meeting of the IMROTH MEETS SUDDEN DEATH ilmroth whose place la on the or Flat road near the DeSpaln run killed Tuesday afternoon I premature explosion of pow hlcli bo waa using to blast t from hla field. Almroth to his houso ut 3 o'clock and If I tli him 20 sticks of powder. st blunt hla wifn hoard was i S.30 o'clock. When hla son ed from school, he went out field to watch hla father blast limps and discovered the body was about 100 feet from the i The supposition la that the r exploded when Almroth waa g It, or elsn the powder fallm; ilode when Almroth thought It 'and he went back to Invest I BO can no. The body waa badly jted, every bone being broken. i victim of the accident hue In the Bachelor Flat nelahbor- tor a number of years and was inottght or by his neighbors lurvived hy a wife and one ion nornl will be held today. ?OG LICENSES i FOR THE PRESENT intv Clerk Hunt has rine.lilnd te will Issue no more dog llcen- iiii tno courts hare determined slldlty of the law. Todate he wucd about 140 licenses. Qoble all other localities In the couu- number of llennnes nnnllnil fni f clerk Veazle being authority statement that 27 doga In the I aiBtrict have boen llcenaod. I the court decides the matter . Hunt and Veazte will take n I front the dog collar and liar ork. TRIAL CALENDAR OF CIRCUIT COURT Convene Monday, January I Dili to Hear Condemnation Hull In N'r lialnn Vullev. Thn Circuit Court, Judge Kiikln prcaldlng, will convene on Monday, January 19th. The only cases on the docket are tho condemnation pro ceeding brought by the I'ortland, Aatorla & 1'acllle Itallroad Company to condemn right of way for their tallroud In the Nehalem valley. Hun tington Wllaon of I'ortland and Glen It. Mntaker of St. Helena repre aent tho railroad company Tho rases net for Monday are ugaltiNt J. T. Aduma and Minnie War ren llarnea, Adams appoarlng aa hla li It own attorney. Carroll C Keaaoy and Ilertha 1). Kcasoy with Carey ii. Kerr & Omur C. Spencer appearing aa their altorncya. Otto II. Malaten, K. V. Tieharne, II. T. Hall and A. . County are also defendants In pro ceedings lnntlluted by the railroad company, the three latter being rep renouted by E. li. Tongue. If the cuaoa are not aettlod by coin promlHn, or aomo underntandlng ar rived at, there la a probability, aome of tho courthouse officers think, of taking the Jury over to Ntihaleui. Since court convenes on the 19th, and no trial la aet for the 20th, onu of the courthouHe officers thougbt It probable that the Jury would be taken ever on that day, but The Mist could not get any definite. Information aa to thla. CREAMERY ASS'N. ELECTS OFFICERS Tho annual meeting ol the stock holders of the 81. Helena Co-operative Aasoclatiln was bold Saturday last and was well attended. The following directors were elected: 1. II. Lund, Warren, tt'm. Skur.le, Bach elor Flat, Mrs. ejnnle Hohleskl, Yankton, Frank l-oyd. Deer Inland and O. K. Anllker, Uoblo. Thn di rectors elected I'. It. Lund president and Mrs. Sohleskl, secretary-treasure,-. Reports rendered hy officials of the company were entirely satisfactory to tho ntockhtldera. The volume of business for 1919 waa large and tho returns good. i o in UMUKM mm vru III 1 11: ii pur,or" . by ..t,,e Lrd",, Al11 nwinj, nil nil Jl 'nillti firitKrillll KUI Klven in the church auditorium. Short talks were made by l. II. Lund, A. II. Tarbell, I'. C. Jaeobsen, ltev. A S. Hliiey and others. Tho Tarbell credent ra gave several well rendered selections and Mlna llessie J.icobscn a aolo and responded to an encoru. Thn William Skuxln family also en tertained thn nudlenco with vocal Helen Ions nnd A. II. Tarbell and son Itnltili delighted tho audience with n duet. IT WAS A MEAN TRICK-YES IT WAS S. lleumnn and Miss Hllnia Mot en were married New Yenr'a evo at the renldenre of !ho brides' parents (a full account In given In the Bachelor Flat News) and with thn aid of Em mett Williams, their suit case and grips wore safely stored in Emmelt's machine. After thn wedding and wedding nunper. Mr. and Mrs. lleu mnn started for I'ortland In Km melt's machine. They arrived at tho hotel nnd upon going to their rooms and opening the sultcaao And grips found that k'nd friends had removed all articles of wearing apparel and filled thn Rrlpn and suitcases with apples. Mr. and Mrs. lleumnn re turned to St. Helena thn following morning Instead of continuing their trip to Sentllo. CHARTER COMMISSION IS APPOINTED. Mayor Saxon has appointed the following citizens as a charter com mission and the will revise the city charter nnd mako such amendments aa necessary. Those appointed are, J. W. Day. Martin White, C. I.. Wheoler, 8. C. Morton and J. B. God frey. They will meet during the coming week and get down to work and In thn near future submit their recommendations to tho council. If that body approves their report, the matter will he submitted to the vot. era at the coming city election. OFFICERS ELECTED FOR COL. CO. BANK Tho annual meeting of the ntock holders of the Columbia County bank was held Thursday afternoon and the following directors elected: S. M. Miles, J. W. Day. Marti White, A. I.. Stone, and Charles Graham. The directors elected 8. M. Miles, presi dent, Martin White, vice president and A. I.. Stone, cashier. The business of tho hank during the past year was the greatest in its history and the resources which are nearlng the million dollar mark show a marked Increase over any previous period. Bon W. Perkins has bought from I,. R Rutherford, the M. J. Iluther ford residence on "Nob Hill" and will move his family to St. Helens In tho near future. Mr. and Mrs. Charles I.opo are happy over the .arrival of a hnhv girl the stork having loft the little one at the I.opo resldonco Thursday rfternoon. I Dopttty Shorllt Butlor Is In Clats- kanle today aervlng some legal pa peri. PHILS TO SUPPORT ! HIS WIFE AND SON Itana H. . Campbell Arrested For i Non-KuHrt of Family, Hearing : TiMlay and 2,(HK. Hall In Fixed at Dana S. Campbell in being hold in the county Jail on a chnrgo that h fn H.H to support hla family. His preliminary hearing waa before Judge Hazen this morning and his ball net at $2,000. At noon, he had been un able to secure bait and was at 111 con fined In Jail. The complainant li the case la Florence McTaggart Campbell, bin wire, who alleges that. Campbell has refused or neglected to Nlinnnrt Imp nnH Din t uinlvn mnnil,. old aon. Ileforo her marriage to i ampncii, wnicu occurred almost two yeare ago, tho complainant wae Mlna Florence McTaggert of Houl ton. In o'er to support herself, sho has boon working In Aatorla, hilt nnmn In Qt ll,.lna TV. .. -...I .. .. night to appear againnt her husband nu nun viuiius inns 10 provide tor her and the aon. Campbell, who waa discharged from army service last year after serving for more than a year, linn lived In and around St. Helens for tho pant seven years, coming here from Tennessee. He Is about 25 years of age and when arrested was working for E. C. Stanwood In hla mill at Hrownvllln. He offered to come to Bt. Helens and face the chr.rge, or make matters right and enn.o unescorted bv any officer of thn law. t Hut-render Then K.whh. Campbell surrendered himself to the sheriff and told deputy, sheriff Duller that he would like to get feme ono to go on hla ball. Inas much as Cnmilhell linrf rAma nil Hi. way from Hrownsvlllo to surrender to mo aumoriiics. Air. tiutler (ild not hesitate In elva htm of hours In which to get some one io go on nia nan. Thla was noon Monday rild when Cnmpbcll didn't show up during the afternoon, Uut ilnr became suspicious and learned that Campbell had mado a gotaway. Tho sheriff's forco w-a aoon on hla trail and ciptured him near War ren Wednesday cvenlnij. Ho hao thrown away hla overcoat and ap iroprlatnd other clothing in the hope ol dlngiilslng hla appearance. Mon day night and Tuesday night he slept. In a barn In tho Uachulor Flat neigh borhood ind waa scon and hla pres ence reported to Sheriff Lattaro who with deputy John Dcthman effected his capture. "PINK LIST" NOT GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE Judge Eukln heard the case oi James W. Corr va Sarah Corr Tues day. Corr sued for a divorce and In his complaint alleged cruel and in human treatment. The ono Instance of cruelty was w hen hla wlfo had him put on the "pink lint" In Helena, Montana and none of the saloons would give or sell him drinks. He could relute no other cruel or Inhum an treatment except that It was Im ponslhlo for thorn to get along. Mrs. Corr, although not living with her husband, resisted the divorce. She admitted having placed her husband on tho "pink lint" but did so for hla own good. Judgo Eakln denied Corr the divorce. He la about 60 years old and Mrs. Corr 63. Mrs. Corr was represented hy a lady lawyer from Seattle. G - rrrr - ELECTED COMING YEAR Charles I... Wheeler Heads Cliam hw of Commerce. Outlines nome of Work to be Arcomplinlied and ! In Promised Support. Tho annual meeting of the St. Helens Chamber of Commerce was held at tho room of the Chamber Wednesday night and there was a large attendance of men Interested 'rt the welfe.ro of the city nnd coun ty. President S. C. Morton called tte meeting to order and after a'fow remarks as to the work done dur ing the pant year, a detailed report waa given by Exocutive Secretary John L. Storla. Amended nrtlclen of the consti tution and by laws wero adopted and t no president declared nominations worn In order for president. C. L. Wheoler, who has served aa director nnd vice-president, w.ta nominated. No other nomination vns mrde and the secretcrv cant the ballot for Mr Wheeler. Mr. Morton rollnauished the presldcr.iHl chair and Mr. Wheel er took posaesslon. After expres-1 sing his appreciation of tho high , honor conferred and promising to do his best for the Interest of tho com- munlty, ho called or nonin.-.tlons 1 for vice-president. T. S. White wes nominated r.s was Dr. J. H. Flynn The latter declined, stating that h' i he had served r.s director for one year and thought that better results would bo accomnltshcd by having p.n rntlrelv now board of directors. Mr. Whlto'a election wns unanimous. Director Nominated Elected. Quite a number were nominated for directors nd the members thought that tho four recolvlnrr the highest i rumber of votes should be declared! elected. On thn first ballot. J. R. ! C.llhy, L. R. Ituther.'ord nnd Georee 1 Gore wero elected r.nd H. M. Buck ' rnd H. R. Hudson worn tied. On j thn second ballot, Mr. Buck nosed Hudson out bya majority of 3 votes, i President Wheeler riado a short ! trlk in which ho mentioned some of, the things accomplished during tho past year and a groat number of mat-, ters which should bo accomplished during the year to como A new de-1 rot. hrrhor Improvement. , the St i HolenB-Plttsburs road, Columbia: Iloech Improvement, Clo:n Up Day and many other matters were men-; iiMsl The members plod god tltoli j support to tho president and direc-j torn to aid In cnrrylrg out the pro j 5rnm. i At a Ir.ter date, tho directors will ; elect an Executlvo Secretary and i fcrmuhito further plana for tho year's ' work rnd Tho Mint will give full i particulars nnd all aid it can in help-1 Inn to carry out the work which is ', for the good of tho entire com-! munlty. ! COUNTY COURT IN j BUSY SESSION I TIia Am t v i-in la tt Ilia ml;luT I IID ttlUIII J If Ull in inu siouui of a very busy session as is always me case tno nrsi meeting in me rear After passing on the bills and regular routine work, they have to draw the Jury list, select the election hoard and appoint tho road supervisors. They will do tho latter tomorro. Two ap pointments have been made. A. L. Morris was re-appointed Count: Fruit Inspector and Percy Harrison will continue ns Jr.nltor nt the court house. At a later date the court will appoint a member of tho Fair, Board. rr - r!! OFFICERS F FRANK BRANCH RILEY - TOMORROW NIGHT. Xoted Lecturer Will (Wve I-ture and Show Pictures of the North-went. Frank Branch Riley will bo in Si Helens tomorrow night and deliver his famous lecture and It will be ac companied by tho beiutlful pictures of ncrthwest scenery whlcli have been shown to hundreds of thousands of people in the United States. The entertainment la glvon under the auspices of tho St. Helens Chamber of Ccmmerco. and will be lp the school auditorium, but was ; made possible by the generosity of the McCormlck plants here. Adm'sslon to the entertainment only. Thurs day night, there were a few tickets left and Secretary John torla will give them out todav. There are no charges for the tlckets'or for reser vations, but Mr. Storla ' wishes it borne in mind that all seats are re served and It Is necessary to make reservations. In speaking of the wonderful treat given them, the New York Athletic Club mnkes the following comment: "Mr. Riley faced an audience made up of captains of industry and com merce, bankers, brokers, and profes sional men of the highest standing as well as citizens representing the best culture and learning In the me tropolis. The theme of the discourse wns most engrossing: the marvelous pictures of the great WONDERLAND were most beautiful and gripping; the superb eloquence of the orator fitted and adorned the background like a mosaic: for he was repeatedlv interrupted during his remarkable address by spontaneous applause." WELLINGTON SAYS HE'S A LIVE ONE John Hnrry Wellington, better known as "Duke" Wellington, claims he is a live one and refutes the re port from the navy department that ho Is dead. What caused Mr. Wel lington to inform the department tliut he was still "very much alive," was a letter received by Mrs. Wel l'ngton from the Commandant at the Bremerton Navy Yard stating thai the navy department had informed him of the death of "John Harrv. Wellington." He asked that thu coroner send an affidavit as to Wellington's death, -and If this affi davit was unobtainable, that the physician who attended Mr. Welling ton when he drew the last long breath and hla spirit crossed tli2 rlYT Sty.- Pil ovH iwv-atftdsvM: . however, neither coroner or physi cian attended Mr. Wellington dur ing his last and fatal illness, that the undertaker who performed the last sad rites and lowered all that was mortal of John Harry Welling ton into the cold, cold ground, make an affidavit to the effect that he hail buried the said John Harry Welling ton. Mrs. Wellington took the let ter to her husband who promptly in formed the navy department through the Bremerton Commandant that he, the said John Harry Wellington, was yet alive and was not. ct the present time gesking to collect any war in surance. "Duke" is the liveliest corpse seen on the streets f t. Helens and his friends hope there will be no necessity, in the uear future, for the filling out a claim lor life insurance" for tho dead. CENSUS TAKERS ARE AT WORK. After many auempts to secure the list of census enumerators for Col umbia County, The Mist has at last been ahlo to get It by phoning to H. It. Crawford, Supervisor of Census ot the First District of Oregon, who maintains his headquarters in Salen? , In sending out the list, Mr. Craw lord said, "We had it up with almost every Postmaster in Columbia coun ty asking them to assist us In secur ing enumerators for the district.' The list of enumerators are as fol lows (Precincts means voting pre cincts) : Prectncts. Aptary nnd Deer Is Irnd Harold C. English. Beaver Falls and Oak Point Car; J. Sacnrlasen. cintskanio No. 1. August . A Phkoncn. Clatsknnle No. 2 Thos. V. Tandj- Oohle. F. B. Holbrook. Prescott and Rainier. R. L. Ken n,r. Rninler City. Anna F. Jerzkye. Scappoose. Wtirren and Spitzen bfrg. Paul C. Adams. St. Holens, 1, 2, and 3. Alfred M Esson. St. Helena City. Mrs. Fannie M George. Vernonin. Virgil I.. Powell. Yankton. John J. Gr.gnon. M'st. Alphonso R. Molls. Tho Mist hopes that every citizen of Columbia county will give all aid possible to tho enumerators so that they may obtain a correct census and Columbia countv receive cvredlt for the number of inhabitants It tics. In response to a telegram stating that his father was seriously ill and his recovery doubtful. H. S. Mason left for DesMoines, Iowa, today in the hopes of reaching that place be fore his father passed away. Jim Tekff was arrested by deputy nnenn Hutler at Rainier several nights since for having intoxicating nnuor in ins possession. He was lodged In Jail and given a prelimi nary hearing Thursday afternoon and notinrt over to the grand Jury. Harold Broughton went to Port' land Tuesday on a buslneas mission FIVE ARE GRANTED FULL JCITIZEiNSHiP Newly Made Citizens Take Oath of Allegiance After Thorough Exam ination an to their Qualification and Knowledge of American Govt. Monday was Naturalization Day in the Circuit Court and there were tulte a number to take the examina tion, which If supcPKHfnliv would entitle them to all the rights end privileges of American citizen ship. Several of the applicants did rot possess the information rMiii. and will do more studying and ap- pocr or a later date. W. T. Smith was the government Interrogator and thnrmirhW nntxo.l each caadidato and his witnesses. He aid not grill them, but satisfied himself ."S to their knowledge nt tho American constitution nnd nrinoinioa of government. One question which ro invariably asked was, "did you buy Liberty Bonds and contribute to the Red Crons" nnd in nsn in stance received an affirmative re ply. Five Are Given Papers. Five KUCCPqcfllll V nnanat Ih. A amination nnd were recommended ror nnai papers and took the oath of allegiance to this government. They wore: PhilliD Samuel nnnmit na tive of Syria, address St. Helone. wuneim Lentz. a native of Russia, address Rainier; John Stewart Both well, a native of Canada, addreaa St Helens: Nols Edwin Llndberg, a na tivo of Sweden, address Warren; Christian Mathfesen, a native of Ger many, address St. Helens. O. A. C. PROFESSORS ARE IN DEMAND. Oregon Aerieult Iiml Cftllofro Cnr- vall's, Jan. 8. That due to Increased cost or maintenance and to the lure of larger salaries offered O. A. C. r.rofessors by eastern Institutions the college is now in a critiaal con- unnvi. is pointed out by President W. J. Kerr. The unprecedented increase In student enrollment 86 percent this vpar has taxed the Institution to the limit. While the college now rank? second among colleges ot its k'nd In the cou-,Ty in point of eh rollment. funds available are much I 'ss than is provided for other insti 'uttons "or this type. Standards" maintained are as high aa the high est In the country. An enormous increase Is noted at the institution. In 1915 $4,000 was expended for Janitorial services four years later $22,000. The cost of heat four years ago was $14,000. TIi's year it is $39,000. Telephone and teleeraDh exnensps were xi !n and this ear It will be $6,600. With tnis increase in cost has come the enormous increase In enrollment. From last June to October 96 new staff members were employed and some instructors have been added since that time. Commercial con cerns are offering Instructors In chemistry and other technical lines is hleh ns four times the amount educational institutions can afford to Day and consequently broad mind ed teachers are hard to find. East ern Institutions with larpe incomes ro offerine big Inducements to O. A. C. professors to leave, and therefore the college is up against a serious problem. Everv room In the institutioa Is sed all the time 100 ner eont & condition of congestion exists every where in the Institution. Several new buildines are said to be needed nd needed badly. The steamer Wannmn. Contain Foldat, sailed Wednesday night lad- lumner ana piling and carrying ,i henvv passenger list. Probably this will he the last trip of Captain Foldat on the Wananm as he will soon com-, back to St. Helens to superintend the finishing touches on thn toani schooner Everett which Is nearlng completion. He will command the Everett which is the largest wooden steam schooner in thn palfl eni Captain Foldat has been with the mcvormicK people Tor the past 11 years and has risen from deck ham: to the caDtatncv of thn largest na. sel in their fleet. T. S. Wilkes thn rertnilv nnnl. ed roadmaster has assumed the dut- fs ot the office. He formerly lived 'n Columbia county axnd wns sur veyor from 18S0 to 1886. The Mist Is unable to e.seert.aln If Mr Wllboa has had much experience In road worn, out presumes he has and hopes that ho will be of value tot he county !n Its road building program. Tlie l. (). u. r. and Rebekah Lodged will hold a Joint Istnllntinn tnmnr. row niirht. After thn hnalnsm nf ih lodgo has been finished, a nice ban quet will be served. A large cumbei of members of both lodges are ex pected to ne in attendance. A. L. Stone, cashier nf thn rninn. bia County Bank who has been In the St. Vincent's Hosnitnl. Pnrtlnnri f the past few weeks, is reported to be geuing aiong nicely and will soon re turn to St. Helens. Miss Allnn Klntt anri Mi.. - ... ,o umar dine Titus of Portland who have been in ti. neiens on a visit to Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Deane, have returned to the' metropolis. , j Mrs. E. Checsomnn ot Portlan.l was here this week a guest at the home of h friend, Mrs. A. 8. Har rison. A. S. Harrison waa a hmtno.. -i UUO.UVOq IB .Uor in Portland Wednesday. ir. ana Mrs. H. M. Buck wero Portlrnd visitors Tuosday.