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THE ST. HELENS MIST. FRIDAY, MARCH S. 1920. t i V -. ' . 1 THE ST. HELENS MIST Itaued Every Friday bjr THE MIST rtUUSIllNd.CoSlPANT Have you registered? delay? It not, why O. D. HEILBORN....V1C President ind Manager. 8. C. MORTON Editor - 1 SUBSCRIPTION' KATKS I One Year $2.00 j . . . . , nn eiz Aiontus .vv Remember March 15th. It U the last day on which you can file your income tax report. Membership In a cabinet managed on tho Wllsoni.-.n plan seems to be a sort of slavery. Ex. Entered aa second-class matter, January 10th, 1911, at the rostofdce at St. Heleis. Oregon, under the act ot March Srd, 1879. Cr.blnet mombers come and cabinet members go, but Baker and Burleson run on forever. COCNTT OFFICIAL PAPER Member . National Editorial Asso ciation and Oregon Stato Editorial Association. E. I. liallagh of Columbia county will be a candidate tor re-election as state representative. He made a good record. Oregon Voter. "WHIPSAWIXU" THE rUBMC Vice President Mr.rsb.all says he would rather follow a principle than a plug hat. It he doesn't the plug hat will ask him to resign, too. A raisin crop of $38,000,000 I worm biiouiu go iwiig j """ Producers have reasons to know i HuonlvinE the domestic demand; par that live stock prices are sliding I tleultirly as only two or three raisins downward, and Attorney General I pre needed to a bottle of fruit Juice Palmer tells the public that whilis the wholesale price ot meat has been tailing tor three months, "retail deal ers have claimed that their supplies were old stock purchased at the higher prices." The attorney gen era! seems to have winked at the retailers' practice of holding up prices, for he adds that 'the old stocks should be exhausted by this time and unless the price to the con sumer comes down immediately wu will look Into the question of the dealers' profits." But when wholesale prices wero rising dealers generally marked up their retail prices promptly, assert ing then, with some reason, thai they Bhould be permitted to dispose of their stolk at replacement values. They should be held to one plan or the other. They should not be per mitted to "whipsaw" the public putting up prices on a rising mar ket and holding up prices on a fall ing market. This practice goes to the heart of the whole profiteering evil, for It one line ot trade is allowed to "play both ends against the ulddle," other lines will do It. The question came up last week at the convention ot the National Association of Clothiers, when a former president ot the as sociation proposed, with apparent general approval, that the organiza tion go on record for the "stabilir.a tlon" of prices, with a guarantee from manufacturers to retailers that prices will hold regardless t f a re duction in the prices of cloths in the intervening period and that tlild re duction should not he passed on to the retailer unless the manufacturer receives a rebate from tlio woolen mills. j no department oi jusucj suuui'i hold dealers to one practice or the other. They should not be permitted : to stand one day on tin docilne of selling merclituidise on tho basli of replacement values and another day on the doctrine of selling off pres ent stocks not on replacement vat ues. but on the basts of what they paid for the goods when prkes were higher. Yes, the league ot nations, rati fied or unratified, will be an Issue In the campaign ot 1920. Men who have tried to betray the rights, lo tnrests and ideals of this country will never be trusted with an oppor tunity to make the effort again. Our country? It is the flag and what it stands for, its glorious his tory the fireside and the home; it is the high thoughts that are In which comes of the story or the la thers. the martyrs to liberty. In these things is that thing we love called our country. benjamin Har rison. The Mist concratulates thOBO cit izens ot ScappooBe who voted for In corporation and who successfully car ried the oloction. It believes the op ponents of incorporation were honest and sincere In thoir Idea of the meas ure r.nd hopes that they will heve just cc.uso to be thankful that Incur poration carried. The Mist is glad to note the senti ment In favor of a County t hambei of Commerce. Sometime ago It ad vocated such an arrangement. A County Chamber of Commerce will accomplish much good tor the entirt county and the interest of the entire county will be better served. There is plenty of room in Colum bia county for development and t body of men from the different sec tions of the county all working to gether for such development will ac complish much. Here's to a Colum bia County Chamber of Commerce. PUBLIC FORUM HAVE VOL EATEN? We are told by travellers In the Orient that the Chinese have a mod-, of salutation entirely disparate from aia It is mil OllUtnill WllPtl KILIi IT meet a Irieiid. or acquaintance, te The nronosed measure to chance make a series of luminous remarks th Oroffnn Mnntltutinn and limit the 1 about thO obvious Btatfe Of the wea- legal rate of interest to 4 and 6 per ther. But when Ah Sing meets On cent Is already having its effect In Lung, the first word with wnicli tt advising anybody with money to loan greets him Is. "Have you eaten?" that Oregon will be off the map for Upon which, if On Lung answers yei, making loans if the measure shoulo. Ah Sing, with wide-eyed concern, uas)4 'persists: "But have you ealen full The small merchant, business man, farmer and home builder would be the hardest hit as local banks would be put out ot business and no mone would be loaned within the state al such rates. This is no overdrawn, "throw the scare Into them" picture. If you had $600 would you loan It at 5 per cent In Oregon when ycu could get much more by loaning it outside the state? We cannot afford to let such a measure as this get by in this state. SAVINGS OK WISE MEN Felicity eats up circumspection. A good fellow lightB his candle at both ends. Full vessels give the least sound. German proverb. Whatever is fortified will be at tacked, and whatever is attacked will be destroyed. Gibbon. When a man finds 20 good reasons for staying away from home you may be sure he has at least one bad one. TIIEKE ARE MANY OTHERS "While we were In Paris I felt, and have increasingly felt ever since, that you accepted my guid ance and direction on questions with regr.rd to which I had to in struct you only with Increasing re luctance." President Wilson to Secretary of State Lansing. Wherein Secretary Lansing lias, of hot emotions; it Ignites flreB or up? in t.:nina, wnore chop-buck era more plentiful than food it l-i only rarely that poor On Lurig cat. truthfully say yes to the second In quiry In our own country, the high cost ot foodstuffs has become a painful by-word. I wonder If I take too pessimistic a view of things If I fore see the day unless prices decrease when, with slow and feeble foot steps we shall approach one another on the street and, gazing out or. Hol low, mournful eyes each upon an other's laded bloom, shall lisp through drawn lips the dreaded Celestial greeting, "Have you eaten brother? Have you eaten full up?' Many remedies, plausible and otherwise, have been offered to pal liate the high cost of living, and be cause It Is konwn that most ot us ex pect a remedy to strike at the roots of an evil, the agents ot various rem edies have been under the necessity of designating this or that as the basic cause of all the trouble. As a consequence it is only natural, so di versely are the minds of men made up, that the voice of special pleading may here be heard. But special pleading is not constructive or disln terested; on the contrary, by appeal Ing with half-truths and semblances of truth to the undisciplined emo lions. It contorts men Into unreason ing attitudes; it clouds the funda mentals of an Issue with the vapors been increasingly like a very large and Increasing number of other Americans, it may be added. Ex. susDlclon from which men carry abroad the firebrands of anarchy. As an example of the foregoing one may cite the somewhat wide spread assertion that Prohibition shifting the heavy liquor taxes to the shoulders ot other commodities, is. In the malu, the cause of higher prices and of social unrest. While In no sense a Prohibitionist, I do not hesitate to stigmatize a statement such as this as propaganda of the wets; It is quite apparent mat m: are trying to use the popular desire for economic readjustment as a ful crum uptn which they may elevat the principles of personal liberty. It niav be true. Indeed, tnai rroni- bltion has served the euds of plulo- crats and profiteers that It has aug-1 mented the general unrest; but It hits I only been a contributing caute -a J cause. If I may express a personal view, not to be rated highly perilous. Other and more radical revsons, bo numerous that it is impossible even to advert to them In this brief specu lation, must be studied singly ami collectively in order to gain a true perspective of inflated prices and the world's Industrial unrest. In order to conclude this article with some thing more concrete than Idle theor izing, it might be well to indicate one notorious cause oi minium grievances. Great trust many or mum mis begotten monsters of a world at war have conspired to keep the price cf the necessities of life beyond the poor man's reach. They employ la bor. It Is true, and they supply con sumers with their products. But to their way of thinking labor Is only a fuctor In production, often worthy of less consideration and worry than raw material and machinery be cause It Is easier to get. I livse "custodians" of the nation's weulth do not for a moment think that the are in anyway obliged to emplo) labor nor do they sense any respon sibility to supply the consumer with the necessities ot life. Not at all. Their one great object is to amass 1 gold. When a time of over prod uc- I tion comes they have no need for the services of labor and coldly dis miss it. At once labor Is devoid of means to purchase products; other consumers are at the mercy of those who hold the overproduction and the machinery for producing more. Again and again the cry has gone up to Washington to pass und enforce laws to prevent this heartless ex ploitation to provide for and carry out a more equitable distribution ot wealth created by labor. The work er refuses to be any longer consider 1 cd as a mere commodity; if, as time' passes on, the government neglects to act and seems thereby to demean Mm in his dignity as a man in many j cases also, to forget that he Is a sol-1 dier who fought aud bled is it ' strange that he will turn u despairing ear to the violent creed of Bolshe vism, even In the face ot what lie knows about Russia? Whether It come about iy fearless application of laws that cannot be bought, or whether it be arranged by mutual understanding aud consent between Capital and Labor, we must have a democratization of industry It is all very well to glory In our political prerogatives our right ct the ballot-box to determine who shall govern us; we have this, and it is necessary; without It economic lib erty is impossible. But what we have not got and what we want an must have is u recognized right to the chance to earn our dally bread. The less governmental activity in the rearrangement, the better; If capital, honest thinkers, und the reliable leaders of labor work together con scientiously, Industry can he stabil ized rest restored to wearied nations, and ' the destructive designs ot the radicals frustrated. JEREMY KRAM. nil.- IMKIUiENtV KHtWIll Kverv household should have mi emergency drawer of linen ' derwear to be used In the event sum.,, member of the family Is hurl ..r hu.I .lenlv taken III. Miss Miriam M l Havnes tf tho Colorado AKihultmal college, gives tho following sugges tions for storking such a drawer: Two pairs plain substantial ,',',K Two pairs mil rimmed I'Ulow n-es One pair clean blankets. While spread. , . Two nous night shirts or pajaiiuui. Two women's ninht dresses. Two children's night dresses. One-half dozen towels. One-half dozen w ash clot hi. Bathrobe. KIlllOlKl. Above to b clean and on hand lo be used in rase oi emergency. When You Buy a Watch Vcu should get ona that you ran rely on. v ,.. .L ELGIN and WALTIIAM watches In silver and g..id Wstihes will be higher In prlr anil hard iu ., . we advise you lo buy now If you couleinplm,, ," watch. 1 VON A. GRAY ReliabU Watchmaker and Jewel er WIIT HE GOT At tho conclusion of the lumi nries were distributed. one of the pupils returned homo his mother chanced to he entertaining callers. "Well. Charlie." asked one these, "did you get a prize?" "Not exactly " said rnaruo. I school I When of but i I got a horrible mention Francisco Argonaut. Hau i m FATTEN THE CALVES By iiHiug KEtT'KlTY V.U.V ItKHI for calves und little pigs. A 25 lb. pall for $l.fMI. Other Stork Foods und Feed FRANK WILKINS Sheldon Iiock St. Helens Oregon. Keeping the Community's Resources Liquid THAT means keeping them in a 'i eady-to-tiK' form Now how better can that be done than by having them bulked in a bank where they can bt safely plated just where they will do the greatnt good for the greatest number? The capacity of the Columbia County Bank for han dling the business of this community is in keeping with the necessary need for maximum upbuiMing and development rCffo lu nibiXSbttutvTButi' 7uJ, IN coUft-ibU HOUSEHOLD HINTS When bastini velvet, usn hduMiu silk. When the stitches ure removeil there will be no traces. When it Is desired lo carry a can die Into a drafty cellar or attic where there la a possibility of its blowing out, a short candle may be placed In a tumbler, fastened by its own wax. It will burn steadily and safely When the meat irrlnriiir uu, h.,,. ..... or other cooking utensils noed oiling use glycerine nround the bearings or crevices. It is the most harmless lubricant that can be used and does not later affect tho food by odor or laste. To straighten I ha kinks out or wool that has been used and ravelled out, wind the wool In a skein and tie the skoln in four plnces. Dip It lu lukewarm water, squeeze the water out gently and hang up to dry. Tim wool will look like new. To remove sunburn on white straws use lemon juice mixed with a little sulphur. Use a teaapoonful to Just enough lemon Juice to make a paste. Spread all over the hat, rinse it off several times with cold water Dry In the shade after rubbing as dry rs possible with a el'jan white cloth EAT "Hazelwood" Ice Cream EVERY DAY IT'S GOOD FOR YOU. Al "MASON'S" Only ROLLS ffllEl!ll!il!',7ft Fresh Every Day Easy lo SELL easy lo HUE into! Honestly (iO()I). t'LEAX WHOLESOME! At once creates n T1NTI-' I OH MOItE! Nourishes better than MEAT and FA It CIIEAI'KH! Send for oiiih TODAY! Oh, yes! You'll want 'em again and AGAINI St. Helens BakerY J. E. IU MH EY, l-rop. Special Prices on Meats Every Saturday we make special bargain prices mean. Good beef, veal, mutton, pork, ham. Ucon etc. Take advantage of thcae specials and save money on your meat bill. Special Lard Prices 5 lbs. Home Made Leaf Lard $1.65 2', lbs Home Made Leaf Lard 85 3 lbs. Home Made Compound 70 Better net a supply at these special prices. The People's Market THE ORIGINAL CASH AND CARRY STORE Phone 40 St. Helens, Orego When the Chilly Winds Blow the fr.ee and hands become chapped and cracked. But do not suffer use our lotions and cure yourself quickly. We have many different kinds, all de peudable. Come In to-day aud we'll tell yeu all about them. Remember us as the reliable druggists. A. J. Demirig, druggist ST. HELENS, OREGON JUST ARRIVED New lot of Congolium Rugs The Best Floor Covering for Dining Rooms. - 9 $8.75 9 10.75 9xiQIA ....15.75 9 x 12 18.25 Also have good assortment of Linoleums in prints and felt base goods, 85c to $1.50 per yard E. A. ROSS THE HOUSEFURNISIIER Masonic Bldg. St DORT Quality Goes Clear Through The Dort is known' as a car that performs efficiently and eceonomically. It has a repu tation for being a long-lived car. It has earned a fine name for giving good service. The pro nounced ability of this car to fully satisfy owners is responsible for the fine friendly esteem in which it is held throughout the nation. :: :: IMce is $1205 at St. Helens COPELAND AUTO CO. Columbia Street, hone 87 ' St Helens, Orcg