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PACE TWO
THE ST. HELENS MIST. FRIDAY. JUNE 18. 1920
Ifl ST. HELENS MIST
IsNiietl Every Friday by
TUB MIST HI HUSHING COMPANY
O. D. HEILBORN Vice President
and Mugger.
81'BSCRllTIOX KATK8
One Year $2.00
Sis Months $1.00
Entered as second-class matter,
January 10th, 1911, at the Postofftce
ct St. Helens, Oregon, under the net
of March 3rd. 1879.
COC XT Y OFFICIAL PAPER
, Member National Editorial Asso
ciate and Oregon Stato Edltoriul
Association.
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The contest for represontatlv.-i lu
the next state legislature from Co
lumbia county has all tho ear nirrks
of be'ng anything but a one-sldeU
proposition, it tho Interest already
being shown In tho rust tor i my cri
terion upen which to base a surmise.
The friend of Shortuan Milea, who
by some force of unfortunate rir
cumstances, took it iuto '.-.is !:od to
te a democrat, declare that he Is kj
big to be a winner; that fcr once,
at least, the deniccratic party v.'ill
have a legislative representative
from this county. That lie has u lot
of friends of all political shades In
this county goes without question.
! Many at these friendships d.ite back
(to boyhood days r.nd it is ret ut r 11
unlikely trat tno tact ir.ai i-e is .
disciple of Jefforson will be conven
iently forgotten by tl eao reput.l'ca.
friends cn eloctio-i day.
I FARMERS ATTEND
I DRAINAGE MEETING
.State Drainage AuMut'luCoii ll.lls
Annual l-'leltl Day.
TOO Ml'CH AZZ.
B. F. Irvine, editor of the Oregon
Journal, delivering an address to the
rir.duating cUus of the O. A. C. at
Corvallls took occasion to Impress
the serious side of life upot the men
r.nd womon of the graduating class.
V.'c clip from the Corvallls tiaiette
Ttnies tho following extract from tlio
address:
"We are living la an age ot Jars, a
time "when w? want fuss, noise, slap
dash, slam crash and bang. We have
it in music, lu business, in dress, in
s'dtesmen, in t ie home, and every
where Is found its discordant, over
cumulating ry icopations. born of the
oriental and sivage and culminatln.
in the demand of the soapbox .orator
for the soviot jcvornment. We have
so much of it lu the beefsteak that
wc can't see tr.e steak, and though
i'ere isn't room fcr much of it in
woman's drsss there is more of it
Cue re than i-t .idmlbsable. Wo take
two layers ot paper and some waxed
thtead and n..ke a shoe selling at
$18 but It's 6 oboe and $12 Jan.
The Portland j.idge who grants the
most divorces tells me that r.lne
tcnths of tho difficulties Is Jail in the
home a matt- of mortgaging the
rlace to buy a 'llvver, or the home
swapped outrlgi-t for the Joy-wagon,
the following cf the bright lights
and the tango. Jazz In industrial life
bas brought tho tame results as in the
home life clau, discord, misunder
standing and failure. Instead of be
ing atuned to the grand sweet har
monies ot the fhilocophy ot the Man
if Galilee, and niovd by the Golden
Rule, Capital and Labor clash at each
other's throat and all thi world to in
doubt and , danger. And because
European statesmen were full of the
same sort of jazz forty millions ot
men were calle l to arms, France arid
Belgium were made charnal houses,
twenty nations were put on crutches.
"With young peo.id there Is an
other form of lazz perhaps more rep
rehensible thu'i any other, manifest
In the disposition to call father the
old man and mother the old lady,
while expecting tr-t father shall So
all the work, provide the money and
the auto, sit tight and bay nothing
while watching son and daughter per
form. "Yoong frle'ids, don't make that
mistake. Yoi don't know what Is In
the heart of f .therhood, don't know
that mother i0v: Is the one constant
light ever shining thrugh the black
est night. B'lt think, learn to think
rod know these thlncs. Honor the
father and the mother, support and
maintain them, love them, cheer
them, be guided by them, for it will
be only a llttl) while un.ll it will be
too late. Don t let Jazz keep you
from doing t".at now.
"Learn to thl.il: for yourself. If
;ou trust to the oulja board' you only
Indicate that you're a wooden head "
As a finale, Mr. frvlne waxed elo
quent In painting a word-picture ot
the masterpiece that he would give
the world if he were able to handle
the brush divinely a picture of a
home, vine-clad in the heart of a
lawn, on which played a laughing
child, as the father with a pall on his
arm, came up the. walk to be wel
comed by a loving wifo and mother.
"No Madona was ever painted with
high heeled shoes and a merry widow
hat, nor was ever a palace portrayed
in a masterpiece. Much rather it is
ever the simpler, the homelier, tho
sincere, 'the worthwhile that inspires
the masterpiece. Tako your career,"
he aald, but don't neglect to think
beyond yourself."
BEAl'TIKY I KK CITY PARK
The Mist Is pleased that the mayor
and council arc in favor ot making
of the city park a more attractive
place. The park, if properly main
tained, will be a great asset to St,
Helens. The St. Holens kiddloi and
tho grown ups, may go there to spend
a pleasant hour, and the stranger
within our gates may find a placo to
pitch hia tent and make himself at
home. ,
In the past month, the writer has
been In several towns on the Pacitlc
and Columbia highways, and each
town we have visited A making prep
aration to take cure ot the tourist
The tourist is our guest. He coms
to see the country and he frms an Im
pression. The impression should be
a favorable one and the tourist should
be friend of the locality In which
he Is courteously received.
St. Helens has much to gain
nothing to lose. Let's show the
tourist that we are up to date and let
us show our own people that they
are Interested In the town.
The Mist Is pleased at the selec
tion ot the candidates who will head
the national republican ticket.
'Harding Is a self made man. He
fought bis battles alone and fought
them well. His success In life Is
evidence of his greatness. No better
man than Coolidge could have been
selected as the running nite of
Harding. His performance- ot duty,
under the most trying conditions,
stand out as an exemplification of
Americanism. Harding and Coolidge
will have and will keep the confi
dence of the American people.
Out of all the guesses hazarded fn
the Mist last week nn the successful
nominee for president at Chicago,
Judge White was tne only one who
had the situation properly sized up.
He named Harding as the man who
would win.
Speaking of freak legislation and
Irs abolishment In the legislature al
ways brings a smile to the seasoned
prlltlcian. Thero ulways has becu
freak legislation, always will be so
luuc as legislatures exist, ltut now
(na then an embryo seeker after po
litical honors takes himself seriously
or adopts some such slogan purely
ar a vote getter a ul Imagines him
self a legislative reiortrer. He nila
tuker his pin feathers for pluuihKc,
and in the end discovers that It t kes
romethlng more than a loose rttile
ji-uie eighteen inches above the watch'
chain to apply the brakes cn freak
legislation.
So mo of these days wo will get ou.
ot the era of big talk and iuto the
habit of doing the little things that
In the -tggregaio jjo to make up the
sum of Individual, national and world
well being. But, ."or the present,
the phmso makers cor.tinus to held
the floor.
Those who celebrate our Indencn
dence Day in St. Helens are going
to be entertained from tl.e tim they
come until they leave. The commit
tees In charge are going Into tho mat
ter while heartedly and have pre
pared a program cf merit.
"Daniels blames Roosevelt and
Tuft for lack of prepared.ies-. In
117," snys the newspaper bt-udll ts
What w.s the uso cf prop-. redness in
1917 when he kept us out cf war in
191.
OREGON ROAD BULLETIN
(Compiled from data furnished by
the field men of the Forest Service.)
Western Oregon Barlow-Ok-grove:
Open, Clackamas and Clear
Lakes to Waplnltla; fair. Clear
Lake to Government Camp, closed,
no detour. Should be .open across
mountains June 20.
Santiam Wagon Road: Foster to
Upper Soda: open; br.d. Upper Soqu
to summit, closed; no detours. Bridge
across South Santiam should be com
pleted June 16. Ro.d should be op
en July 1.
Grants Pass-Crescent City:
Good, Including Hayes Hill
rough on Oregon Mountain.
Crescent City-Port Orford:
Crescent City to Brooking,
Rough sections elsewhere.
Merlln-Almeda: Open and
Grants Pass to Almeda.
Wllamette Highway: Eugene U
Rlgdon, open; good. Rigdon to sum
mit, closed.
McKenzle Highway: Eugene to
Blue River, open; fair Blue Hlver to
McKenzle Bridge, closed by construc
tion except at Intervals tor a few
days. McKenzle Bridge to summit,
closed.
Open.
sau
Open,
good.
good,
TEACH ERM' EXAMINATION
Notice is hereby given that the
County Superintendent of Columbia.
County, Oregon, will hold the reg
ular examination of applicants for
State Certificates at St. Helens n
follows: Commencing WednesPuy.
June 30, 1920, at 9:00 o'clock a
m., and continuing until Saturday.
July 3, 1920, at 4:00 o'clock p. n.
Wednesday Forenoon U. S. 1 Ma
te ry. Writing (Penmannhlp), Music.
Drawing.
Wednesday Afternoon Phyxloi,
cgy, Reading, Manual Training, Com
position, Domestic Science, Methortu
In Reading, Courso of Study for
Drawing, Methods In Arithmetic.
Thursdny Forenoon Arithmetic.
History of Education, Psychology,
Methods in Geography, Mechanical
Drawing, Domestic Art. Courso of
Study for Domestic Art.
Thursday Afternoon Grammar.
Geography, Stenography. Airorlcun
Literature, Physics, Typewriting,
Methods In Language, Thesis for
Primary Certificate.
Friday Forenoon Theory mil
Practice, Orthography (Spelling,
Physical Geography, English Liter
ature, Chemistry.
Friday Afternoon Schobl Law,
Geology, Algebra, Civil Government
Saturday Forenoon . Geometry,
Botany.
Saturday Afternoon Genoral His
tory, Bookkeeping.
J. W. ALLEN,
County School Superintendent
Rather Non-committal
For non-committal brevity ot
speech commend us, if you please, to
the Yanken lord nf thn anil nno
such, who was recently making a visit
to me city was knocked down in the
street by an automobile
A sympathizing crowd lnstintly
surrounded him, with condolence and
questions.
"Are you hurt, my friend?" kindly
asked a ranLlemun vhn wan
among the rescuers, as he hetped thn
Buuerer to nis leet ana Drushed the
mua ana dust from hlsc lotnes.
"Well." CATTlft thA mtlltinila ranlv
"It ain't done me no good." Youth's
companion.
A Fellow Feeling.
A Humane soclAtv wiirri H.wn
town shop window and filled It vlth
attractive pictures ox wild animals In
their native haunts. A placard In
the middle of the exhibit reud: "Wo
were skinned to provide women with
fashionable furs."
A man nauiuul t-nfnra
nd his harassed expression for a
moment gave place to one of sym
pathy. "I know illHt tiniv vn tool
old tops," he muttered. "So was I."
Several Columbia County fanners
and others interei-.ted in the lv.
lantlB bordering tho Colunbla rivor
attended the soe.ind annual Field
Day of the Oregon Stale Dru'nuKo
Association hell In I'orHinil June
11 Meli:bers and guests of the Ai
soc'Utloa gathered at the Imper'el
Hotel ut 9 o'clock nnd ut 9. lid let;
icr a tour of Inspection of the IV. i
Insula Drain-.;; H'firict, Multn.uiiah
Drainage District No. 1, and .tie da..
d'lil District bordering the S.indy
river.
Under the gui-h-nce cf Mr. S. H.
Hull, County nvnt of Mulr.n.iii;ih
county, the pir'y spent the niuruing
inspecting the construction , won.,
now about finished, oil the Mrltno
rm'h district No. 1, and tho lVnin
tmla District. Tho Pacific Bridge
company placed two boats ut tho dis
posal of the party and tho first stop
was made at tin new pumping sta
tion cn the Multnomah district. Kn
gineer W. G. Brown explained this
iMeresting piece of construction by
wli'ch tho tido Kates and pumplni;
station lire combined in one plant
and designed to take curt ef all
drainage from this 7000 aero dis
trict. Numerous expedients were
tred to make ;r.ln station a model for
efficiency and economy. Thro
pumping plants were provided tor.
giiw for evehy Blage of water. A
d.in: will he thrown acrr.ss Columbia
Siough, making it a natural h.iM.ni;
basin for all the water that will n:r.
off the district.
Steam diggers of immense hIzl-
ai.d power aro lining us-'d to con
struct a ship "hinnel from the l
I'.mbia slough to the Columbia r'ver
Opportunity was gi.eii f;r the vis.
ititrs to go through one cf these float
ing steam ahovals whilo ut w:r'.c.
At noon a strawberry Itinc'ieo
was served at the farm lc of .Mr.
Hall, near Grnshuni. It' appetite!,
aie a criterion to Judge by, this wu-.
a very import int part cf the tri'i.
The two hours following lunch
eon were given over to ti.u Driir.-.tjr
conference proper. A number cf
men prominent In Drainage. ;.IYjrs
wero on the proi;rou. The nios; ':
tcrcDtlng talk was given l.y Prof. V. .
L. Powers of the Drain.io depart
ment of tiif- Oregon Agricultural col
lege when lie dlsiussed the v.ir'om
projects along the lower t'oliiinb'.-.
In the course ot his speech ho : -11:
"There are no wild or iinilevelt ;n il
lands In the stato oT Oregon that c in
be reclaimed as qulikly or as eh-ap-ly
as the lowlands tf the hiv.-er ( i.i
nnibia, and noii3 that will give .a
quick or as large returns fur the in
vestment. On recount of its 1: ;
lion, natural fertility and tliq
anil economy with t. hicli It may be
Cykcd, 1 consld jr the Scappc :is p. ,
Ject the most uttn.ctlve I know -f "
State Engineer Percy -Cupper '.- k
i fling at the "soortsinen" who block
t'.rulnage developments for shoot 1 1; :
putposes. He JjIiI: "Dutk pidiil.-f.
pelican reuerveB nnd duck farm:
i detriment and hindrance to the
ricultural development cf the s' u
of Oregon." Few projects of :l.Is
kir.d have been sli.ivd that sdit'i e
hi'S not strongly oppr.snd then! ,ur
the sake of tin; shooting that eoch
with the wild state of the lands.
Mr. Tannler, Ed Wist, AiIitI
Johnson, J. D. Drown, L. A. ,McN;:r
aud T. J. Fllppm Jr. attended the)
meeting from imliiinMu county. .
Interest 1 . ' : naite Is rapidly
oreuslng lu )r.-;.,i. The Orrw .-n
Ag.icuUural ( oil. r.e drainage staff
I ns been rolled ep'"i " cr"-elr"
d'urlcl every week. .Since the M' ,
iof the ye-ir they have given ns s -!!,:'.
to .ll-trlcs nri-eiatl-g 40.000,
'acres. Tho .iikct l.u.l suic.sl ar.
tr cultural development that could'
I erne to C lumhlii county would He
l-Mvn the reclainatlon of the overflow
; l. uiis tilling the river.
'here are some
bargains for you
V- have m-v -ral excellent buys
luso.l ears nnd If you want a seal bar
igain In u Ford car here Is your op
portunity. We havo a 191S Ford
jioiii-ln: cur. u hue molel io:ii!ster.
I ite mo. L I H.'.h.tt anil a couple of
ri.-il Foul truck.. All ure In good
shape ami w.ll sold cheap. Colli.
in and liink them over The in:
eh. lies aie right and the uHci s an:
right.
I FIKI.lUlDI'.Si: MoTolt 'Hi
I For tlie Itellef of Wieniimlle Pains.
When you havo :t fln.'.s an l sor"
! n ess of the inns 'h's. ai'hlnj; u '
r.nd find ll dUTrult to move without
pnln try iu:i:"..a;:!ng I ho affected pjn
wtili t li.ii'ihevl.i n .i Liniment. 1 w !.
relieve the "'In and niiiko res: inn
sleep possible.
.. , ..re always glud to 'aliow you
. I oidsou Tractor mid demonstrate
.. - ou. It U onc.r llio finest ad
. to your fu'iu'iia equipment
mi cjui buy. It van be used U
. j.mr plowlug. fill your silo, cut
-.!,- wood and, In r.u t. do anything
i r , power is neii"d m the f.irui
.!( i bo Motor Co li-lt
ebm u
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Mist Want Ads have a reputation
for getting results. If you have nn-
ll.ltiu In ull u-nlll In IllIT MlltlPt blllU.
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or need help, try one
All Seeds Tested fc
Purity
and
Gcrminatif
n
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fHOTO
FIRST-CLASS
Is most tinpiec'al.'il when simm
if m:r loved ones are culled
aiwiy. It enn only be nbtalned
while we urn ferllni: our best
-f.. ts iincirl;!'n -ml fmor
row insy he too late. Do H
now today.
Scott's Studio
if. Helen.
Oregon.
Wc aim to carry the best teted vtrietin
suciis unit arc grown in tins neciton ot the eountt
ai.il are pleased Id advise nnd offer suggestioim
cultivatf. n. production or quality of any nri)
WE OFFER
GARDEN SliKDS. UKASS SEEDS, CRADi
. FERTILIZERS AND PLANTS
Columbia River
Canning 4 Produce
Company
CUT THE H. C. OF L.
' WE MANUFACTURE
Fresh
Butter
Milk
DAILY.
10 CENTS A GALLON
CAN U BEAT IT?
St. Helens Co-Opera-five
Creamery Assn.
WHY?
Why spend your time
and strength in laundry
work? Why subject your fam
ily to steamy smells?
W'hy use fuel, water,
soap and time?
When the St. Helens
Laundry for a few cents
per pound will do all the
work and save you the
worry?
WHY?
ST. HELENS STEAM
LAUNDRY
it
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JL sH I
The Business Man
and The Bank
I T would be pretty hard to find a business man wh
docsn t use a bank. He not only knows that it n
lords' him a safe place to deposit his money, but fti
izes that his banker is a good counselor in matters
businesu and finance.
We are never too busy here at the Columbia Coup
t .... .' J In ft
ijjuiv iu answer questions ior customers, auu ui
UKe to io so, lor it shows a patron that we AKtuw
estcn in nir. attairs.
Arc YOU one of our good patrons?
SHERMAN M. MILES
President
J. H. HUTCH1NS0
Cashier I
GlTohtmln
J
J. H. FLYNN
.lulo Hupplies ami AcnwiiriM
Hvpert Hi'imlriiix and Hhop
U'Hk
V. K. I li ,TTKV KKHVICK
Shop: Onn block east, of 8. P.
& H. di.pnt.
St lleltuiH. 0si n
Doing Our Best to Save
You Money
Tbaf is what we are doing every day for
.people buying meats at our market. Ut
will pay yqu to give us a trial
MORTON & WILSON
TWO MARKETS
Central Market Phone 60 c , .
Strand Market l',e 4,
rmr itrtd
Headquarters for
Good Things
To Eat...'
I..... . JUIa0
ai an times and under all conm.
it is our aim in frve vou with Wi
ity Groceries at reasonable prices.
Served from a clean, sanitary 8lrt
with a guarantee o! satisfaction.
Consumers' Cooperate
Store
Successor to St Helens Union Store
-Telephone 80