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THE ST. HELENS MIST, FRIDAY. JULY 23, 1S20.
THE ST. HELENS MIST
ImomI Ewry Friday by
THE MIST laUIJSHlXQ COMPANY
O. D. HEILBORN....VIce President
and Mi4-(?er. .-.
811I8CUIPTION RATH8
One Year $2 00
Sli Months 11. 00
Entored as 8efond-cHis mat tor,
January 10th, 1912. at the Postoffioe
at St. Helens, Oregon, under the act
of March Srd, 187.
COCNTT OFFICIAL PAPER
Member Natlohal Editorial Asso
ciate and Oregon Stato Editorial
Association.
XO, WE 1M."T KNOW.
The Mist has received a circular
" letter from a Boston, Mass., firm. C.
G. Galbo & Company, asking us It we
knew that we could purchase "stock
at $2.25 a share in a successful oil
company operated by group ot the
ablest oif men in the country." We
are trunk to say we didn't know this,
nor do we know who the 15 success
ful oil men who are willing to sell
the stock at $2. 5, nor do we know
why these successful men will part
. with the stock, when as Messrs. Gal
bo's circular states, the company has
94 producing oil and gad wells Mid
has paid "15 per cent dividends for
the first six months." We do not
know, and moreover we have not
been shown, nor has C 0. Galbo A
Company offered anything in evi
dence except their yellow printed Elf p
that only 50 acres of their SO. 000
acres has been developed, but we do
know, that unless the Boston pro
moting company furnishes more tan
gible proof of their reliability and
their prospects, that the 19.500 acres
which are undeveloped will remain
undeveloped, that is, If they depend
on our few dollars for the develop,
ment.
boston Is a rich city and lias rich
men who are looking for Investments
and it might be that Boston,capital
could develop these "rich oil fields"
without coming all the way to Ore
gon for financial aid. If the Mist
had any money to invest, it would In
vest It in Columbia county or Ore
, gon and look over ths field first and
. its advice is that before any people
from this section ot tie country send
any money to the Boston concern,
that they first investigate the re
sources of this part of the country
and then, if not satisfied with the
prospects, make a thorough investi
gation before investing in the oil
stork which this Galbo (not spelled
Gall-bo) company offers.
The Mist is prompted to make fa
note ot this scheme to separate us
.from our money because of the fact
that hundreds of other Columbia
, .county people have received circulars
similar to the one we received.
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WHERE DOES TAX GO? QUEIUEh
, THE MED1CX).
There is a little state tax of one
cent per gallon on all the gasoline
used In the state of Oregon. This
tax has already- netted quite a snug
sum to the state' road funds, says the
raeaico, published In Portland.
We do not grudge the state this
tax; but we wish to know if the
state of Oregon or the oil companies
get the added one cent when gasoline
is poia to power fishing boats and
gasoline launches?
If the tax is taken from the fisher
men and owners of pleasure and
heavy duty launches then the state
should create a fund for the benefit
oi i nese taxpayers.
If the tax is added to tire price of
gasonne sold to fishermen and launch
owners and not turned over to the
sta'e,- then the oil companies are
gouging a portion of the public and
crooking the-state.
The theory of this gasoline levy
was to compensate the state for the
added wear to the roads caused by
muior transportation, and by no pos
sible stretch of the imagination can
the taxing of motor-propelled boats
Justify itself in the face of this the
ory. Is there any difference In the price
ul KaHuune soia to tne motor boat
owner and to the motor car owner?
Are the fishermen on the Columbia
river and other rivers and bays of
the state paying this tax to the state
or are they paying it to the. oil com
panies? ,,,,
The Mist agrees with the Medico.
Possibly the one cent tax has im
proved the river's bed, but that can't
be seen any more than the improve
ment on Columbia county roads
r-
and contentment and ite betrays
leads to the misery, woe and dis
couragement that follow In Its wake.
As long as you are a puxt of an
institution, defend it, honor It, cher
ish it, work for it, stand by It and
stand by those whose business abil
ity and -means have made it possible,
its advancement your advancement
und Its achievement your achieve
ment. The industrial and commercial de
velopment of a nation is the bulwark
of our liberty and independence and
it behooves us to cherish and defend
It. Kobt. I. Kerr.
THE CANNING INDUSTRY
The most Important industry for
western states from a standpoint of
a purely home industry is the fruit
and vegetable canning business.
The employment given to people
In cities, towns aud country at
healthful occupations and profitable
work reaches classes not otherwise
employed.
Extended to orchard products and
the utilization of waste apples, pears,
peaches and fruit that is below fresh
market standards this industry con
serves millions of dollars worth of
food products.
From the cannery by-products art
made articles like vinegar. Jellies
jams and preserves and the whole
industry is clean and wholesome.
Larger acreage and more canneries
are making this industry the equal
of farming itself, to say nothing of
the demand created for box factories
i nd can factories.
A little Item in the Mist of twenty
five years ago would indicate that
Councilman Wheeler's sidewalk
troubles are merely those handed
down by predecessors in office. By
this, however, no inference Is Intend
ed that the walks haven't been re
paired In twenty-five years. The
item referred to follows "We do not
wish to complain, but the sidewalks
throughout the town should be re
paired before somebody breaks a
limb (they called 'em "limbs" in
those days) and sues the city tor
damages."
NEWSPAPERS HAVE THEIR II
C. OF h. PROBLEMS
Few commodities have gone sky
rock3ting In price to the extent that
print paper has shot upward in re-'-
cent years, says the SDokann Rvi
Before the war the International Pa
per company made. 'a. price of less
than 2 cents a pound at the mill.
Publishers bo fortunate as to have
supply contracts with the compan
hiust now pay 5 cents for paper
in large lots, and It Is expected that
the contract price on October 1 will
be over 6 cents, an advance of more
than 200 per cent.
But these prices apply only to con
tract deliveries. The spot quotation
today Is 12 cents a pound, an acl.
vance or 500 per cent. That Is the
, price publishers must pay who have
uu cumraci or wnoHe contract is not
sufficient to cover their needs..
. The result Is that newspapers are
compelled either to go out of busu
'ness or advance their advertising
rates. Furthermore, millions of dol
lars', worth of proffered advertising
has been refused by newspapers be
cause they could not gefthe paper to
print it on.
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"DOxVT BITE TH HAND THAT
' Loyalty to employer, next to loyal
ty to country and paTonts, typifies
the highest -standard of American
ideals. In these strenuous timos
the integrity of the personal equation
seems to-'be 'supplanting the high
standard of civilization and society
established by our forefathers.
Industry supplies the seed that
makes for human health, happiness
County School Superintendent J.
B. Wilkerson was elected secretary
treasurer ot the Columbia county
board and Insisted on giving a sure
ty bond for 12000 to protect the
"treasurer" part of the Job. The
Mist appreciates Mr. Wllkerson's
idea as to protection, but those who
know him think that the expenditure
tor a Dona is entirely unnecessary.
His word is 100 per cent better than
any surety bond that any surety
company can or will write.
,-, ,
rire destroys more than mere
property, it often nullifies the et
forts of years. It has been estimat
ed, for example, that 100,000 cords
of stored pulp wood recently ruined
by a (ire in a Canadian paper mill
represented the product ot 20,000
acres of timber land thct hed nrob-
ably taken one hundred years or
more to reach maturity.
: .
A fow days ago we road tbout sev
eral cows that got drunk on moon
shine mash. We'll wager the Port
land milk distributors raised the
price of milk the very next day anu
some willingly paid a premium for
the moonshine mush lacteal fluid.
Columbia county has almost? 14,
000 population an increase of 33
per cent over the census of 1910 and
there is still a lot of room for us to
grow.
. .
The Third Party has been success
fur in this much at least. It has
united ail the elements of unrest and
dis-satlsfactlon.
By many it is thousht that the
Third Party is Just another cloak in
which the Non-Partisan leasue may
dress.
PUBLIC FORUM
,
THE HOME
Does the present neglect of home
training tend to endanger the civ
ilization of the world?
Ona cannot read the add
livered by some of America's most
noted educators at the last Com
mencement exercises in our r-nllutraa
without recognizing the potency of
the foregolnr ouestlnn p.i,un.
Richmond, of Union.
evidence that, we have reached a low
er level." Chancellor Day, of Syra
cuse, says: "Public spirit and com
mon good make no appeal." Dr. Hib
ben, of Princeton, says: "The high
cost of living is not combated by
thrift, but rather by reckless ex-
ravagance and self-indulirnnpA " IW.
Jones, of Yale, says: "We face a
uangerous ana terniying progression
seit-inaulgence and degenerating
ideals are possessing the youth of the
Prill n ' r-xt ' 1
.... .. j ,
But it is useless to name commen
.tators or specify expressions. There
a iAiiy oi training, the world over,
that threatens Muscovite chaos.
Schools alone cannot contend with It
If the remedy Is not to be found in
home training the world is sadly at
outs. . '
We are highly in favor of progress:
but when we renumlm ih, i, .,
hearted boy who cried over his abuHed
or injured horse, and compare him
with the youngster who nurses the
broken auto, or plans to steal the un
broken one for Joy rides; or when
we see the girl who has laid aside
her dolls, her flowers, her French
and her music for over-alls and slang
we almost Ions: for t h ni,i .'
things. There can be neither true
manhood nor womanhood uiti,,,,,.
strong and good heart. "Every age
7h- . . "P'ihubi progress, in
the history of any, people, has always
been an age of chivalry."
There is no doubt but that the
world has had Its "Dark ages.'' That
they may come again Is not Impos
sible; but, In the present. Instance, it
Is improbable. Let us hope, rather,
that the rebuilding of mim i
wrecked homes will arouse a home In
terest which will help to make the
world better, for a thousand years to
come. It Is flt that the renaissance I
of home life should bud fortn In Bel
glum aud Northern France, whore
demon destruction hold Its sway,
and In view ot the graves ot million
who died for suffering humanity.
THE GREATEST
UNION ON EARTH
(The little Btory that' follows is
neither fable, fiction, nor parable.
Because it la fuel culled from the
day's work, it seems worth the tell
ing. Better still. It is but a tlilu
cross-section of what Is huppenlng
dally throughout America wherever
the Legion has hurled Its battle-flags.
And we need something of optimism
lu this day ot strikes and rumors ot
strikes, violence and threats ot vio
lence mid promise that out of it all
Is coming that "nobler und better
America" that lighted our way with
Its hopes in the darker days that have
passed. It is only necessary to udd
that the real names have been dis
guised.)
O'Brien, the head of a family of
six, waived exemption because he
believed others knew better than he
where he would most be needed
when the call came. He landed In
class 1-A, and went without beefing
or asking why. lie was wounded
throe times and gassed, and after
nine months in the hospitals was din
charged, the doctors advising out
door work to Btave oft incipient
tuberculosis.
In a canvass for new members, an
American Legion worker called at his
home. Neighbors who were caring
tor five children said that the mo
ther was doing day work and that
O'Brien was starting his third week
in search ot any kind ot a Job he
cquld hold down.
Stein, the American Legion post
employment officer, corralled him
t hut night, and for five solid duys,
forgetting his own business mid the
drive for new members, trudged with
him the streets ot the city of broth
erly love. Everywhere it was the
same answer, "Too light for the job,"
softened, perhaps, with a smile or
un "I wish we could, my boy."
Strangely, he was not too light for
the Job "over Thore" he'd help fin
ish, although when he came to the
i'ost no tinge ot bitterness or rancor
stamped his speech or manner.
There remained only thut last-ditch,
"Let's go" spirit, that for noarly a
month had driven oue hundred aud
thirty pounds from door to door in
search of work. They sent him to
Mason, a member of the Legion and
captain of the guards of oue of Phila
delphia's oldest Industries, and Ma
son put him on the payroll with
out asking why.
That is all, except that Btetn, wTi
neglected his business, was a Jew,
Mason was a Protestant, and the,
mun they "saw through" was a Cath
olic without a membership curd In
the Legion.
jBKEF IMIOKTr FOR I1KJO
SHOW HMtillT INCUKIMK
Thore was very Utile difference In
the quantity of frnnh and refrigerated
beef imported Into the I'nltud Stale
In 1919 and 1920. The figures ars
taken from the meat inspector's re
ports. Bureau of Animal ministry.
I'nlted Slates department of seri
culture. In 10 months ' ended In
April. 1919. 27.673.10ri pounds of
fresh and refrigerated beef wro Im
ported. In the period ending ut the
corresponding tlnio In 1920 the quan
tity ot fresh und refrigerated boot
arriving In tho I'nlted Stales from
foreign countries was 27.90S.HSO
pounds, an Increase of about quar
ter ot a million pounds.
Kresh and refrigerated meats of
other kinds jumped to twice tne
quantity in the 10 months ending
April, 1920, us for the same period in
1919. Tho figures show 7,:M.:77
pounds for 1919 i.il 14. 979.64.1
pounds for 1920. Hut the canned and
cured meats Imported during the
sumn periods show a remarkable drop
from 126.624.348 pounds in 1919 to
less than 2,000,000 pounds In 1920.
This Item accounts tor the marked
docreaso In the total meat products
Imported. The total weight Imported i
In the 1919 period was 168,602.91 1
pounds, but 1920 brought only 50,
246,655 poumK
RIVERSIDE CONFECTIONER
We sell the delicious WEATHERLY let crei
Ice Irnuu Parlor, IVmfnellouerr, lllr ,r .
I'll ON H Sit
ON THE STRAND
T. IIKI.KUI.
HERE ARE SOME
BARGAINS FOR YOU
We have several excellsnt buys In
used cars and If you want a rsul bar
gsln In a r'ortl car here Is your op
portnolty. We have a 1918 Ford
touring car, a late model roadster,
a lat model sedan and a couple of
good Ford trucks. All are In good
shape and will be sold cliftnp. I ome
In und look thdm over. The ma
chines are right and ths prices are
right.
FIELDHOV8H MOTOR CO
(lutmlK'rlrtln'a folic and iUrrlix-H
Itemed
This medicine always wins the
good opinion If not the uralso of thuso
who uso It. Try It when you huve
A
PHOTO
FIRST-CLASS
Is most appreciated when some
of our loved ones are called
away. It can only se obtained
while we are feeling our beet
Life Is uncertain und tomor
row may be too late. Do It
now today.
Scott's Studio
St. Holeps, Oregon,
YouH Pick A Winner
if you make this your favorite
place for the purchase of butter.
J-or you cannot loso no mat.
ter what you buy, or how much
or how little, our plan of do
Ing business is to make every
buyer perfectly satisfied. The
only way we know how to do
tills is to furnish qualities tlmt
cannot be surpassed t prices
which cannot be matcliod.
St. Helens Co-Operative
Creamery Assn.
CLEAN
CLOTHES
That Look Fine
That feeling of com
fort and contentment
that comes only with
correctly laundered
underwear and ho
siery is assured you if
you send your work to
us. Our methods pro
duce a soft, soothing
finish that cannot be
excelled. And the
prices are right.
ST. HELENS STEAM
LAUNDRY
EVERYTHING FOR
BABY HERE...
It's hot only a question of what you get for thsK l
Hut wher you get It Is also au Important luattsr
The manner in which goods are kept ham er,
to do with ths condition In which they reach y0u,
We employ extraordinarily careful method, in hin
Ititr nil vi toil fnr huhiffii unah Ami t. i nUlQt
r likely to ukcmI. urh un bnby fuotl tiuriilnifclill!!
Uuril luti-riiul rtimtxllfi. iM
A. J. DEHING
DRUGGIST
ST. HELENS, OREGON
v r- r Li sw i7 L-;k
Are You a Success
At Saving?
MANY PEOPLE are better earners than uvtrt
They have the mistaken idea that outgo doeinothni
to be weighed against income before prosperity be-
wines iiciiimiicni.
On the other hand we have many good-sized nd
steadily growing accounts at the Columbia Count
Bank which belong to small earners. They willpi
further ahead in the long run, you can count tna
that.
If you are an earner, join the SAVER class all
SHERMAN M. MILES J. II. HUTCHINSON
President Cashier
G&lttmbi
J. H. FLYNN
Auto Hu,1Ih and ArrewHirlr
Kxpert Itopnlrlug and Hlio,,
Work
V. 8. I BATTKIIV HKHVICK
Shop: One block east of 8. P.
& 8. depot.
St Helens, 0rej n
OTottntuBut'
n Hr
Reciprocity
This Is The Market
For the o,eu.e , ,,, Wlt(m Afp
MEATS OF SUPERIOR QUALITY
. . ' t For Their Tables
HOW AHOL'T Hf M)AV?
Valley Lamb, Young Pork, Fine Veal, Prime Beef
and Milk-Fed Chickens.
se0n8ln;rlyryI;trRPttrea B,Cttkfu"t S udy
MORTON & WILSON
TWO MARKETS
Central Market Phone 60 c
Strsnd Market Plle 4
The grocer feeds the farmer man,
The farmer man the grocer,
'Tis all a part of nature's plan,
As you must surely know sir.
The grocer sells the farmer flour,
The farmer brings him 'taters,'
It seems as they both and each
Were surely meant for waiters.
Somehow the Lord just mixed folks up.
We have to feed. each other.
Live and let live, for every man
Is the other fellow's brother.
Yours truly,
-onsumers' Cooperative
Store
Successor to St Helens Union Store
Telephone 80
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