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Newspaper Page TextTHE ST., BO ELEM hLUME XXXIX ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1920 NO. 46 B MIST iESSMENT ROLL SHOWSINCREASE LertT Vlu"" t'lu'nl'U County liarw,niiiit for HMU, KkcIuhIvo of ui,im..l)lltK "1 M.lier rnMTi) rwe la 111,1 "u'n lu the aasoNiitd 111 . . ..- I.. '..1 l.i- nation "iHiiiiiiB Zl for the year 120 of $518,666 tt lut y'r. According lo Aaaes- L niacin notwithstanding the fuel lit 1123. 8S& In drop (mil from auto Otlllt'Bi liii'o miw .ivs. BniwHinnj I,, viinr 111 Buuiuuu lu una lib ipremn court rulixl off an anaes. cut of ttiii trr iiolil to logging com u off Kovornnitmt land, and an- horlinn of $260,000 Ut dropped on IMe lleaii to ,llB nut Increase and ulumWi county has even a mor ..dllaul ll"'K; I am'm" iiiuiiu m mine year of ,rum '" t0 twnnty-ftvn L . tii on Umber lundH, and a raise r, tuo oiii on town loll. On cmi i (lie null vti i u wua auvuucuu iroin 0 10 $26.02. tt'hit Ih awlne av" It over th m numbers, tdo doga iwnn to tn tllfl DtfHl III .1, ill vuiumiuii. brim ihip and goat run behind the rimllr In point of ruluutlon. Tha total awMnsod valuation thla w, txclunlvn of tlio public aervlce orporattuiia. which will lo reported pcolxvr, In $12,027,276. Tha aum bry 0( anw'BHiiiont an announced by ,t uwwr followi: Acmof all lands, 396, ISO; value, Acrnaof tillable .una. i ,; vai (. JSS6,G65. Acre of timber lunds, 140,308; ..lut. $4 S1S.3I0. Acre! of non-tllluhlo lands, 241,- (II; V-ilue. $2 S54.K26. Improvement a of deeded or put- utrrj lands. $51.2,04 5. Town and city Ma, $692,246. Improvement on town and city km, I63R.736. LuKKlnR muda and rolling atock, (14.7$0. giraniboitta, uu'ihoat, atutlonnry ac'iira, and inMitifai-iurliig nuchln tl tlTO.OU l.i-clmu'li-e and atock In trii'ln, lll,406. Karmlnt Implomunta, wugout car riage, $2t,J. Mutiny, nolea and accouuta, o,- M. . iharto ot afock, 1400. , Hotel and orflce" fnmlture, etc., W20. irwi, 1960; voluo, $70,400. aula, $319; Tuluu, $216,420. $p and gouta, 1875; valut. lilt0. Nine. 12K9; value. $13,260. Nl, 416; vulun, $10,3X6. Inerul rim-rvutlon of litnda, $66,- Hl. SURVEY IS MADE OF RIVER CHANNEL ARRESTED-ACQUITTED RE-ARRESTED-GUILTY .w llRlvnr'. who Uvea n a aoow a ahort dlHtunca north of tha court idubo wuh arniHtod t.y John Ijate nun, deputy ahi.rlff, Wodneaday af tornoon and a aniall atlll, aotne maah and a bowl containing a pint of aup poBd to be inooiiHliIno waa oonfla catud. Itlvora and tho outfit were Drought bofore Judge Hazon. Date man wnnt out to look for Diatrlct Attorney Miitakur. The aniall atlll and the bowl which waa auppoaed to conliiln "Intoxlcutlng liquor" were Placed on tho dnk of Judge Union. The Judge waa buay looking over htgnl papura, Hlvnra waa on the pna onor'a tench. Tha Judge did not notice thut Hivera approached hla deak. The caae waa called. Date man told of finding the teapot atlll and the bowl of liquor. Motaker quoMtlonnd Datoman and when Klv ora, acting aa hia own attorney, lutro uuri'd ro iividMnce the ca. waa ctoa fd In ll:irii wnmcJ to ana th cviilcncf There waa n.vne, conao MU'iilly he coun! not frid Hlveid guilty of manufacturing ,.toxlcatlng lUiuor. for i no liquid evl lmice waa li thu hioiiiacn of lli. aforoaald Illveit The juilirti, therefore. dlamlHaed the chhh fur link of evldenco. Tho complaint agalnat ftlvora waa changed to "having Intoxicating liq uor In hla poHHOHHlon" and he waa taken before Judgo White who aa HKMNi'd a fine of $100 and 60 daya In Jail. Judge Ilaten aald he decided the raae by the law and the evidence and If ho hud It to do again, he would dncldo the aunio way, for there waa no evidence to aubatantlate the charge unlnaa It waa the little "aplt toon" alze atlll that Itlvora had. robt.otins"lauds REPUBUCN NOMINEE tneral dnya ago ...e rmy nngl- wi who luivo charge of the maln uce and Improvement of tho wat nii vlnlied the I'nclflo co.at and In l'ortlund wore taken down fiver lo AHtorln. Charlea L. lMtt ri irpmliig Hie 8t. Helena iimtier of t'ommec, accompanied "Pirty and explained to them tho KwltjF of the Improvement of tho oel from the Bt. llolona quarry luut Inland. When puaalng St. 'l!'fU, the matter waa brought to ' iifntlon of tho englneera and kfor Parka, I'orpa of Englnoera, waa oiinctpd to luivo another eurvey Thla week the government tat 0. 11. Mendel waa hero and "to a aunrey. ior I'arka wrote to Mr. Wheolor lt numeroua queatlona aa to tha '"ne that paaKP In and out of ' Helena harbor, tho commerce In '", the country that would be bon W by Improvement and what lo illnnco could bo expected. TORI tllft Ictnn it lila lollnr If la that tha engineering depart ?' la more fully lmpreaaed with "eloin na a port and It la ronaon mre iiuit the government wi. Hf'fpatn In making neednd 1m- thaniiol no that the lurge off- jj ooata muy come bore at any Mr. UMi,..,!,.- in.. cn (,'.. in CllllllllllilK ill" i- Unn requealed and It will bo -raea to Waahlngton. WHEELER ON LOGGED OFF LANDS Editor of the Mlat: In view of the fact that there have" been several public crltlclama de nouncing the efforta of the logged-off land committee, of the Columbia County Community Federation, which ha been endeavoring to evolve a plan which might ard In the aolutlon of our cut over land problem, tha writer aa chulrnian of that commit tee. In Juatlce to aald committee, dnema It adWaable that the public be acquainted aa to what plan tha committee have auggeated and how an attempt wilt be made to carry them out. Klrat let it be atated that the Co lumbia County Community Federa tion la compoaed of the commercial bod lea of C'lutakanle, Kalnler and Bt. Helen and the I'omona grange ot Columbia county. The director of thi organization decided to center their effort on three line of work, one of which wa to aid the present aettler on, and the future settlement of. our logged off land. After a careful atudy of the altuatlon from every angle it waa the unanlmoua opinion of the committee that the reclamation ot these lund ihould be come a part of atate and national reclamation work to whatever extent Imllar arid and Bwamp land are Idcd. Also that ctate leglalatlou ahould bo endorsed which would af ford like favorable opportunity for cut over land development aa now enjoyed by arid and awamp lund. he credit of the timbered countle of the atate of Oregon 1 now UBed to aid In financing the development of, und the aettler on, Irrigation and Iralnngo project. The limner ea countle of the itnte which pay a ma jority of the tuxea .4uld enjoy aim liar legislation which would permit the organization of Improvement dla trlrla end atate aid for aanie. At the laat regular aeaalon of the loKlaliiture of the atato ot Oregon the iuiii of $50,000 waa voted for land aeltlement work. The State Ijind Hettlemont board a well a tho Oregon State Chamber of Com merco have logged off land commit tees which will make recommenda tion along the linos mentioned here in. Under the Dlun auggoatea improve ment district would be formed by 25 or more unit which had been ap proved by un agricultural engineer with tho Idoa of improving approx imately one tonth or more or eacn unit, nn averngo unit would bo from fun m alictv acres. The diatrlct could purchase powder and do the blasting at tlie proper lime ni year when the best results could ba obtained. Work and material would i. .-iinruncl lo mien unit as used. At tho proper time of the year tho stump would be removed by a large tractor or donkoy engine, hub uw SHERIFF DELIVERS ELECTION BALLOTS Sheriff ijitt. i.T.' ,mi.i ii,. i " iMO HUB VUllllyllViUU t,l .. dellvorlng olectlon auppllos hm. . ,0 th twenty-one pre In the county and all I In W ?8"' ,t,r 1,10 opening of tho poll riiiiy morning. propurlng the br.llota for the , Helen nroclneta rinrU J W. ,t hnd attached to the regular stub for the city ticket. The Uiin ?.r0"r lm8 'urniahod a regi "UOn lint nx . Uli win i i. ll "eiena voiora auu a, Z 1 be hmdod to the Judgoa ot eioct on in the three preolnctn. Iltnti. Vl2 ,lve ,n lncorporatw 'Hot o' St. Helena will receive the Wtlll .1... . im ,,, " cuy biud auncneu, Jrwlr. i "VB ln 1,10 1, "Oiena Itai . '..but nt ' the Incorporate .hi .!, uWi" bo K,vn the ballot wit dntachnd. In thla way there coniuKion. 111 be i B!' ,Ia"ptnian. secretary of the ffotnin company ana a Wi.u 1KUre ,n mny or tha Mo Ht,-a m " -O , MIITDU III wv. KionKrmwmaj) .Bjr, itepubllnui lrelclontUl Numlneo Great TrlC t at Hi IUipubUcan Mium Meet ing Friday NiKht. Hef raining from attacks upon thu opposite party and confining himself to eloglzlng the character and ability of Warren O. Harding and to ex pose of article 10 of the league cov enant, Robert Cousins, former con gressman from Iowa, dollghted a large audience at tha city hall Friday night I'renedlng the speech of Mr. Cous ins who was Introduced by O. H. Metsker, the choir of the Methodist church sang patriotic songs and Miss Catherine Davis rendered a violin solo. Her accompanist waa Miss Mad eline Allen. The uioito of the speaker waa Con stitutional Fidelity and Fair Play amongst ourselves and Justice for All tht World. He showed wher,, If the league of nations covenant was adopted as prepared by foreign pow er and sponsored by Woodrow Wil son, that tha United States would b. called on to keep "up the fences of foreign powers, preserve their mon archies dynasties nnd other foreign diseases." He cited the warnings given by Washington, Hamilton, Mon roe and Abraham Lincoln aa to mak ing foreign elllancea. Mr. Coi.alna aupplemented his spoech by asking for a republican senate and congress to uphold Hard ing when ho became president. He thought that the republicans would win by one ot the largest majorities recorded In presidential elections. A number of out of town people from Hcsppoose, Warren, Yankton, Deer Inland. Kalnler and Clutakanle came to bear Mr. Cousin and it wa th general opinion that hla speech was a great one and that he fully explained why the republican party wished to safegurrd the right of the American people and why It was nec essary, afar "eight years ot suffer ing" that the republicans should again guide the affcira ot tho United States SPEAKING HERE SATURDAY NIGHT R. W. Montague of Portland and Miss Cella Oalvln of The Dallea wit. be In St. Helens Saturday night and will address the voters on the League ot Nations. - Mr Montague la a well known attorney ot Portland and Miss Dalvla la city attorney at The Dalles. The meeting 1 non-partisan and ev eryone 1 Invited to be present. The speaking will be held ln the court house. Mrs. C. V. Dean returned homt the first of the week from a visit ot several weeks with friends and ret urn es at her old houie ln Detroit, Michigan. While she enjoyed her vis it very much, Mr. Dean Bays she is glad td get back and hopes never again to have to leave Oregon. TWO BIG STEAMERS LOAD CARGO HERE The Inioortance of St Hnlnno a port was apparent this week when iwo targe steamers were taking on cargo at the same time. The new steamer Lavada, 9,000 tons, took on 500,000 feet of lumber for delivery on the Atlantic coast and the Japan ese stenmor Kongosan Mp.ru loadod 1,800,000 feet of ties for China. The loading of these- steamers made It a uusy ween as r.pproxlmately 10o longshoremen were employed. At the same time the steamer Klamath was taking on a cargo ot 1,000,000 feet of lumber for delivery at San Pedro and San Diego. MAYOR AND COUNCIL TANGLE ON BILL machine after being used could fee turnod over to another district If uiv iktoi were cloarod on a sixty acre tract and the cost ran as nign as 1200 nor aero bonds would be iBaueu for an average of $20 por acre, run ning for a term or ten to iweuu and payable by the aeUler on the amort zatlon Plan. i.i !..., ih.i lhars la not a ColumDIa h ,t would be glad to C11UU17 ... A Ih. have a tract or iana cier . . u,io mt and have a term lllWtinL livpnimv ia mv fnr aame at a low rate of interest. They also bellev that such bonds as would be iBsiied would be as saianie as uuuu- by irrigation orar Many details or ino i 1 ,ww.Btnictlve critic'"!- will certainly be PP1'1- 11 w" of Columbia county do not wor on r, r iiiu nroblem. who Is going oV Vllh the Vapidly Increa Kiniift nnAm which art rsncAdltableaasetto to IttKB me v iheae fe. opportunity Mt lands mio pru..;- of th6lr our bupsiness io iu- - WclumiitionT wheELKR, Chairman 0 Land Com- mlttoe of Columbia uounvj munliy Federation. BIG TIMBER DEAL INVOLVING MILLIONS Won tern Timber Company aoNea Deal to Portland and Heattle Cap italists of 2,000,000 Feet of IkiUK las Fir Timber Near Vernonla. Council PasiMW Hill Over Hia Honor's Protest and Mayor IU-fiutea to Sign Warrant Until Court Orders Him to Do 8o. "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't muke him drink and I am thut horse." With this posi tive ctatement, the mayor brought his flBt down upon the table with a resounding thud. He startled Re corder Quick who enquired it a mo tion had passed. The cause of the mayor's wrath waa the introduction by Councilman Wheeler of a bill of Engineer Gill of Portlund for aiding ln making tho assessment on Nob Hill. The mayor claimed that the hill should not have been incurred without his sanction, but Councilman Larabee explained that the mayor had told the street committee to make the assessment and they felt unequal to the occasion, thorefore they called ln expert ad vice. The mayor wished to have the bill laid over but a motion was maa and seconded that it be allowed and therefore the mayor was forced to put the question. The motion was carried unanimously and it was then that the mayor delivered hla ulti matum. J. li. Godfrey asked that the refuse dumped on his property be removed. He wanted to erect a building, and the garbage pile waa unsightly be said. The council discussea the mat ter at some length and Larabee askeo. the mayor it the street committee made arrangements to have the gar bage removed, if he would refuse to sign the warrant for the cost of the work. The mayor claimed that "this (is a different matter and I was not consulted ln the other matter." H.) i-was then asked by Mr. Larabee U. f he street committee had any pow. to act or must all their acts be ap proved by him and the mayor's re Joinder was "that was what I was elocted for, to preside." However, after the exchange of a few heated personalities, the council got down to business and granted sev eral building permits and passed on other minor matters of importance, and when they adjourned Bhortly be fore nine o'clock, everyone seemed happy. The second sale within three weeks in Columbia,, county of big timber holdings, involving another million ot dollars, comine as It l nnn whan the lumber market is affected by the recent raise ln freight rates, would Indicate that them la rnnfM. In the lumber business ln the future of that industry. Recently seven thousand acres ot timber were boueht hv tha Tloai To 1 and Logging company, adjoining the present holdings of that rnnrum t- ideal involving $1 600,000. Anotner Dig deal is being closed this week which invoves 200,000,000 feet of Douelas fir timber ncup Vof nonla in this county at a price said to oe i.uuu.uuu. -rue Oregon Journal has the following to say ot the lat ter deal: "Negotiations are being closed this week for the transfer of 200,000,000 feet of Douglas fir timber In Co lumbia county from thn Wuism Timber company to Portland and Seattle interests for a consideration of $1,000,000. The tract lies near Vernonla on the line of the new Ec Cles railroad and Ih denrrihoit aa of the finest stands of fir timber on me f acme coast. "Edward Murphy, head of the Mur phy Timber comoanv. and Peri Al len, a local tiraberman, with Corwln iiana ana a. r'. Anderson of Seat tle, are named as purchasers of tht timber in advices reeelvari from s- tttle nnd verified here. "Shank is head of the Deer Island Logtrrg company and Anderson is luanngi-r ot the D'scovery Bay Log ging COmnany and hna nthnr tmnnn. ant lumber interests on Puget Sound. w. ft., uoitin, president of th. Western Timber company, and Henrj Turrish of Mlchiean. & h holder in the concern, have been here the past few days, negotiating the sole of the timber. The Western Tim ber COmn.'inv han nxtenafvA hnlHlnu. of tlmbi-rlnnd in Columbia and Wash- intrti.n counties and several months ao disposed of 100 000,000 feet oi Douglas fir umber near Banks to the Murphy limber company or $260. 000 "l.r irs'np operations will begin on thu Vernonia timber tract with the lompl.-tirn t f the Eccles railroad iu Hie si t i.g cl 1921 and the logs will be dumped Into the Willamette slpiigu at lliirliiipton.'?-.. County 8a f for Harding and Stan. Held Miles and MeUiker in Cloee Race for Legislature and Ohaneea Seem Even. Election day is close it hand and It aoorosches. lntere-it wmi m Increase. It is a foregone conclusion that Hardin? and Stnnftnl,! miit v- substantial majorities in this coun- uiumuia is a republican strong- ty. NO DIFFERENCE Interested critics of a state meas ure ln aid of improving logged oft land seem to be declaring It unconsti tutional before having seen the bill. In prinpiple it Is no different than the federal lew for farm loans, or a state law ln aid ot James Canfield, neither of which no good citizen would think of questioning SHERMAN M. MILES. Most Everybody Seems to Think the Game is. AH Over fTifofit bc-ai. j a - r. - ooooofoq j- Jp U . Kvurwiiktcu Ij) permission New York lnuune, Inc. too) righted 1U2U. LECTION NEAR; CANDIDATES BUSY hold and always rolls up a majority for tha ticket It la thmi.hi iv,. Stanfield will carry the county by at 1 . erin . . . - . ibbbl ouu majority, ior Booth bad a majority ln the county even ln the sored by the Chamberlain-West co terie oi politicians. As to tho county ticket, the Mist can make no accurate surmise. The contest which Is exciting the most in terest is the race for representative between Metsker and Miles. Moth the candidates have been working nam ana eacn oi them have a strong following and it is predicted that When the VntAH Al-A rnunlnrl lha.& will not be a difference of more than tuu in the result. Miles Strong in St. Helens. Political observers who make a practice of predicting results, aay that Miles will carry St. Helens by a substantial majority. If he doea he will have to have several hundred republican votes, but his friends say that he will get the votes. On the other hand, Metsker'g friends claim he will have an even break ln St. Helens and in the country pre cincts run ahead of Miles. The lower end of the county Is supposed to be tne luetsker stronghold and it la said that he will also carry Scap poose. Miles' friends dispute tht. tatement and say that Metsker will be; lucky to obtain an even break. Bqth candidates claim the Nehalem. The contest will be a close one and It is about a 60-60 guess as to who wlu bei the winner. John L. Storla and John L. Foote are the opposing candidates for dis trict attorney. Friends ot these can didates think the race will be closb. Storla has lived in St. Helens for quite a while, whereas Foote has been here only a short time. There. fore Storla has tho advantage of more acquaintances though Foote being on the republican ticket has the advantage ot tke maioritv or republicans aa compared to the dem- ' ocrats. There are three candidates for county commissioner. T. J. Flionln. republican, W. J. Fullerton, democrat and N. O. Larabee, independent. Tha republican nominee appears to have tne Dettcr ot the argument. Rainier, his home town, will undoubtedly give him a big majority but this might be offset by the majority which Warren Is expected to hand to Ful lerton. Larabee's entrance into the race makes the guessing difficult, for it is simply guess work to say from which candidate he will draw his support. The other candidates are practic ally unopposed. Blakesley for as sessor, Hunt for clerk, Hattan for treasurer, VanOrshoven for survey or and Wilkerson for county school superintendent. All of them will be elected by big majorities. It is expected there will he a bit; vote polled ln St. Helens on account of the fact that many ot the candi dates live here. The city ticket arouses little interest as there is only one contest. Five have been nomi nated for oouncllmen. Four are to be elected. E. I. Ballagh, nominee tor mayor, has no opposition. FRATERNAL LODGES ACTIVE IN WORK Next Tuesday night Avon Lodge No. 62 K. of P., will give the first degree to a class of twenty. Frank; Grant, supreme representative. will have charge of the ceremonial part of the lodge work. Rldgetield Lodge K. ot P. will come over Saturday night to pay a. fraternal visit to Avon Lodge. There will be an entertaining program which will be followed by a banquet. St. Helens Lodge No. 117 I. O. O. F. recently conferred degrees upon a class of five. They are now getting ready for another -orge class who seek to know the mysteries of the I. O. O. F. The Rebekah Lodge had a birth day party last night. Members who saw the light ot day ln September and October, were hosts. There was a large attendance and a Jolly good time. Every two months the Re bekahs have a birthday party, and, incidentally, a mighty good time. The Pythian Sisters have resumed their regular meetings after the summer vacation. Several applica tions are on file and the lodge looks forward to the winter season aa one full of interest and development for the lodge. The Masonic Lodge has recently taken ln several candidates and sev eral applications are on file. The membership of the lodge is Increas ing. The K. of P. lodge members aay the Pythian Sisters are bright and shining light. Even though the electrio light system was out of com mission Tuesday night, the Sisters illuminated the lodge hall by their presence. They served a delightful lunch to their brother lodge members After the regular lodge session wa over. A number ot K. of P. members went to Rainier last night to take part in a Bpecial program which Rainier lodge arranged. , uuniuusB oiauera. .