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PAGE FOUR THE ST. HELENS MIST. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 29. 1920 THE ST. HELENS MIST Imud Eyw7 Friday hj THE MIST PUBLISHING COMPANY O. D. HEILBORN S. C. MORTON t President Managing Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES On Yar .2 00 SU Months Il iS Eutored as second-class mat tor, January 10th. 1912. at the Pontoffic at St. Helens, Oregon, under the act of. March Srd. 1879. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER Mambar National Editorial Assd- clatin and Oregcn Stato Editorial Association. LET'S BE (INSISTENT It is piacticnlly cortnin that Ore gon will give Harding an overwhelm ing majority and that Columbia conn ty will do Us part In contributing to uch majority. By so doing, our poo . pie express themselves as favoring a change In the national administra tion, that they believe a republican administration is necessary. This being the case, the voter who favors Harding should also favor senators and congresssmen who will not hin der the constructive work of a re publican president nnd congress. It would be very Inconsistent to vote fot Harding and then tie his hands b, the election of a senator not In ac cord with republican principles. The republican majority In the semiti will be a small one at best. Republi cans cannot afford to take a chance by voting for a non-partisan demo; crat Chamberlain is such. Ho might be non-partisan at home, but In the halls of congress ho must line up with the democrats. Be consistent, and when you vote for Harding, send Stanfield to help him. MIST ADVICE OX MEASURES The Mist presents to its readers a resume of the amendments to lit. voted on at the coming election, and at the same time offers its advice on what it believes will be to the best Interests of the people of the stata on how votes should be cast on these n-fasures. It urges that the voters study these measures carefully by reading the official pamphlet and we believe that our readers will agree that this paper has taken the proper view upon how votes should be cast. 308-309 Amendment Fixing Term of Certain County Officers. Propos ed by initiative petition. would fix the terms of office ot county clei sheriff, treasurer, coroner and sur veyor at four years. There is much argument advanced in favor of this amendment. In nearly all cases the officer elected is retained for a sec ond term of two years, hence the ad visability of giving him a term of four years without having to make a second campaign for it. Vote 308 X Yes. 300-301 Compulsory Voting and Registration Amendment Referred by legislature. Does not prescribe methods, but makes it possible for laws to be enacted by people or legis lature permitting voting by persons absent from their precinctB on elec tion day, or unable to go to polls ou account of illness. Also enables peo ple or legislature to make voting com' pulsory. The latter provision is the result of the continued decline in the percentage of voters going to th polls. As an enabling act only it is not dangerous but The Mist thinks considerable care should be taken in the prescribing of any methods to make voting compulsory, or partially so. It does not believe the legisla ture or the people would follow this act with any legislation tnat woula put compulsory voting Into effect. For that reason this would be an un necessary law. The first provisions of the amendment may be desirable but would add greatly to the expense of elections. Vote 301 X No. 302-303 Constitutional Amend ment Regulating Legislative Sessions and the Payment of Legislators. Referred by legislature. T h 1 amendment would lengthen the legls lative session from 40 days to 60 dayswould prohibit the introduction ot bills (except appropriation bills and bills having to do with the na, tional defense) after the fortieth day, and would raise the pay of leg islators from 1 3 the day to $5 the day. The salient feature ot this amendment is that it gives for the introduction and enactment of bills the same number of days that are contained in the entiro present legis lative session and then gives 20 ao. dltional days for careful and deliber ate consideration of the legislation which has been introduced but not acted upon. This is an amendment made necessary by the growth of the state. The business can not he hand led in the same length of time It could 50 years ago. The provision of 20 days for consideration of leg islation is a wise and progressive on and will do away with the last min ute rush which often accounts for unwise legislation. The provision for raise of pay of legislators needs no comment. No one any longer works for i a day, and few for 5, tho wage proposed in this amend ment. Most of the legislative clerks and Stenographers now get more pay than the legislators. Br particular not to confuse this amendment with the divided session amendment, which will appear further down on the bal lot. Vote 302 X Yes. 304-305 Oleomargarine mill. Enacted by the legislature. Refer red to the people upon petition circu lated by associated Industries. Bill was only enacted after amendments had taken the teeth out of it.' Orig inally designed as a protection to tho dairy Industry, it means nothing to that industry in its present form, nor does it greatly hamper the oleo in dustry, at which it was aimed. Vote 305 X No, 306-307 Single Tax Amendment. Proposed by petition by Single Tax league. At last the single taxers have brought out a measure devoid of deception. No need to discuss the possible baleful effects of socialistic single tax. This measure should be snowed under even deeper than those ot similar import which have ap peared in years past In sheep's cloth ing. Vote 307 X No. 310-311 Port of oPrtbuu! IVx-k Commission Consolidation ltlll. Pro posed by initiative petition by lead ing busluess men ot Portland. This is a local measure, in that the port of Portland pfciys the taxe, but the courts have held that all measure affecting the port ae of concern to the entire state, so that the port has not option but to present the subject to the entire stnte. This measut. gives the port of Portland the power to provide port facilities and an ad equate channel to the sea. In case the people within the port do not favor this bill the port commlsslou. so It Is announced, will not Issue the bonds authorized by the measure. On the other hand, should the people of the state as a whole defeat the meas ure, the bonds could not be issued, even though those who would pay th. tuxes voted ununlmously for the measure. To vote for the measure Is. therefore, equivalent to giving the people of the port the privilege o doing as they please with their own money. Vote 310 X es. 312-31 3 Antl-ConipuLtory Vacci nation Amendment. Proposed by in itiative petition. This measure is a vicious one and its title misleading. It not only would do away with com pulsory vaccination but would tak from health authorities the power to enforce any health regulations. There would be no power to control ep idemics. The leper and the smallpox sufferer would be auowea to go wherever they pleased, whenever they pleased. A more vicious measure never proposed. Swat It good. Vote 313 X No 314-31 5 Constitutional A mend- ment Fixing Ix-gtU lSute of IiiU're.i in Ort'gon. Proposed by Initiative petition. Commonly believed that this measure was proposed for the purpose of getting ' hush mone from those It directly affects. No af firmative argument appears in pam phlet. Note particularly that this measure proposes only to fix legal rates in Oregon. Of course, Oregon voters could go no further, but these two words point out the danger of the bill. Money vould be driven from Oregon and Invested in states where it could earn higher returns. Loans now made would not be ru newed. No new capital would come here for Investment. That already here would leave. Bankruptcy of farmers, business and industries would follow. The most vicious at tack upon agriculture, business and Industry ever made in Oregon. Read negative arguments in the pamphlet and swat It good. . ute ii6 X No. 316-317 Roosevelt Bird IUfuge Measure. Proposed by initiative pe tition by some of the state's best cit izens. Would cede Malheur lake in eastern Oregon to the federal govern ment for a permanent bird refuge, forever taking the finds from con trol of the state and from the tax rolls of the state. There may be some question as to whether or not this should be made a permanent bird refuge, but there Is no-question as to the issue of whether or not we want more of our lands taken off the tax rolls and taken from our con trol. Leave the disposition of this lake to the legislature, which has ample power to act. . Vote 317 X No. 318-319 Divided Legislative Son sios Constitutional Amendment. Proposed by initiative petition by Etate Taxpayers' league. This meas ure would divide the legislative ses sion. In forty days legislation woulu be introduced and acted upon as at present. After an Intermission of 60 days the legislature would again assemble at which time legislation which received affirmative action at the previous session would again come up for action and at that time could only be amended upon a four fifths vote. Vote 318 X Yes. 320-321 State Market Commis sion Act. Proposed by initiative pe tition by State Taxpayers' league. The title tells the story. The bject Is to reduce the cost of getting prod uce from the producer to the con sumer. Undoubtedly this will In crease the amount the producer will receive and decrease tho amount the consumer will pa. While two new of fices with salaries attached, are cre ated, the fact that tho State Tax payers' league Is behind the act would indicate that the additional expense put on the state is much more than offset by the benefits to accrue to tho individuals of the state. Patterned after the California law which Is said to be getting beneficial results. Vote 320 X Yes. IntrllcH'l Dimlnlnixt "I have become convinced," re marked young Mrs. Torklns. "that there Is no chance for brains these days." "What has convinced you?" "Charley knows mora about horses than anybody I ever heard tulk. But the horrid race track penpio won't lot him make a bit of money." Wash ington Star. Profit Two Ways. To Kipling an Amorlran oneu wrote: Hearing that you are retail ing literature at M a word. 1 enclosu 1 for a sample ' Mr. Kipling com piled with "TlL.nks" and kept the dollar. Two weeks inicr ttie Ameri can wrote, "Sold tho 'Thanks' hiioc dote for $2. I .ichwed please find 4 6 cents In standi", being half the profits on tho transaction, less the postage. " It's a brave man who will drink his own moonshine. . It didn't take William McKinley two years to make peace with Spain. . Looks as though It might require a Btomach pump to produce some evidence. A vote for Bob Stanfield Is a vote for the protective tariff r.nd prosper ity for our Orelon farmers and pro ducers. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. It might be well for us to think of this while the small pox epidemic is with us. Warren G. Harding will be the next president. He nsks Oregon to elect a republican senator. Will Oregon turn Harding down? Bob Stanfield stands for the bonus bill for the soldiers. He has come out fairly and squarely for liberal treatment for the soldiers, sailors and marines who won the war. . Stanfield will vote for Harding. Chamberlain will vote for Cox. Stnn fleld will support Harding If elected. Chamberlain will support Cox. There Is the issue. Why should a Harding votor vote for Chamberlain? Three offshore steamers loaded av St. Helens this week. Three cargoes of Columbia county products were marketed and several hundred men were employed in loading the cargoes and at good wages. Does it pay to have a good port?- LITTLE BODIES Must have the best of nourishment to make them str. iu and healthy to build them up to robust man hood and womanhood. OUR BttEAD has the nutritive value that the best quality of floi.r cau produce. WEST ST. HELENS BAKERY 8. F. HEUMANN, Prop. Houtlon, Phoue 114-6 Fall Yarns We have just received a new shipment of Fall Yarns. All of the newest and latest shades and at prices that will move them fast. Come in and make your choice while the stock is complete. M. RICEN OPEN EVEN1UQS Fresh Every Day Tender MoaU that will tempt the mmt flikle apM'tlt, and build the brawn and hone uon the frmlleHt body. STEAKS, ROASTS, BOII.INO MEATS, PICKLED BITS SALT MEATS AND OYSTERS IN SEASON Shop here for apxtizlng meat POULTHY MORTON & WILSON TWO MARKETS Central Market Phone 60 Strand Market i'hone 4 sty rfadetoshine-anddoesit CALOL LIQUID GLOSS Calol Liquid Gloss is made to shine it's every drop a polish. Use it on your floors, on your furniture, your piano, your au tomobile or your linokum. It gives the lustre that lasts. Calol is a friend to every house wife. The regular use of Calol Liq uid Gloss on the linoleum in your home will prolong its life, make cleaning easy and rro- duce a fine glossy surface. A can bought today assures you a clean house for many days to come. E. A. ROSS ST. HELENS, OREGON. tvery drop a polish THEFOUNTAINOF i u u I H In ahm the FOUNTAIN op u UltOWN-l PH In uils um, "MEET MM AT IUVI:khii, COSI-KOTIONEUy 14 a 4iritno ot tlie town. ICH CltlC AMU I'l'IlM FHEHIl lit! ITU In Our Parlor Or n Your (Mna Thou SM 3 "The Love Nest" LATEST RECORD BY ART HICKMAN'S ORCHESTRA NOW ON SALE AT THE 1 DRUG STORE Daily Auction Sales at the Pac ini. Livestock Exposition HERE is one feature of the coming Livestock Show in Portland Nov. 13-20 which will be of interest to every farmer in Columbia County. 2500 head of the finest Dairy and Beef Cattle, Hogs, Goats and Horses will be exhibited there in comptU' tion for $75,000 in premiums. Any farmer who desires to purchase at the Daily Sales will find us ready to help finance the deal SHERMAN M. MILES President J. H. HUTCHINSON Cashier -V jr. t Grocp:ps TRY xJSWe VYillFlease Join Our Big List of Satisfied Customers Hcst of groceries at bet ter prices and witli bet ter service has brought these customers to this store. Consumers' Cooperative Store , Successor to St. Helens Union Store Telephone 80 Mist Want Ad Brings Result
