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Newspaper Page Textr fa THE ST. LUMEXL. HELENS PEOPLE AP RATE INCREASE HELEN ST, HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1921 S MIST No. 14 . I I M,.n st, ,.. n. Think " " Ibiic l.i. r. .n H..iii l'v..r .... lHlvr!Mlll 1 1" HOIltlllHTH L lustlm """ IliJUMi htu r - t ""J1. ...i r iii Public .Lliciin nmiimny to rnlso I heir ibnut 30 l-i-r ""' '" "''!!" ,',, ii..ui 11,0 interviewed u numl.iT i'f person u"" .. ... j i..i..riv iui. ..roM-Mln uinr i ' F " . . I.. Ill II, lu luUI.lt rotil el " " " Mail, fill" ' ''' ttr0 ' Ld 1'ilili.rliilly. B IUium') Conditions did nm ... .. , irnrli Increase. Tlio ion- I',,,, in downward, iml upwuid. MrfullliiK. I I"" cr(uuily op- ,1 lo 111". lin'ri'iiHv,, n (Dpi lmul f ' up.iund Auto I dmi I "" ' l"" . i..iii.aiiy i:ot by " , un'l pul II down I'"' "' UivliT, iiiamihiT Columbia Ulv Kftl 10. It I'1 -I"'" ' " Wmsc i:ivu """" l ul ' i""'" cuiuli.K tl 'n ' llilV0 ordered ... . . I n ti M ...it riuii'iKu ijiiiiii" - a A, Ciray . - When and rial urn coining down It mxililu lu n' thai llm telephone k liavn lo up. i u ui'iion ui i'lllillr. Service oiiuiiUHioii wan ,utllUblu. Lku l,arco: It Is almost h crime. 8. Muituii: I ihI.t present win I, thu lucrcu was liul Justlfl- It. liuiliorford. 1 du not favor all of tin) fn mtiiim.tc.il but 1 am !aur of liavinu u rcheurliig. Tho am) la ll 1 1 1 I y too much. 1 lio lu would mil have kicked no Ii If tlii'm had ln'i'11 an increase say JtiO. I'T phone, liut 7 Co to $1 A of ull reason. W Alb-n: It iiwuy out of irtlnn and In my ui.lulou cnllro- iinufo'B.ii I Im jiliimo rtiiiiu- wlll not iiittl.ii ntiytliliiK liy It (or y pliiini'K will ho I a k I'll out. It bo th iiaiiiii Hlory n t tin rullnmd IncrKBnfl. II. IIduc - If nm ti'loulionn lldliy Kill ItlVll HOIIIO ilTVllO. I Kk w3 on nhaiiii I l.o I'turumii. whHn wiiki'h u- iHtinif cut and TEACHERS' INSTITUTE AT SCAPPOQSE On Buturduy lnHt a Twi.-limV HtlMil., wuh ut tl, Hcnipoom, . ii...., mm nil ill hit j li'iu'licru from tint Hnvnrul k.'I.ouIh lu Coluinl.1 v.tinly Bllniiili'd, HiiiKirliili'inlnnl W Aldiirnon of Multi mil county! d..llvnri.d a rinn nHdrcmi t . ti.(l(.)i. I nr mid W. I.. Hutlicrri.r.l i,ri..i... of tint Ht. lll'lllllH M. lll.l.lB WIIH Ollll of llin KpiMiknrn. A mimical program UllllOll ll till) IMlllTlaltlllii.nl i-i.unly HupiT'iiii'tidiTit 4. II. Vlkr-' Mill WUN WWI l.ll'ilMMll with Mk. u,... ! i" i'f Hin I iIiik. Tim next IiihM. i tutu wll Ihu hi. , H iWlHt on I'rlduy I April IhI uiid It In nxpoiii.il (Hut tlii leuclii.rii of tlifl Nnhuliiiii V alloy v,, lurn out In form. HnpiTliiti.inlmit i W llkKrmiii Im amusing uu liiHiruc ilvo and onti.riiiinliiK pn.nun. I STEAMER AMERICA I ON NEW RUN V. u a. - . 'ft r, nr' -,.-. On Mmiduy tiiuMiliiK thu Ktcnin.T Aniiirlru Iickuii u nnw run, nnd for tlio fliHt tiiun In many yoi.iiK, iliu Wllluiuiitto mIoiikIi rmitii lum m, iloiinmr Horvliii. Tim Irulda had Un wtilidrawn from tlm Uululur Ht. Iloli'im--I'ortlunil, run Imtuunii thu l UHinoHM did not JUHiIfy tin. opurii Uou of tint liout, (hi) limiiir trin kH, uh liv.roiicn lloliiutii, niiiuiiKnr of ihu coiiipiiiiy, MiatiMl. huvlnic uiuilo ln roadii on tlm I.UHlni'NK. Thu Anrrit now linn a now mi'Ih'iIuIm. Tlm Iimiv liiK Hun from St. Hi-li'tiN h 7:00 a. in. nun mi' i.i.iii lllhl'H Hill C III II tn- I hin river routn. nrrlvlnn: In I'ortliinn it p. in. and urnvi-H In St. lli'l- otlH at 5 p. ni. (In .ililidavii tint lum; loavcii I'orilund at 11:30 a. tn 11M rlvlnu ut Ht. Midi'iiN nt 2:30. Mr llolmatt nl a I id to Tlm MIhI that Ii wuriti'd to kwp tho mirvlcM uoln Hnd Ihn only wuy l,y v hli h lio couh ilo It wim to liuvo tlm ,alronai;i. o tlm p il.llc. Tho Ai htIcu ami Imld havo lii.n on tlmlr rnnpuctlvn run for tiittiiy yi'uiH and h.iv kIh-ii th l.i.t of B'Tvli'i), hut Mr. Ilolman doc not think that hn can continue- ( ,, oratt thu lioala at a Iohh. "It r llllllnH." III! nulll. "With till) Hhlp-.MT .-.... wlndhcr or no wo can kwp tlm boa iaclom and act ii-kii ,.r.. tii...r. ... tho run and an Ion an wo can! tlm Kradu and hlcli achool cIuhsos On HI5 HANDS AT LAST IHIGH SCHOOL WILL HOLD BIG CARNIVAL COUNCIL PASSES ON SALARY ORDINANCES f AX COLLECTIONS COMING IN SLOW People are not running In to pay tliolr taxes. 1'erhapn It In becauwe tho taxes are so high that aome can not pay and perhaps It is hecauae that the taxpayer is waiting until the last day, which is April fifth, bofore HurrenderinB his money. The sher iff's office reports that only $62,000 in taxes had been collected at tho close of buBlnens on i.iurch 17th. At taxes are paid on or before the fifth proximately $650,000 Is yel due. If taxes are paid on or bofore the fifth of April, one half of the tax due may be received by the tax collector. If such payment Is not made, tin whole amount is due and draws a very healthy Interest rate. Sheriff Wellington expects that thee will be a laHt day rush to pay tax money. NEHALEM PIONEER FA VORS PITTSBURG ROAD It was about forty years ago that P. J. Peterson landed In Clatukanle and went to Nehalem by a "trail through the mountains," and with the exception of a few years that he spent in Corvallis. he has lived li. the Nehalem since that date men tioned. He has a fine 160 acre farm about midway between Mis. and Pittsburg. He took it as a homestead and when he tock It, there was little cleared land along the banks of the Nehalem river. The big trees were numerous and many of them had to be felled In order to ake room for the humble shack hlch Peterson built. Most of the tfig trees are now zone and Peterson as one of the best farms in the Ne- .alem country. He was here Thurs- lay to pay taxes and attend to other luslness and came via the way of Mntskanle. He sard that if the St. Helens-Plttsburg road was complet ed, ho could have made the rouna trip in one day, and incidentally he recalled the time of thirty years ago when he "used to walk over the St. Helens-Plttsburg road" and make the trip in one day. mum. i'iii'n.. wu v,n iio H), wn cannot afford to run at a month after month." HIGH CLASS PLAYS BOOKED FOR LIBERTY hut land tlm carnival will bo held at the loss ; school hoUKO. It hcKliis iiromnllT at eight o'clock and there will be hun dri'dK present to see the Wild Man of Borneo, the Japanese Tea Gardens, the chorus girls and tho many other attractions. Tho main show will be held in the auditorium and after that you can wander from room to room. Vou may have your fortune told, fish In tho big fish pond, patronite tho lemonade booth or the candy booth, nt; the Kcyptlan booth, the On Sunday and Monday, March Olh and 21m. tho Llborty Theatre will present "Tho RaKi'lirunhiTs" which Is a photoplay of Kiiiitsoii IHwudh a .Win MH, Kay ap'.rt istrr xTauVs and rriousailds of other utomliiK down, tho fellow who ", ""IT .nlollar attractions. Never before has .! a uKi. rut do-nn't son why ,, ",T"" ' . 'inuch a big show been staged at such r thlnra hlioul.1 be Increased. U ! N " " ,! '' '"" " a'"' a reasonable price for It will cost i.i .i. .1 I sho Is seen at her best In tills wonder- ,,iv is. rr ..i,,,ii,.n u,,,i .. "t and ImMievlsm. f(Ul ?,rlur''- T".l',,',y n",l W '-'cont taken In will go towards paying ex-mayor suggested that a subscrlp- (I Jul,...' Wh.o. ihimr. .7 . . . V. ... Tor tlio new niiu lianclsonie stage cur- kl.hnn r.l. .1. ..II . on...... .... . ul0 flc.llOOl U II II 1 1 ITI II III. Mons rate, should go up. I du , with a hearty re epilon. It Is a, ,. . Kf ,h, , .Men,!. m.tiK un. im reaMi. is Jusilflablo. ! wonderful picture and has a thrill ,,. .,t ih.. ,. i i,.,,i..i,i .-m i.,i. -.lie city treasuroi . I per year was read for the third tinitTI and passed by unanimous vote, all members being present. Likewise the ordinance whlcj gives tho city library $760 per year in equal mon thly installments, was put on its fi nal reading and passed by a unani mous vote. ' An ordinance which raises the sala ry of the city attorney to $40 per month was read first and second times, and will come up for finaac tlnn at the next meeting. M Kx-Mayor Saxton .aaressy-1 Vie Council with reQUOBt tht;en.4 tlon be taken toward repairing e walk fronting on Wellington's water lot on the hill. If 'Wellington could not be persuaded to repair it, the thoy it wH iliirliiL- war times Iht havo hail somii excuso. if. Kilwlii I:,ikw:. it (!, . every minute It shows a steamer. .a previous attendance records, w recked and sinking, a submarine at ; . thu bottom of the sea and a diver of getting all the irurflr w... I working at the wreck, lie meets WARREN-ST. HELENS nd. The uliorm romimnv nho.it. I with a nilsban nnd Is saved by tho e leartti'il a b hunti from the i.res- daring bravery of another tllvor. nllr.,n.l III.. . ,. iiurrr iirey, niioiner wcii'i-u i.iii- Itn, will be seen Saturday. The bill ' railroad situation . E. fionim: - It .ri the rollnnn.r I PVT heard of. This Is nreliv In laiiRiiiigo but the only wuy I i express It. pnn I'lillip;- It is dlscrnceful. Will lllivi) (o ny f,,r i.n 1 1 1 u ti I unit jtn pay Interest on the plant. W. II lHllaril:- I colisdlder tlm nr. P of the rninmlsslim nil lltinntrlial In n every , s tr ItiK to got back ROAD REPAIRED Hoad Supervisor Uther Clark for the entire week Is very good nnd K"""H ," tl", :,,,Hl tll,lt tlie Warren doubtless will draw big houses. it- Helena rrmd !b bidng repaired. i Tho now scarifier, drawn by the ! tractor has scarified tho road from GO BACK EAST TO Sl- "elens to Warren and has aver- wat't nAxriKir. or nntr aKmi nl"ut u 111110 11 l,,,y' Mr Clurh MAKL PAVINU BLOLK ( 8l,i(i. The road is being smoothed i up and In sotno places, crushed rock With thousands of tons of tho best and screenings placed. In a few rock suitable for making paving ' days we will havo tho rollers at nnrniulcy, the rotntulsslon commits blocks and wit h hundreds of yards of work and thinks that the Job will be "t wlilth. uniets matters istreots In Oregon which should b eompb.ted within tho coming week. J- H. WcllliiKtidi'li u . 'pnvod with these ltelglaii blocks and Kor some months tho road has been with ninny expert bloekmnkcrs will- very rough and travel either by auto lug to work here, It seems strange or t am far from comfortable, and f hut they liuvo to go ull tho way a- j people who use tho road will appre cross tho country to secure a job 'date It being put In a passable con block making, but it Is true never! ho- dltlon. less for Siiiuliiv morning Jack I.af-i At Win hrc,..,! ti..... ,i.i m Ki down Instead of going un. To are lum ,.i i.. .l . .... I ceand I am going t ,imIH0 witi, " oi tiioni. 'lo 1 Think Tf. ".T.'y-. t)lofl)ul.lKien and Arthur Ad:!INC0ME TAX REPORTS nwi ,u ... ""'"lams leave for I'lilla.leipnia. leun., 10 ; IiT . . nTIC,TI miiko blocks for street paving In tho VIL.U.U 11N kuoii Quaker (ily. They havo a Job for , niweral months nnd at top wages. ! The St. Helens noslofflce had a fy lo r rculaie u petition for the L ' lUB Service i.'ominls. of It the In. Mnifl..! i ... tarii. ti ,. rP""sontative " " i mailo a yorir ago neryiiiing wns im u.... ,. ti. It Wlllllil j.r.va hran itr... tuk- ii I,... l int i.oin nl rVi " '"'e 'ro have bee, " P. hlln 1 ll" not ,m,nV" l"r i ATycK ,,nllm uclet' ?7.?;ofi;rts,,c,,tt ''V..o'r,'c1;!,;(k(1. ,h0 - hUn;,1!.,."s.s:-- 0'.C01''-H' I have '"'nor i. ; " : "l ,,,,v" " py II h.... cllosn Nanln;,.' ,,",r "",0 o mnko Utto'-u1';;11' .M"","r "f '"iina "Hid )... ' . ''''"Iilionn comnuny ould I," ' "V1"" Bnmll raise, wo ever ii.... .. " -ei'....n iu , . ' 1 "i" Phono connm IncreZ ",,r " A. H, "I1 havo N ra ' .,. T" 't It. but when h"'r can k, ' , "lr' V,r I'noH what i entire.. . "K ttn Incronso of rina,r.t,,,o,,bt,'f F lMe..r. "' Jwiria In any ly caught t , l "" llkn tha compB ,rt of h ', ... po!Klon on the r"riK0 i,,.f,. . .''1',H J"l RHked for nn P'r roibic ' "u m,,'"o eoW ask U.v.,.n. .' ,"nft ' . ,7,r"M,:-',iiiiy the Z "(. of re " ao' 40 "'"ol ori'iTTelal ibis outgoing mall on Tuesday tho nrT-.T-i.rT v t itwt '' "e of "10 reasons was mat WbEKLY LUM- t wai) tho last day that Income tax BER REVIEW ! reports could bo fled and many wall led for tho lust day. Kor days hoiiii . . . .b -...im,, !f oi:r worthy rltlr.ons has pondered Now orders for tho week ending ,.n.,.,n,i blank sent out March 12th, declined as compared ; " ' llvnni, ani, wa8 tt fee IfllgU Ol rillll'l lllllll w nvi.n .....ii with the tirevlous week. ProducHon. nt 3,761,788 wn a 4 4 nor cent, below normal Now business, nt 38.027,637 f hi!; nnd shipments, nt B3.929.7tir. feet; both continues! under normal. The Industry Is hopeful, but no! confldonl, that freight rate adjust ments effective Apr.f 1st will Inspire better conditions. Failure of tho railroads to lower rates sufficiently to restore competl- experience) when tho report was completed nnd mailed, it is estimat ed that several tiiousand dollars wero contributed to Uncle Sam by residents of St. Helens. FAIR DATES FIXED BY BOARD ' . . V.eenn..ts for the In- Tho Columbia oh uy ra r is iu dtca.Vd lack of confidence ns to the :bo hed on Sep! J . and ra. 1 Ills wiin ii.t. i..-1.. ... - " - - Immedlute future. The unshipped balance of rail de livery business tntn.nn 3.467 car loads: unshipped domestic enrgoes. ! 863,499 foot; export, 14,384,604 feet. . STOCKHOLDERS TO MEET MARCH 26 A. 11. Turbell. provident or tho Wnrren Co-oporntlvo Wnrehoiiso As sociation states that the annual moet lnt of the stockholders will bo bold nt tho warehouse hall on Saturday, March 26th at. 10:30 o'clock. Two directors are to ho olootod nnd any other business transacted which may losrallv come before the mooting. An other matter Is tho milking of ar rangements for a marketing committee. Ing of the Fair Hoard. It was also decided to make this year's fair the biggest and host fair cvor hold In the county. In addition to the reg ular nnnroiirlntlon. the county couri nt tho budget meeting was Instruct ed to furnish un additional iuuu ,.r fnlr nurnoses. This gives tht board ample financial Biipport and It is expected that they will use their best efforts to bring to the fair ex hibits of merit. OREGON'S DEAD IN WAR TOTALS 934 SAI.EM, Oregon's recorded list of dead In world war service toiats m Adliitunt tionornl George A. white announced today, following the completion of a state-wide iur vey and compilation. tlon be taken up and applied on re. pairs. The council promised to havo the matter attended to from some sourco. The matter of granting a fran chise to the bus line running into St Helens came up for some informal discussion. The question, however, was put in abeyance until next meet ing, at which time the attorney rep resenting the bus line will be present. The matter also of licensing local motor vehicles wan , .scussed. May or Hallagh was of the opinion that some new ordinances should be drafted to cover this question, and ho turned the matter over to the Ju diciary committee to report on at tho next tneelng. -Other matters of minor Import ance and. the allowing of a few bills terminated the short session. Tho St Helens Co-operative Creamery Ass elation held a special meeting Saturday tor the purpose of electing a director. P. H. Lund waw olocted and the meeting voted to In crease the capital stock of the con cern to $5000. The present capital stock Is $3000. John V. Storla went to Peer Ia- lnnd Tuesday to attend a hearing of the Deer Island Co-operative Tele phone Company before the Public Sorvlce Commission. The commis sion was represented by Chief Clerk W. P. Ellis and L. A. Harris. A number of the phone users wen, present and spoke in favor of the Increase to $2 per month so that tho line could be rebuilt and better ser vice given. Mr. and Mrs. Jared Wilson who live five miles west of Rainier, to wards the Apiary section, returned to their home Saturday after spend ing soveral days in St. Helens. The Wilsons have lived on their farm for forty years, Mr. Wilson having tak en up a part of It as a homestead, lie Is a Q. A. R. veteran having serv ed for four years in tho 8th. Illinois cavalry. Later on the Mist will have a story from them relating to pioneer days in Columbia county. Rev. A. R. Spearow, Mrs. Spearov nnd little daughter came down to Ht. Helens Thursday to spend a day with friends. Rev. Spearow who un til a few months ago was pastor of the Congregational church here, now resides in Eugene and Is con nected with the University of Ore gon In T.M.C.A. work. He was in Portland on a mission connected with his work and said he couldn't resist the temptation to run down to St. Helens and see his friends and also the new church which was be gun before he left the St. Helens pastorate. The Milton Creek Logging Compa ny have not resumed operations though It Is expected they will soon start. Manager Brlggs was tn St. Helens this week and went out to the camp and It Is supposed that he FIELDHOUSE SELLS MANY FORD CARS Although the Ford factory has not resumed operation. Manager Field house of the Fleldhouse Motor Com pany, In some manner not known to other Ford dealers, continues to get a shipment of cars now and then and has been able to fill the orders he has booked. Recently he delivered to Dewey Harrison of St. Helens a Ford chassis which Is used as a de livery wagon. J. E. Ccartman, T. B. Milts and IV 1. Hjiiuej o." St.'HeUtH, purchased touring cars and P. A. Dixon Invested in a truck. L. Ca brlelson of Warren bought a touring car and Wiggins ft Company of Port land purchased a coupe. Captain Arnold who was here last year as su perintendent of the Warren Construe tlon Company came to St. Helens and wont back home driving a brand new Ford touring. Mr. Fleldhouse says bo expects to obtain at least 8 cars during the next thirty days and after that time he is not certain just how many he can get each month. PUN USERS E FAVOR RECALL Meeting Held Tuesday XlRht and At tended by Seventy Phone Users. IU-.olu.llon Passed Favoring Recall of Public Service Commission. A .meeting of the phone users in the H'arron district was held at War ren Tuesday nleht and nttnnHaH tv severity or more farmers and resi dents of that locality who are tele- pnono subscribers. The following resolution Was introduced nnH r,aou ed without a dissenting vote. Kesotved, That we the telephone users and farmers of the Warren dis trict, favor the recall nf ih n Public Service Commission and will work for the success of the recall in so far as we are capable and able." There van a rlfnciinnlnn no . advisability of buying the "farmer une pnone system and a committee was appointed to call on Manager Scott of the local office and ascertain the price of the Warren lines. If the price was reasonable, plans would le made to raise canital nnH kn v,a system and If the price was too high, it was suggested that the farmers build a line to the city limits of St. Helens and then connect with th main trunk line. It Is nlanned to hava n Kontral at Warren and switch tho cnlla tn tha trunk line, and It was stated to the mist mat many of the Scappoose neighborhood subscribers would join the Warren neonle In tho nrnlnet An. other meeting will be held In the near luiure ana alter the report of the committee Is receivod, a definite plan win ne ouinnea. A well InformoH raaiHont tf tho Warren npiphhnrhrwiri atatori that If a recall petition was circulated, it would be freely signed, and pointed out mat me rate bad, been raised from $1 per month to $2.60 per month and on many lines there were from 8 to 14 phones. He thought mat the raise was out of all pro portion an wimnarwi tn tha rntctA In other places, whlcV, in most In stances, averaged about 26 per cent. wtiite the rarmer or suburban lines had to stand an Increase of 160 rer cent SHIPPING NOTES SLIGHT CHANGE IN TRAIN SCHEDULE Effective Sunday March 20th, there Is a chango In the railroad schedule. Train 24, oound for Port land, will arrive at St. Helens at 7:12 p. m. instead of 9:17 p. m. ao heretofore and arrive in Portland at 8:2C p. ra. Train 2. bound for As toria will leave St. Helens at 7:17 p. m., just one minute earlier than the present schedule. The Rainier lo cal's schedule remains as at pres ent and the company hopes that the patronage will be sufficient to keep the train on the run. It was thought that It would be the best policy to wlhdraw the train, but agent Gllby prevailed upon officials to Keep It Kolng for the time being and await developments. PORTLAND COUNCIL ASKS FOR REHEARING The schooner Irene finished tak ing on her cargo of 900,000 feet of y tfb.'l ; r QUA iln ertoTT fta fhA Iclearanco papers are made out w'll leave no-.vn river and put to sea for Hilo, H. T. The steamer Daisy Mathews cars rying 1.000.000 test of lumber left out Wednesday night bound for San Pedro. California. After taking on a partial cargo the steamer Celilo left out Tuesday night for Knappton, Washington, to com- 'plete the cargo before sailing for ip.itru One of the big steamers of the Ad miral line Is expected in St. Helens this week and will tako on a consign ment of lumber for delivery at a foreign port. The steamer Wrapama is expected to arrive in the river today and after discharging a general cargo at Port laud will come to St. Helens to take on a lumber cargo for California. The schooner Irene Is expected to complete taking on her cargo of 900, 000 feet of lumber tonight and will be ready tomorrow to leave down riv er and said for the Hawaian Islands. PORTLAND, March -1 The coun cil by unanimous vote today adopts ed a resolution calling upon the state public service commission for a com plete rehearing of the telephone rati, case, under which the Pacific Tele phone and Tel graph company was recently granted Increased tolls lu Oregon. This matter wil be brought bofore the St. Helens council at their meet ing Monday night -iid a resolution Introduced asking the state public service to give a rehearing. It Is ex pected that many citizens will be present to explain the matter to the council and ask for immediate action. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WILL GIVE DINNER COUNTY GETS MORE TRUCKS FROM STATE Recently Columbia county has ob talnod four trucks from the state highway department. They were the property of the government used during war times and then turned over to the highway department. One of the trucks was sent to the Scappoose district and one to Rain ier. There are two hero and are being repaired under the supervision of Road Supervisor Uther Clark. In all, the county has ten trucks, six of them having come from the state department. The county court will meet In spe cial session tomorrow morning for the ipurpose of opening bids for con tract work on the Pettllohn road in s arranging for an .arly resumption I the Nehalem and the Miller hill road of logging work. I near Deer Island. The St. Helens Chamber of Com merce will hold a banquet and get to-gether session In the Oread ia hotei dining room Friday evening, March 25. Plates will be laid for 200 and those in charge of the affair are lay ing plans to rualio it one of the most successful dinner meetings the cham ber members have participated In for many months. In addition to local celebrities who will speak, J. W. Brewer of Port land has consented to make the chief address of the evening. He is a logical and convincing speaker and he will no doubt touch on topics of Interest to St. Helens boosters. Music will be a feature of the din ner and those in charge are also cast ing about for a singer to entertain the diners. Not the least to enter Into the affair is tho preparation of tlio dinner, which will be under the direct supervision of the Ladies Aid of the Congregational church, whose members will prepare the viands ana be in charge of tho dining room ser vice. INTERESTING SERVICES AT EPISCOPAL CHURCH Beginning Sunday night and con tinuing through the week. Archdea con Chamber of the Episcopal Dio cese, has been holding interesting services each night at Christ Episco pal church. Each night Rev. Cham bers gave a short sermon and follow ed It with a heart to heart common sense talk. A song service has been one of the features of the nightly meetings. Archdeacon Chambers will conclude the services tonight and he has a very interesting sub ject. The public Is cordially invited to attend this service and they may feel assured th?y will be amply re paid for the effort Rev. Chambers is an entertaining speaker and his talks are instructive and worth go ing a long way to hear. f :