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PAGE FOUR "" est priced car. mid not pay u cent of 1 th'd r minds until th e y bwconte u * tux. s or c o n trib u te a cent to the pro I'rtuln i'f thnmsolves, and ulttiuutc- Z I posed 19.'. • rail v.l.t II is got Mir • jly lose a l t o g e t h e r t h a t buoyant faith pricing that a Portland paper roceni PU B LIC FORUM ¡in t h e ir a b ility t o succeed , without U s u il i Ex f r y t r i i U y by * i advised its readers that the* which no k re:.t thing e v er w u i a t - THK MIST P I H IJ S H I X O COMl'kNk . com plished * I aoulil vote for the 'u ir , with Imputi Ity, because only one person in five W hat though you a r e poor o r your S. C. M O R T O N .................................E ditor ________ 'n vlroum ont u n f a v o r a b le ; these \l It. 1». VSkS SOME P E I t I T M V I paid ' ' y taxes Pite f a rm e r s claim credit .or de " ’ htngs should in c ite you to g r e a te r g i'K S T lO N H . fouling th e sin gle-tax law Hut a lav HI l i s t K ll*T IO N R A T E S effo rts. Stoutl> deny the power of E d ito r of T h e Mist: ou land ulono. I» no less singlo tux One Y e a r ...............................................$3 Ou ulv» r s l t j or poverty to keep you W h ile highly in favor of a 1925 because It was adopted lit tioineo Six Mouths ......................................... $ 1 . 3 6 li wn I ita i tly as sa rt y o u r super- We need the 19 2a -_____ ______ .__________________ ority to your e n v i r o n m e n ts ; know P ortlan d P air. I believe th e re ire pa title doses Hut we need a constitution, E n t e re d as s e c c a ‘ -class m a tte r. ” >ou • tlu> m a s t e r and not the two questions, at the present time, tair. J a n u a r y 1 0 t h . 1 0 1 2 at the P o s t o f f ic e ' ,f ‘ iri u m -tnnee and conditions w hlch should be duly considered by and fuir play auto tg ourselves ; lie taxp aye rs o f Oregon Oregon is on« of the flt'erl coun St. Helens. Oregon, under ih e act * » » s » ^ » m P tio a ... . „ iw—u *’f p o w f r ; th e a f f i r m a t i o n o f belief T h e first Is: Are we auto mad? tries lit the world, hut no slut*1 can o f M arch Sru. l b . 9. tn your ab ility to su cce e d ; t h e ntcn- Ou this questio n I cannot avoid the exist Without a constitution Wo ui a t t i tu d e which c la im s success on conclusion that a fair answer, by a may reform , as Kansas did. but II he highest plane, as an In alie n ab le d isin te re ste d l O I N T I U K K K 1Ä L PAPÜH server, would not lie requires constant vlglh nee w B I' ■ --------- —---------- b irt h rig h t , will s t re n g th e n your c o m p lim e n tary to us. Eor auto»» we have neglected f a r m s ; for a u to e . M ember N atio nal E d i t c r la . Associa- »’hole n a tu re and g ' e wond erful ’’Tills year bus be mi critical and tlon and Oregou S t a t e E d i t o r i a l , ’,ower *•> c o m b in a tio n o f facui- wo have m ortgaged ho m es; for sit mporlunl T h e trunsform aliim of A saoclatlon tics w,m-h doubt, fe a r and lack of toes we have abandoned c h u r ch e s , confid ence, underm ine. Many a man for an toes we have wildly built 'l l ” our national defense front a war to " h a s accom p lished his o b je ct by the scenic high w ays; for a u lo e s we have a peace basis lias been completed d eterm ined a d h e re n c e to f a i t h in his Incurred b urdensom e t a x a t io n ; lor The reg ular array lias undergone i T U E O L I* Y KAK. S trin g e n t mea • l a b ilit y to succeed W h e n e v er y th in g auto e s litany have given up virtue, trying reduction. Too often we a r e prone to f o r g e t , )U( },|s d ete rm in atio n and co n fl- honesty, auibitio u. and life itself, lit lires of economy have been success tlie old and m in g le with the young, j (ience j,as been swept away, one view of the e x tra burdens from this tally effected " S e cre ta ry of W ar ____ lu this day and a g e slow, fa lt e r in g should cling to this priceless birth- turce. it waa ot#v re aso nab le that W eeks steps a r e unnoticed save fo r an • *- •. l(- h t ;, s he would to his honor, tiie law should requ ire som e llceuso | pression of sym pathy. We have for- T h o u g h t s a r e fo rce s and th e eon- fee of a u to ists. in addition to the us j gotten th a t the old man o f today m n t a f f i r m a t i o n o f o n e ’s inherent n il r a te of taxation for o t h e r prop was the youth of yesterday and th a t right and power to succeed will e r t y ; and such was th e law. until the i it was he who mad e possible th e sue- ^oon c h a n g e in h o s p itab le conditions lust l e g isla tu re saw fit to made 1 cess of to day's youth. ,nd unkind en v iro n m e n t into favor q a a t e ly inurease this fee, and total \ er> seldom does the Old \ ear ¿id e paths to success i d happines- ly free a u to e s from any o th e r t.i\ get his ju st cre d it— all of us are| __________ * ___________ ation Hut as .f d iffe re n tia l, c lass . anxio u sly aw aitin g the infant of tlie T h e P ortlan d school board cut taxation did not render the act s u f New Y e a r W e forg et the old iu the . . .. , __. . , # 1 0 .0 0 0 o f f o f th e school expenses ficiently o b je ctio n a b le , from a con ! pleasant anticipatio n of what th e new . „ . . _ ,. , ill i rt » by re d ucin g the wages o f ju m to rs. stitutiottul stand point, it was furtlt j W E WISH you a Pros People of S t. H elens should have O rdin arly when t h e r e is to be an er provided that all th e money so raised should go into th e st.itq road a kindiv regard fo r 1921. N o t w i t h - ' plan c a r r ie d out. it »tart« perous New Year. The funds. Uy the provisions o.' this act | s t a n d ing l n i th e n e r s l business denres- tO the bottom stand the e e general depres ’? * t h »* , 0 P 31 J I he P ortlan d school board has r e no au to in th e s ta le will c on trib ute year will be more pros sion wlilch prevailed over p ra c t ic a l a cent to the 192f> fair, so ardentl> I ly th e e n tire cou ntry , 1921 favored versed th is usual o rd e r of proceed advocated by a u to owners. 'rigs It is possible, th o u g h it might St Helens The ind ustria l p lanis perous for you if you not be pro b ab le t h a t they followed T h i s leads us to llie second ques [ contin ued operations, com paratively lie e xam p le set by th e St. Helens tion which is: Can a s t a te govern i few persons were without e m p lo y have the proper machin meat be f a irly conducted without a ment. St. H elens grew, slowly but school board. co n stitu tio n ? surely. T h e r e was little su ffe ring, ery. We handle every T h e Mist wishes a Happy and lit 190 2 we adopted the Initiative no disasters . T r u e th e re has been some sadness but the scale» o f tim e I ^roapercru» New Y e a r to each of our In 1 9 1 2 , by initiativ e m easures, we j thing in this line, and at tipped tow ard s gladness, and. all in sub scrib ers, to ev ery one of o ur did away with all personal or road all. 1 9 2 1 . the Old Man o f T im e ju st friend s and to ev ery one of o u r poll tux In 1 9 17, by such measure, prices below many o; O ur “ b e fo re New Y e a r's v.o so am en ded Sectio n 1 of Article new t a k in g his fin a l step, has been enemies. good t o us Resolu tio n is to m a k e o f T h e Mist IX of the c o .'s t it n tio n as to do away ihe Portland dealers. W e now look forw ard to Ij.-,., 1 a b e tte r paper and to b e tte r serve with the provision for “ P n lio r m and j T h e infant e n te rs a year without the the c o u n ty in which it is pu b lish ed.” equal rate of a sse ssm en t and t c - ! a t i o n , ’’ which was th e usual provis burden of 1 9 21. P re v ailin g condi Are you going to attend the bud- ion in o t h e r con stitutio ns, and lud tion s are better, th e fu tu re looks T h e m eeting \ I een interpreted in nu m erou s cases. Let us figure with you more rosy. T h e c o u n try Is alm ost get m e e ting to day ? to norm alcy t.nd the optim ist has wil1, l,e ^ I d th e co u rt house at ¡ T h u s the door was thro w n open for on farm machinery. conquered th e Dessiraist. i - o d o e s p. m. 1 novel provisions. In 1919 the legis- W e hail 1 9 2 2 and believe t h a t th e J la tu re added to the a l r o d y lengthy ’I f A m erica would only bo c o n list of t a x exem ptio ns. "A ll house spirit o f th e l a t t e r part of 1 9 2 1 will prevail and th a t th e cou ntry w l l l i e n t nût to be d ic ta to ria l she c.ia hold f u r n itu re , domestic fixtures and j dictate the fu tu re o f the world.”— household goods and e f f e c t s . ” no m a r ch onwrrd to progress. S ir E r n s t Wild m a t t e r what t h e ir value. T o this X l U t t o i , P ro p rie to rs, ---------------•----------------- ¡exem ption th e le gisla tu re o f 1921 MAVAYS S O M E T H IN «; W R O ' i i Don't go around w'th a chip on ■ as added a u t o e s ; - nd n o r it is pos- Clatxkanie, Oregon T h e r e is alw ays som ething wrong i vour sh o u ld e r if y, u want people to "*U)ie for a man. in Oregon to have with th e world. L o ts of people to- !.|a p you on yo u r back. f if ty thou sand d ollars worth of per- •x — - ■■ I ;■ r■ , ----- . of tim es and a r e fo re v e r h a r k in g T h e best thing t o do ab o ut m o s t 1 back to " t h e good old days o f our o f th e gossip th a t you hear is to a n c e s t o r s .” T o be s u re th e re is much f o t g e t it. in this modern a g e that might p r o f itab ly be altered and yet the old life l C o n gre ss t.as been charg ed with a was not a bed o f roses eith e r. So good m a n y things but not with W E E X T E N D TO YOU AND YOURS T H E t a k e your c ho ice b e tw een: speeding. Present: T r o l le y cars, e le c t ric W ISH FOR A lig hts, gas range, telephone, modern P atro n izin g home in dustry m eans plum bin g, movies, ra ilro ad s , inter- th e development and progress of the urb ans. t h r e e squares. com munity. P a s t : Ox te am s, s h a n k s m are, t a l low candles, lu g gin g coal s cu ttle s, T h o re a r e plenty o f self-m ad e men m ailm e n , tin basin , d agu erreotypes, but women usually go to a b eauty s tag e coach, wagon and team , f a m parlor. ----------------* ----------------- ines And now for resolu tio ns. If they W e could go on and fill t h e paper with c om p arison s but these will he a r e good ones we hope you will keep AND TH ANK YOU FOR YO U R PATRONAGE enough to s t a r t on« th in k in g th a t them. we are not so bad o f f a f t e r all D o n’t turn over a new l e a f ; burn it. T H E If* i5 F A IR . THE ST. HELENS MIST Season’s Greetings to | You and Yours We trust that every joy will he yours during this festive period and that the coming year will bring you added friends and prosperity. .1 J] We thank you for the liberal patronage bestowed on us during past seasons and assure you that we always strive to merit your approval and friendship. “The Fair Deal” will he our motto in the future as in the past, giving full value for every dollar re ceived. CH O IC E Farmers Farm Equipment Company YO U R CH ICK N EW YEARS DINNER M ORTON & WILSON (Two Markets) The Strand, Columbia St. Central Williarrette St. MIST WANT ADS GET RESULTS r A New Y e a r 's Could you make. Mr. or Mrs Renter, a better resolution than this: "I resolve that during the year 1922 will tind me the owner of my OV\ N HOME and instead of having a bundle of rent receipts- myself and family will own the roof over our heads." Make This Resolution and Live Up to It We will help you carry out this good intent for we have many attractive, comfortable and conven iently located homes. A S M A L L PAYMENT DOWN and a little saving each month ami when an other year roll, around you will he your own land lord. Mr Husband, ask your wife about the plan— dollars to doughnuts, she will agree with you and help you. Call on us, we will help vou. Riverside Confectionery Resolutions R o y ’s S p e c i a l s for S atu rd ay PORK. ENS. O Y S T E R S . CRABS. ETC.. FOR Happy and Prosperous New Year We t’« l:e v - ■ bat a m a j o r it y o f th e | f V H W M W M t w w v v v v v w v v v citizens o f Oregon a r e In fav o r of th e 1 9 2 5 f a i r but a m a j o r it y of th o s e ! c itize n s have not yet arriv ed a t a J logical conclusion as to th e finan-1 cin g o f t h e fair. C e r t a in ly th e pro-! posed g aso lin e t a x does not m e e t 1 w ith popular approval. T h e legis-1 lr.ture should n o t have followed in [ t v t w t v w vw w w w w v w w « t h e steps o f Mr. R o c k e f e ll e r becau se \ t h e o rd in a ry citizen f e e ls t h a t he is j p ayin g a c e r t a in tax t h a t R o c k e f e l l e r ! has levied. G aso lin e should n o t b e ar a l l o f t h e burden. I f th e f a i r is fo r t h e b e n e fit o f Oregon and will aid in t h e d ev elo pm ent of Oregon, then O re gon should pay its proportion of th e I exp e n se n f th e enterprise. BEEF. Central Real Estate Co. John Philip. Manager ♦ ♦ St. Helens, Oregon ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ HAPPY N EW Y E A R -----------------H A P P Y N EW YEAR T H E P R I C E L E S S B IU T U IU G H T -U ( B y Carol N o rto n ) A s u b s c r i b e r P.nd friend o f th e M ist has sent In t h e following ar-| t i d e , which is m ost a p p ro p riate f o r 0i Vr;ar'8 “ e so lu - A / wfc . • L e t ’s ns girls form little d ub s en’ As a spring can n e v e r rise high er h * " ’" , h ' ,,a ‘r ruf th a n its sou rc e so one can never a t tain a g r e a t e r success than he b e - j lievea he can. A b so lu te con fid e n c e in o n e ’s a b i l ity to succeed is an ind ispensab le e s sen tia l to th e h igh est ac hiev em en t. ! W h e n you have found your n ic h e ; | when you realize t h a t you a r e w o r k - ! ing along the line of your s tro n ge st f a c u ltie s instead o f yo u r weakest, do n o t allow an y th in g to divert you) from your choico. No m a t t e r what d ifficu ltie s may a r i s e ; no m a t t e r how Let's break up th practice «' wearln’ / 0U anUCipa" ' 1 «-loth top shoe* With broken arches, your work m ay be, do not waver or turn b a c k ; stand firm by your choice. R e m e m b e r t h a t t h e r e a r e tim e s In ; every c a r e e r when th e tho rn s are m ore plentifu l than th e roses. It is at such s eas o n s t h a t y o u r manhood m u st a s s e r t i t s e l f ; t h a t th e s t r e n g t h ! o f your pu rpose must be proved. Do not, however d ark or disco u r ag in g the outlo o k, a d m it th e possi bility of d efeat. .Set your fa c e toward your goal and a f f ir m and re -affirm l a - t * ail roaolve t spend our money y o u r con fid e nce in your ab ility to at h- rue. succeed. T h i s keeping o n e ’s s e lf up to th e success standard and m a in ta in in g in all its dignity and in te g rity one'u s e lf - s u f f ic ie n c y to a c c o m plish the thin ; un dertaken is proof of a stro ng c h a r a c e r . Never porm it an y o n e o r an y th in g to underm ine yo u r self-con fid ence. Never admit to y o u rs elf even in tho u ght that ! V .) \ t h e r e may be a possibility o f your fa ilu re . • T h i s c on stan t a f f i r m a t i o n , the persistent dwelling upon t h ” possible o r positive phase of success and nev e r a d m it t in g th e n e g ativ e , will tend to s tre n g th e n , t o re n d e r im preg nable t h « great pu rpose; th e one unwaiv- e rin g aim wh'cli brings victory Many fail b e . . i e t h e ir s e l f c o n f id e n c e becom es weak. T h e y allow j Mothers, keep a > bluer surveillance people to i n je c t doubt and f e a r into on your daughters in IbZk.—Abe Martin, i. *£?*■$?*•* ■ Z PI Í £ W 2 Sugar, 18 lbs..................................................................$i oo Creme Oil Soap, 4 b a r s ................................................. 25c Citrus Powder, per p a c k a g e .........................................25c Diamond W. Cotfee- 1 lb............................................... 3 4 c Diamond W. Coffee, 3 lbs....................................... $j oo 10 Pounds Red Label Karo S y r u p .......................... 7 0 c 10 Pounds Blue Label Karo Syrup ........................60c 15 Ounce Glass Pure Fruit Jelly ...........1 .............. 25c 1 Package Cream of W h e a t .........................................25c 1 Pound Bulk C o co an u t................................................. 25c 5 Cans Large Borden’s Milk ..................................... 50c 5 Cans Large Carnation Milk ................................... 5 0 c MAY YOU AND YO U RS > 2. 0. < PI E N JO Y A F U L L M E A S U R E > X O F H A PP IN ESS. X HEALTH, < X X PR O G RESS > X X AND P R O S P E R IT Y \> >< A L L TH RO U G H Ï THE u 2 COMING z YEAR. pi W ITH A ST EP FORW ARD > X X < AND U P W A R D FOR 1 COME. < pi > EACH Y E A R TO X X 1 9 9 ROY’S Grocer’ ( Y E S , W E D E L I V E R !) St. Helens, Oregon 2 2 2 2 Phone 42 I t * lu mbiott onnt03uuk Hi l.EN , nc rO O N i n coia JMAI a ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ J happy NEW C0") n t r Y E A R ---------------------- H A P P Y N EW YEAR