The action o f the Chicago city
8Clve® unequal to rato-l the strugg'.i-
P U B L IC F O R U M
^(Van environment of infinite mm council iu condemning the Volstead .*
• plexity. there lias been lowering i i act will probably cause a gold many « • * * * * * • * • * *
! moral fiber.”
There exists no evt- people to think more of it.
mi n i i«>i i s t i « » '
Issued Every Friday by
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deiue that suicides of children.
Albert lleid. otte of our subscrib
T H E MIST I ’ l UIJtsHlNG I t Ml .
which are so sau a feature of so-
The
volunteer fire department ors olio live* in thè Gobio nelghbor
9. C. M O R T O N ........................... Editor
cial life In Germany, show
-any was vindicated and will remain with
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alarming rate of increase in the Unti us to do good work for the city homi. ,i» U thè followlng quosttou rei
.Ulve to thè Blble:
ed States.
It is among the young Good.
In thè hook of Gencsls thè first
S l'B C R IP T IO N K ATES
that the building of moral stamina
chepler God createli lle.iven and
One Y e a r ................................... $2 00 which forms
the surest safeguard
“ Men can do anything better than Kurth. and thè Kvening and the
Six Months................................ $126 against self-umrder can be moat women,” says an employer
Did b- Slornitig wero the first day.
Veri.,
--------- - successfully prosecuted.
ever see a man trying to nurse a i lust p.irt 8:13-19 23 32
lf
t*a"
Entered as second-class
mattor.
Iu normal times the record of baby?
realed as thè evenirne and mornliiR
January 10th, 1912, at the Postoffice suicide remains strangely umtorm.
was thè first day and "te., why ts tt ;
at St Helens Oregon, under the act Annually there is slow increase n
When some men cast bread upon I-. Chrislianity saya. frolli tnidiilglii
of March 3rd 1879
the number, but the proportion of the waters they expect It to return
The answer will he
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_______________________ _ a^es. eiuploymeats and both sexes is covered with butter and Jam on both ¡o miilmght
lound in Daniel 7.25. Isaiah 24. 6
i ii ’ y t v r m i l ]
I* v i 'F l t
' maintained regularly l lu, fa. ■
C O U N T » O i H l U b 1 ’ A l F i t
, eg tjie theory that suicide is not en- sides.
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tirely an act of the will alone. The
Some autoists would live longer P A V I N G B L O C K S F O R
Member National Editorial Associa- times have for at least seven years
if they didn’t think the signs at tin
P O R T L A N D R A IL W A Y
tion and Orogon State Editorial i,ee[1
of joint, and the whole
crossings were made for the trains
M c K w and Anderson finished ship
Association.
: world has been afflicted with spirlt-
ping a lot of two carloads of paving
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------- ! ual distemper.
The restoration of
The peace dollars are harder to ee>
Railway.
I I R I I 1-1
¡moral health is the sole force that hold of than those that were in cir blocks to the I’o r i l i i d
I u:ht
Bower compuuv this week
I A KM I I - A M « I N I 1 M i . .
m » function effect‘ vely against sui-
culation during the war.
There were approximately
15.000
Residents o f the lower Columbia side.—-Spokesman Review.
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blocks In tin two cars
Mr McKle
district are learning more every day
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Some automobiles have too much was in Cortland Tuesday and has
111 st | i s i in r i i m i i .
horse power and some drivers hav.
hopes of securing additional con
whether or not he or she lives on a
too little horse sense.
tracts from the street railway com
farm, in the city or in the town. To
Public utility valuations in Co-
pany and " s other prospects for ad
a great extent this added knowledge lubia county were increased about
A man who strikes out for himself
If lie secures these
is due to the extension work of the 20 percent last year over the for- usually makes a hit in business, hut ditional orders
contracts lie will Increase his force
Oregon
Agricultural
college
and mer year's valuation as set by (lie not in base hall
of rock cutters
The lust contract
through an active program mapped state tax commission and there may
for
seven
out by County Agent Holibaugh of be some who will wonder why the
Don’t let a cold hang on; it may furnished employment
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made the
Increase ■•ause you to drop o f f ________________
Columbia county with the co-opera commission
A number of
tion of the Columbia County F um Here's the story:
Bureau, who worked in conjunction months ago J. W. Day suggested to
with a similar organization in Clat the council that the valuation placed
sop county. So it is that those who on the property of the public utili
live iu the cities, towns and villages ties was not equally prorated with
4
* • ^ /-•% . “ -s . rr '->£* 1 ^
are drawn closer to the man who the valuation of property owned by
individuals.
By submitting authen
milks the cows and tills the soil.
W e cannot help but recognize th? tic statistics he convinced the coun
He
fact that much of the stuff raised on cil that such was the case.
the farms last year was sold at claimed that valuations, either of
a loss. It was sold at a loss by men utilities or individuals, should be on
whose toil and sweat and anxietv j equitable basis.
It was suggested j
were part of the costs
But there that a letter be sent to every muni- j
were profits.
The railroads go cipal body in the state of Oregon |
theirs, the speculators and commis- ! asking that they insist on sued
sion men figured profits and th» equitable valuations and that those
storage people didn’t lose any. The municipal bodies take up with the!
producer was about the only one to tax commission the matter of in-
lose on the deal “ but the farmers creasing the valuations to something |
will plant again when the spring like the valuations o f the Individual.
opens.”
Of course they will.
And The council did so. and the St. Hel
they will set a fine example foe ail ens Chamber of Commerce sponsor- |
is the connecting link between resolve and accom
business men in going ahead on the ed the suggestion and acted accord
work, buying new pure bred stock; ingly.
The fact that the tax coni- '
plishment. A n y business which is sent to us by
setting out berries and improving the mission raised the valuations of t h e 11
quality of their dairy products.
public utilities is prima facie evi- j ]
out-of-town customers is handled without delay
Every spring opens a new account dence they heard the voice of the* j ]
for the farmer.
It is fortunate for people.
It is interesting to note;
and with particular attention to the customer’s
all that the farmer banks on the that such voice first spoke from St.
hope of better crops and begins all Helens.
special needs.
O ur experience, location and re
over. Farming is his game. He tills
the soil and aids in production. And
sources are important factors to consider if you arc
HOME B l II.DING » E A R
he doesn't shut down his plant and
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All signs point to 1922 as a b i g -
v a it for better times.
Because this
choosing a county-seat banking connection.
has been the attitude of the man on -v e -r for home builders, according to !
'Before
the farm from time immemorial no department of commerce.
W e invite your connection with our growing list
one resents his demand to have some the year is out the United States
thing to say in the affairs of fhP will have begun to reduce the hous
of out-of'town customers.
county or state. The city people are ing shortage of about one million
getting used to meeting with the homes
Measured in floor space, the aver-
farmers at the chamber, the grange
BHERMAN' M. MII.KH, President
hall and at luncheons, and this plan a*e contracts aw_rded during the
J K. HUTCHINSON', Can birr
of rubbing elbows has worked to a l*89* three months stand well above
great advantage in this section. The the 15,21 average and very close to
farmers have taken their losses and tlie h i*11 year of 1919. With such a
Safety Deposit Box Rentals are Moderate
this spring are going ahead, and it start the year 1922
could
easily
is clearly everybody’s advantage to < rank ahead of any year since the be-
work to the end that the farmer may sinning of the war.
be given return for his labor anil 1 Residential buildings
have ac- !
hia spirit.
counted for 4 7 per cent, or nearly
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| half of all new construction during !
✓
S T HELENS
OREGON
the past three months, whereas dur
H E L P IN G ONE AN O TH ER.
i n g the years 1919 to 1921 residen- \
Speaking of the visit of the St. tial construction was only 31 per j
IN colum SI a COT NT V
Helens
Chamber
of
Commerce cent, or less than one-third of t h e '
Chanters to Rainier the Rainier Re- ; total. Homebuilders are having f|rst
view says1 " L e t us all turn out on ral1 °n the resources of the construe- j
this occasion and show our appro- j t i° n industry.
ciation of what St. Helens is doing!
This assures permanence to the
for us.”
This is the right senti- re''ival of the lumbering Industry In 1
ment for the towns and communi-1 tlle wesl-
ties to have.
There should be no i
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petty jealousy or feelings between
I f Sheriff Wellington and his dep-
the communities but to the contrary uties keep on running down and
there should be a spirit of co-op- catching bootleggers and illicit stills
eration and friendly feeling, realiz- and if Judge Philip maintains his
in^ that all of us belong to the Co- j attitude as to imposing fines, it is i
lumbia county family and what within the range of possibility that i
benefits one of us
will to a cer- the general fund of the county will i
tain extent benefit
the other mem- have a surplus.
March fines for
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bers of the family
The Mist has bootlegging and violations of the
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noted with pleasure the progress of prohibition law amounted to $1175.
this spirit and we are reminded of a sum sufficient, to pav the expenses
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when the Vernonia Commercial club of the sheriff's office and then leave
entertained a large delegation from a neat surplus for the county ex
St. Helens and when St. Helens aid-1 chequer,
ed Vernonia in their Fourth of July I
-r
celebration.
SV lien both towns and i
A historian says women ruled the
several
communities joined with world 2.500 years before the birth of
C latskanle In their Labor Day cele- C h r is t
Ain't history grand’
bration and help.-d to make It the ~ . ..
big success it was. And now comes
an organization of St. Helens play
ing to a Rainier audience under the
auspices of and for the benefit of
W h y take the chance of
the Rainier Commercial club and
that organization and the Rainier!
newspaper boosting for the enter
tainment. We are progressing along
in trying to save on painting
the right way; let's keep it up.
T U P
1 ML
CT
u r i F1SJC
J 1 • I l L L L l w
ilio I
Your Experienced Friend
W ill tell you that the best meat is .ilway, th{
cheapest. But how to tell choice meats :s (|i(fjCu'
thing to learn and expensive, too Y ou can avoid both
difficulty and expense by buying yuur meats here
W e sell only the finest grades, so you wastc*no m n
ey on experiments.
I . i<-'P 1
Telephone 40
H<
Kveu man wlth thè ordlttary Insilitela of mmnion
know tl, a he »houli! Uruvide, uh Tur un I h I h In« |,(,»pr
uguniMt poHHllile l'iuergenclM In thè future
The very flr-a of nulli prrcuutloiis I h the itcqulretamt
o f H MOV ili Kit M i-Colini.
The
ret o f Muoceunful nuvlng I h
positeli imi It . h thè regulartty wlth
ninde Kvt n u -.muli iimount »uch uè
poniteli regulurly cucii wi'i-k un puy
noi the iimount de-
whlch «|i-p<.«ita , r„
n niiigl« dollar. <|e
dny will grnw «qr.
prlHlngly.
Th I h batik welc.iinien Mima 11 ucrount*. nini Invites you
to muke .in lutti il depoHlt of u n » dollar or more
Finir per cent tnloront I h pulci un all Mvltin ■•romita,
au hjort
to
ii h ii u I
re gu lu tl o ii H
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me •>»'*'
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fruit" a 11“
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Member Federai lleuerve Hyatem
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SUICIDE A N D C IV IL IZ A T IO N 'S
UN S E T T L E DN ESA.
The showing of suicides in the
United States in 1921 made more
than 20,000 self-murders, 23 p.-r
cent more than in 1920, ;.nd pro
longed the red record scor.-d thriugh
the war and Its consequences. The
Spectator, however, an American
journal o f insurance, supplies the
grounds for assurance as to th - fu
ture.
It intimates that the suicides
of 1920 were the fewest on n- .ord,
being only 12.3 to the 100,000 per
sons, whereas the highest known
rate Is 21.6 to the 100,000 in ! 1/08.
The percentage In 1921, there fore
wa« not nearly so enormitis as It
appeared.
Business failures were numerous
in 1908 and in 1915, when tlie sui
cide rates ran high, and war had
nothing to do with It in this coun
try
So it is likely that the de
pression o f American business last
year will reflect Itself in suicides.
The Spanish statistical bureau nas
surveyed
suicide throughout the
world, and it finds that during 1»0C
and 1907 Saxony had 356 suicides
among 1.000.000 persons, the Unit
ed States 161 to 1,000.000 and Spain
only 46. The Spectator's recent re
port reveals that in 1918 and 1919
there was marked decrease in the
use of poison hy suicides, a fact
that
reflects
increased
care
In
guarding the sale and distribution of
poisons.
The report further affirms that
“ on the part of many weak-minded
members o f society, who find them-
Catching
Cold
W ashing is hard work.
You
ed.
become
overheat
Then you hang the
clothes out to dry and
become chilled.
O ur
Family
Service
solves
W ashing
these
problems.
The Da nger Point
Repairs Cost More Than Paint
HEN the paint on your
meet the wealher conditions in the
West.
property bepins to check
and crack, it is time to paint
They contain the finest materials—
PIONEER WHITE LEAD, p u r e
again.
Unless your house is
wed oil, pure zinc and pure colora—
protected by a smooth, elastic
. combined scientifically in e««, t
film o f durable paint, decay will
portions. They are the best paints
we know.
set in and rapidly depreciate i t
W
Decay j, expensive and wasleluL
Price lumber alone, to get an idea
of what it will cost to repair or re
build. Paint save« this coat
The beat paint la the moat econom
ical in the long run. It spreads easily
—saves labor coat. It covert a larger
area per gallon than “ cheap" paint.
But moat important, the beat paint
serves 6ve or more years longer than
“ cheap” paint.
We have been making the best
paints for 73 years. They are scien
tific in foimula and preparation. They
S A N IT A R Y
Free Advice
on Painting
Ask oar .»• ■ •
•olor eardt, « t « .
Weekly Offerings of tbe
RUTHERFORD
11«
REA LTY CO,
lnicn-l 6“
- anil I arm fi*r m i l . a< n*:»«.* for •ml«*, « l o w a ml on
II i only
»inch ih»
lay, that lg||
orrr »11 f*>
Th«- pm
,r»«cs 1‘ "
etites micr
no pay
l.unn hc:..lM
HOUSES
5 Room and rholn* n»rn r Mill lot, fin«» vl«*w. It blocks from
city bull, only
vour Isn o s In r«n»on
6 Hoorn now hou«»\ rlv« r vi»*w full bawnmnt, 3 blocks out,
laic»* attic, only $1300 $300 down, balance very easr
term ii .
ry »1 tti-
6 Hoorn I foil o*. not finished but htihifuh!«*, one cere choir*
Kurden soil, on ir«*»*k. plowed and ready to plant, only
$H00, on term«
tluo AS n
♦rly care.I
U from 1
aoulil ni -1 p
» tu*l
I» <>■
|»rm rororl
FARMS
20 Acres, 1 C» acre* c!«*ar 7-room hoiue, barn. 25 bearing fruit
tre**M nice trout stream. Hpfitig anil wall, on un«*d ro»4.
c I o m * to x< hool and store, only $3,4 7 ft on terms
li »beve 1
ir» pretti
get* the » S I
rggt ID III.'
high
40 Acres. 30 acre« clear, K room houne. Imm. city watftf,
< r* * k f u '. K<w<! road, team wngon. harm *. tool*,
choice creek bottom land. $4 500, ferni-t reasonable
'The ( I » ®
Ihe year |.
ber uf Ih'-i
20 Ac re*- 3 acres Hear 2 houses, barn chicken house, gm*
H> wafer n» k road,
rn^lo to school, only $1850 on
very easy terms.
RUTHERFORD
REA LTY
123 — Residence
Phones — Office
ini] early I
r h**» pee!
(he (tira
mure fur i l H
ID the uv-H
year on lluH
The averH
a cuRinu*r« ■
In; of um I
ea anil ib-pH
of (ml 1< I
•urvey * u B
The c i n t i
average m l
between 11
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coal la pr
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duels
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Big Bargains In
Used Cars
(linen eggs
The uverl
(owU is ul
the conimi-
age» from
would le.,Vi
on investm
eqilpntetii
(ha prodiii
L you are thinking of buying a car this year, tig*
ure witii us betore you make your selection. U
you h.iven t ihe money to lay dow n for a new car we
cun lurtush you with a used car which might answer
y <ur purpo.e just as well. L o o k over the following
list < t Used Lar Bargains.
Ready to Run and Im
mediate Delivery.
1 1 ‘320 Model ‘I^O
I i >l d M ode 1 40 u
1 I o’ l ivlr,<lcl 400,
>21 Model 4 i >0
The ii-
la low u n
it easier
'o curt-
Illusi dill
cal men
Chevrolet T ou rin g ....... $200.00
Chevrolet T ou rin g ..........$250.00
a brand new car, only . . . $025.00
follows .
The cob
Ihe reei-i
Touring, almost good as
n e w .................................................... $450.00
preuiimi
cold hai
ger 1
Ri-i'ieily
IkMIH of
rid of I
l»y
It
of p ieui
he olita
1 >■ I Baby Grand Roadster, in good shape
$700.00
D <rt Roadster, good c o n d itio n ......... $550.00
1 l rV l Velie Touring Car, o n l y ................... $1050.00
1 •V! 'l pay you to look over these cars and let us dem*
fo , , d o „ .
1 hem to you.
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Ask tks roll«, SpMlu
«loo D rpsriw sa, ol.oa,
■cat d m rsb lo «o lo r „
W e w i'l give you easy terms.
Miai
th ,
solor b,no Oar ,od .a, ,<ho>
deuile.
A,bb,r Crawl I t 11 ‘/ i i \
floor Palat, All
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V.ral.k.. Sllb.aabl.. L j L l . f
riltssa for floor,
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H o P u s o s e n e
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m ìtà
up
Pur* P rep a red Poin t
Maeuf.ct urod by W. P. Fuller A Co., Dept. « , Sen Fr.ecUco
Br» nr,'»s In 19 Clt.rs In the West
St. HELEN S ST E A M
LAUNDRY
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Do You Delie ve in Providing
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St. Helens. O rego n
tinti» “ “ .
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The Peoples Market
Strand St.
Hubs
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s m THE MEMO BELOW
Mr house
nwsts nelotlnt Foliar .
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H ou « Paint, are «a d bv .k. r " b L a / A .Ia ,.
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