THE ST. HELENS MIST FRIDAY. JULY 28, 1922
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THE ST. HELENS MIST
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Januarv 10th.
at St Helen».
of March 3rd.
»eccnd-claa* matter.
1912. at the Dost office
Oregon, under the act
1879.
COUNTY O FF IC IA L PA PE R
Member National Editorial Aatocla-
tlon and Oregon State Editorla.
Association.
NEWSPAPERS
AM'
JURY MI N.
May 15 to June 15. according to tin-
latest report of the bureau of sta
tistics of the department of labor
That means thut the cost of living,
so fur as food is concerned, is prac
tically stationary
The cost of llv
lug can not be determined to a
nicety. At best these statistics are
only an approximation, and a va
riance of l per cent, one way or the
other, 1» too negligible to jusmy an
opinion that the cost of living is
going up or going down.
Numerous factors prevent a com
plete return to the prewar basis of
prices in the United States
Freight
rate is one of them; the generally
higher wage level is another; exten
sive unemployment, which is hut un
other term for reduced production of
commodities, is yet another
Since
the farm producers took their rent,
justments early and in a lump. It is
ttol surprising that the fall in food
prices has bo«?n checked and tha
part of the cost of living is approx
imalely stable.
As Industry drifts back to normal,
production Increases and the freight
rates come down with the Increased
volume of traffic and the reduction
of wages, the general trend of prices
may be expected to be gradually, but
no; sharply, downward.
it takes
time to adjust these matters aftei
a violent disturbance like the World
war. but the settling process is as
sure as the settling of disturbed
masses of earth after a violent earth
quake.
judge W A Harris, who is ...
Vernon lu. requested Elmer Black
bun, ,o clean ibe moss from the
roofs of his sovorul houses In Si
Hâtons
Bint kbnrn dill U and
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good example (or other property
roof
owners here.
Dry moss on u
might be the menus of starling
disasm.us conflagration, for a -.„ark
front the chimney or flue falling in
to it, would quickly start a blu >
The moss can In* removed with In
He effort and possibly a fire averted
The weather is warm and dry; ilia
moss is dry. There is no sense in
flirting with u danger which is up
parent.
limisi h >
.are. ^rouM. ui-ko^hlm
jsr«»\.- "
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,r let uuv
you u of your buck,
‘»11« musiir you
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Y ellow or Buck Fever An Ulus
ion that leads Hie victim lo Imagine
, in
1. 1 , . I , ■ 11 In s r e s p o n s i b i l i t y
b>
li,, buck 10 somebody else
yolir Job onto th
..lini fello« Il .vou'd ruther noi
humlle II, tlie company prefers lo
Ilici. 1.111 .1 man lor thè work llself
The Forge
ism
Weekly Offerings of the
RUTHERFORD REALTY CO
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The Importance of
an Accurate
TIME-FIECE
The attorneys who represent Or
R M Brumfield, the Koaeburg den
trains and for a hundred other
tist convicted of the murder of Oeu-
nis Russell. Douglas county recluse,
Mistakes do not happen they a •• reasons a good watch is the
in their argument to the supremo
made, and their manufacture is an
court, gave as one reason why a new
extremely unprofitable business
A only kind worth having.
trial should be given the convicted
side line always found contiecie I Kvery watch that we sell car
man. that a change of venue should
with it is the marketing of excuses
have been granted because of the
There is no market (or elthei pro ries a guarantee of reliability
prejudice in Douglas county against
regardless of the price you pay
duct.
the defendant caused by newspaper
If you run an excuse factory, sell
articles.
it out and lake up a business ilia
Your inspection is invited
Judge McBride, who wrote the
pays. Half the gray matter wasted ,>•
opinion denying a new trial said in
.lie excuse would prevent the error
W H AT THIS UOI XTRY NEEDS.
reference to this part of the appeal.
every time
‘ 'The question is not so much wheth
What tills country needs is not .1
Don't doctor symptoms. Get after
er the prospective juror has read or new birth of freedom but the old- the cause of your mistakes.
heard at second hand the purporteo fashioned two-dollar lower berth.
Do you suffer from any of these
Rel ia bit* J e w e l e r
facts in the case and upon these
What this country needs isn't diseases'.’
has formed an opinion, but rather more liberty but fewer people who
Bunk ills, or c hronic Gassing An
St. Helens. Oregon
whether in the opinion of the trial take liberties with our liberty.
affliction which causes the victim . >
court he is capable of disregarding
What this country needs is not u expend thousands yt good words try
such an opinion and trying the case job for every man but a real man ing to put something over, only to
fairly and impartially upon the evi for every job.
get a couple of had words for Ins
dence adduced in court.
What this country needs Isn't to pains Use your hunk exclusively for
"Take a case such as Guiteau or get more tuxes from the people but sleeping purposes and don't talk
Czolgasz murder and try to secure for the people to get more front the in your sleep.
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a jury whose members should go taxes.
Mental Myopia A near-sighted in
into the jury box with their minds'
What this country needs ts no- ability to see beyond the immediate
< I. I II
*. I . K E
I h I
as blank as a sheet of paper in re more miles of territory but more act into all its important consequent-
lation to the fact and the result miles to the gallon.
es; a kind of "see’ sickness that of
jf the
would be a panel of men whose
What this country needs is more ten compels u man to throw up lie-
minds would be equally blank in all tractors and fewer detractors.
job. Extend your brains and use them
respects.”
What this country needs isn't as a telescope.
Judge McBride hit the nail square more young men making speed hut
Mental
Astigmatism — - Seeing
upon the read. A man who does not more young men pluming spuds.
tilings crooked. Straighten out you
read the newspapers and keep up
What tills country needs is more theories; you are wasting time try
with the current events and form paint on the old place and less paint ing to bend your facts.
opinions as to them, cannot be an in on the young face.
Enlargement of the Ego. A di
telligent juryman because he is not
What this country needs Isn't a sease characterized by severe swell
an intelligent man. It is not neces lower rate of interest on money but iug of the "eye." You may be will
sary for him to agree with the news a higher rate of interest in work
ing to stake everything on your own
paper reports, though in most cases
What this country needs is to fol judgtueut, ignoring the opinions of
they tell the facts, nor is it neces low the footsteps of the fathers in others, but perhaps the company is is one of the most pleasing fea
sary for him to agree with the edi stead of the footsteps of the dancing
not.
torial comments, but by reacting master.— Crescent. St. Paul.
laiburopliobla— A fear of work tures of this wonderful aggre
them he is given food for thought.
otherwise described as "that tire I gation of l>oy talent
They
Oftentimes in the court room here
ONE SPARK.
feeling." Tills condition Is often
in St. Helens we have heard attor
blamed upon hookworm. If you ura will appear in a wonderful con
The weather was hot and dry. No
neys quiz the prospective juror as to
that sort of a worm you certainly
whether or not he has read "any rain for a month. The East wind
won't have to watt long for tie- hoes cert in the
moaned
through
the
trees,
m
e
pme
thing about the case" before the
Boob-itis, or Paralysis of the
court. If the juror answers in the needles snapped underfoot. July in
Gumption— Move out of the stai. *> L I B E R T Y
I H E A T R E
affirmative he is subjected to a the forest.
grilling as to what effect the pun-
The crash of falling trees.
The bewilderment into the state of Mb
lished reports of the case have had ring of axes. The s-w-i-s-h of saws. souri. Then the next time sotie n Next Wednesday Evening at
upon his mind.
To us it appears Logs, logs everywhere. Dry tops, tries to slip one over on you, t. l
8 :00 o ’clock.
that an attorney would be glad to branches, and slashing. And amidst him where you're from
Sleeping Sickness Don't i-otupl.i
have a juror read the papers be all of these a puffing donkey engine.
cause It shows that he is keeping up
A glowing spark from the stack. A if somebody wreck» your train .f The Whitney Boys Chorus de
with the happenings of the day and wisp of smoke. The hiss of burning reasoning while you are sluiiili.rln
sire to thank
striving to be well informed. Cer pine Crackling flames sweeping on at the switch. You expect your j..I
tainly it shows that he Is more in ward. skyward.
A living wall of to take care of you; why -tiouhln ■
telligent than the juryman who ac vivid fire. Black death and destruc you reciprocate?
Atrophy of the Intellect
Y » ,
knowledges that he never reads a tion.
paper. The mind of the man who Is
ONE L IT T L E S PA R K — und in its ing away of the gray ma or i „ u • .1
well Informed is open to reason, wake 20,000 acres of fire-swept by jumping at conclusions in».- <<4 of
much more so than the man who goes land; 15,000,000 teet of burned tim giving the brains a little much :.••• :
The power of r> . •
Into the jury box with his mind a ber; four logging camps, 15 donkey- ed exercise
Re
blank.
We repeat, Judge McBride engines, one locomotive. 35 flat cars. differentiates men from beast-
Rutherford Building
struck the nail on the head.
20 houses and three automobiles in human.
Rheumatic
Recollection
D
io
Columbia
St.
St. Helens
ashes, and $90,000 worth of prop
Maine your memory for going lame .
OREGON'S THREE SENATORS
erty gone up in smoke.
for this space.
It all happened in the state of you abuse It. Memorandum ho.
Oregon is always doing something
Washington.
It could happen in any are available. They cure that com
that no other state has done.
plaint.
Prevent
The productivity of the soil in the Columbia county forest.
Softening of the Spine [f you be
It pays.
famous, fertile, fruitful Willamette forest fires.
lieve you are right and the -
r
is the wonder of the world, but few-
SEY EN PER CENT INTEREST.
expected that soil to produce for Ore
gon a third senator when no other
On tiie ballot at the November
state in the union has more than two. . lection will be a measure to fix the
Tiie third senator, if news reports legal rate of interest in Oregon al
are true, is E. J. Adams, of Eugene, six per cent with a maximum of sev
the second best city in that famous, en per cent on contracts and notes.
fertile, fruitful Willamette already- It is initiated by the same man Al
referred to.
bright who two years ago sought to
On the government pay roll Sen have passed a measure making four
ator" Adams appears only as secre per cent the legal rate of Interest.
tary to Senator Stanfield, but when
Without discussing the m*-rils or
it comes to the conduct of the busi demerits of tiie measure, its very
ness of the government, Adams sponsorship should condemn it to
seems to be about as much a senator lailure.
The memories of Mr Al
as anyone on the job, and we have bright's use of the initiative are not
no Intent to huit the feelings of Sen very savoury ones. His motives have
ator Stanfield when we make this re been openly impugned and, if halt
mark.
of tiie charges made against him in
When Stanfield picked Adams for connection with the several petition.«
his secretary, and augmented the sec he has circulated are true, lie lias n >
retarial salary to an extent to make right to receive support for any
it possible to keep Adams on the job, measure that he places on the ha!
it M to your Ix'9t interests to know
he did so knowing that Adams was lot.— Astoria Budget
What that paint is its pnading
not a man to sit still In a menial
position. He did so. unquestionably,
capacity—its appearance—its dura-
We will have better government
for the purpose of taking advantage when people learn to speak of the
of Adams' abilities as a go-getter, government as "w e ” instead of j
i! i^’ ^ ° li ar,! ike man-who-p.iys-
equally for the success of the Stan "they.”
the-bill and who loses if the paint
field administration and for the
goes wrong. Make sure of g«x>d
good of the state of Oregon. Stan
results— the most satisfy |(,ry a„,|
field must have known when be
turned a man like Adams loose to
economical job—by Laving
‘
your
perform many of the senatorial
(jNIVIRSITY0» O r MON
painter use
duties that Adams would he by many
spoken of as the real senator.
So that we have no fear of injur
S h e r w in - W il l ia m s P a in t
ing the reelings of Stanfield in speak
ing of Oregon’s three senators.
p r e p a r e d
It is fortunate for both Stanfield
and Oregon that Stanfield was finan
than any Giber prepared
cially able to put Adams on the job
„ It - is
. Itottcr
.
and he shows that he has the inter
TheVb"
Yu:'nk" ’ ° Co.
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ests of the state of Oregon at heart
The Sherwm- Williams
,fev„,ir,| ¡„
when he is willing to divide the sen
quality ,n every pro., -s of m.tnttf.,, ,,„«•
atorial honors with his secretary.
They make all their litis«.d oil; own and
T h « U N IV E R S I T Y (^ O R E G O N
Many would chafe at having another
operate large mic and |„„| miner
take some of the honors, but evident
contains:
ly ft is not so with Stanfield, for
Bmebers, and make their «Iry colors in
T h e college o f Literature. Science
lie persistently keeps Adams on the
, ,a.r8fSt and Is-st erjiiipixd dry color
tnd the A r ts with 22 departments.
job despite criticism of his own abil
plant in the United State-,. ! he rrsu lh are
ity which such criticism has brought
in the floods.
The profetaionsl achoola of A rc h i
upon him and despite the division of
tecture—
-Buaineaa
Administration
-
honor
I'rot.s I your interests and your
Education-Graduate Study Law -
Again we say that Stanfield is to
projictty with S\VI*.
be complimented for putting the in
Medicine— Muaic—Physical Educa
S'# *#// it
terest^ of his state above any honor
tion -S ociology.
which might come to him through
handling the senatorial job alone and
The 47th Year Opens October 2,1922
unaided— Cottage Grove Sentinel.
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block from school, 5 minutes walk to city hall 11 Ibi
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Your tarins lu reason
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t ! « .oil 5 room lion 1« und iw.« dandy soil lo In, ne*ur river
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III«« lx uring I III II, place for co» and c ih k«-h 1 aui |
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simp ut $1370. Very easy terms
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“ My one outstanding conviction,
after sixteen months In Hie Presi
dency. is that the greatest traitor to
his country is lie who appeals to
prejudice and Inflames passion when
sober judgment and honest speech
are so necessary to firmly establish
tranquility and security "
Presi
dent Harding at Marion, t> . July I.
cannot be overestimated. l*oi
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The retail cost of food to the aver
age family In the United States in
creased 1 per cent in the month from i
For » ca ta lo g u e or a n y information
utrite The Pegtetrar, U ntoertttÿ o f
Oregon, Eugene, Oregon.
St. Helens Hardware Co.
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