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THE OREGON MIST vol. xxvi rr. " . ; ' " ,, ; r ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1909. NO. 48. EVENTS OF THE DAY Newsy Items Gathered troa All Psrts cf t!E9 Ycrld. PREPARED FOR THE EDST READER Lass Important but Not Lai Inter. linf Happening from Point Outside Iht tut. II il ar to bo planning t war of revenge on Jspsa. Aimrrhy U rampant in London oa sc raunt of tne iouUoa or r error. Offlflal Htfuro (how a total Uttonit h.-o t lbs A.Y.I'. ollloa uf 3,710, Wl. Tlx trolley Unix of VsnnouTrr, Ws.ta. have Ikkii ftlvucli'4 h(I stile lowanl On-hard. Tho Intrrlar ltartmBt rofutvs lu rm-ognls Washington elalws to rwr tslum Unit. A tlir orner4 (l(ht la on la Now V.uk fur spoil of subway contract an lhi mayoralty. W. I, llnrnanaa, an Americas tltnlo mat on B BiMtnial mlaaloB, dir-4 auditruljr In UMitlon ui aoliy, Tfc i"vnrniiinnl baa tWMoil that h..r. r bolter than dog fur tram j,.,t(iilloB work la Alaa. IUi th mutiny la tho (Irwk army ummI, thn link d'Atiruxat wuultl cava 1mb off.roj th frow. I'rMlilrnt Taft tvlla Tola tMupla that favor irrigation and a tig limlmg army. Il will tt four Jay ga his brother a ranch la Ta. Oim eonvlrt l dead, two wounded, aat two ilrttttiti wounded aa a rr.uli ..f a Mill iwtwwa five rsoaped ran virl and m pnm oef lluena Vl.ta, Or. Two onvleta escaped ualnjurvd. The Alaska Yukon I'arlfle xpoaitioa cioarii with Many torvmoale. Tho total fatalltlra la tho rwent t'.orin la Tcaaaaao number 44. A runaway horse loaned clear over aa auioniutiilo at IMHnghsni Waik. HlurvoMnt Klsh, of Now York, it likely to ba th nest minister to China. Tho Oregon Trunk will brl.ltfs th Co lumbia between C'elilo and Th lllea Money woa Ih rwount of rotoi for lha IWorrali aominaliua for dintrlet attorney. - Willi Hoy. Ih California India out law. ommlttd auleld with hi laal rartridga. A doiuty sheriff waa badly wound') In a haul with acaxitl cuavlct aaar Kalem, Or. Taft alornly rebuked Now Median whu questioned ki food faith a to statehood. I'roaident Taft esehangod vlalt with I'ro. Jonl li, of Meiiw, and pledged Inl.rnational frleadahin. It la declared that Krrror wa not a revolutionist, but only a promoter of 1 roa ptluralkin la Rosin, An American aeroplan wa wrecked during It Oral trial at Poacaator, Kg land, wkil aa English aviator made Ih longest flight aver seen la England. Taft wa kowrd with gift by I'ui l.lo Indiana, A. I), Charlton deflaro th hoary trsfll from tho Kast will continue, Thorns J. I.lplon I anxlou for an othor try for th American yacht cup. t ook' dlacovary of th North Pol ! officially recognised in New York t Ity. It I now reported that Minlater Crane I tho victim of political in triguea. Torrilile alarm In flonth kill at lont 5d, and cauee imnienae property damage, I'reaidont Moffatt ay th Oregon Klwtno will olllinatoly build oa to ItoMiliurg. Kuperlor JudgA at Waahlngtoa rule that It I not aeeeaaary to declare one 'a politic when rogiatermg In that atoto. A woman drawn by mUtak a a Juror at Angnle declare h will orve, and there teem to bo nothing to prevent It. A fnmlly faint nr Iay, Waah., roaulled in th blowing up of ft houaa by dynamite, and tapoeod a whole hiium-hol,! of degonerato. rive convict at work o road near Halem, Or., overpowered tholr two giiard and aoaped, taking two auto nmtio revolver, 2 in h and borne and buggy. Jnpnn 1 preaalng bar demand on Chin. Killing froat ta tho South hav miaiMl the prlca of cotton eonlderbly. An Ilullan waraliln haa arrived at Ban Kriiiiclwo to participate la th l'ortola "ii vai. A robber who had held op Chicago bank committed uleld when cornered police. Taft nrnnilane to heln atatohood In Arlrona, and aound warning agalnit fd of Oklahoma. Clmrle H. Crann, mlnUter to China, ha boon riueatd to reilgn. llimalnn official expelled an Ameri- t tho aplration of hi paaaport. ,k "HI my Oregon Trunk line will build feeder In Oregon, but not extend thm into California. A I'ortlnnd man holped hi wif draw "P the pnpor In hnr divorce proceed lnK agiiinat hlmaelf. The recent bllaaard enl mnny iiipwrncka nn th (treat Lokoi, and . iOUtiili.mt.L I.... - Ufa i " 1 1 r -- I r ! i NEW COLUMBIA St Helen. Mill Company, St Helen., Hat Rami. Mf I. KT . . V i-Hew rruea Th. Orwun TlmUrnian. ,"' M,i" '""l'y, which Ima jut euinniKMoed uperntiiina ut Ht. Il.. im, Oregon, Iii.h n model cargo plant. The alto fr the mill l,,.H. Tho foun datliiii uiMlor the mill U of rock, the iipM.rt rn.ilng ,, coiicrnt,,, tlU, i.,ir. mg abaolute rigiility, which i mtin to iic-.fii nprraiion. The mill c,. -y own :t(HH) fw.i ( WM,-r front A lnhfiK,t dik ha beon conatrui-d. The di plh of wnlur ! nmpln tu provide afu dorkagu f.ir any vool which u lera the Columbia rivnr. Tho mill i loeated on tli Cul I.:,. river at the iiilrmrtin ,,f tlm Willam otto aloiigh, in vthloh a five WH-lion Imoiu haa been driven, 11m. providing for caay aggregation of the log. Tho Wil IttiHeM slough afford safe storage foi log at (hi (nihil, and is absolutely free ronj tee. rVpariiling the Willamette aloitgh from the Olumbia river 1 Hauvio'a sland. The company ha rivrnlly con Imleil (lie purchase of over -') acre. l-iiig I he lower iHilot, which give them ovor I' mile of waier front on both side of the Island. On the ( olumbia rivor aide uf the Island is a low, samlv Itearh. while the Innd on the slough aide I alKMit twenty feet a!ve low water mark, and forms an eddy, providing safr booniagn fur log, with ample depth of aater for aurhorage fur vi-el of any oapaolty. Ailioining the hoblings or the nt. II .1 en Mill rompauy on the west ide of he alough Is the Maaleu lagging com aur water frontage, lh mill com pauy ha a lease for a long jH-riod on alwut 3IMX) f'i't of additiouiil bmnnage, running from tho end of the mill com anv a shore line to the rollway of tin- Masten Irfiggmg company. The luca ion of the mill 1 very convenient for securing log 1 roll! all pniols on ttie river. Direct Iv opposite Ht. Helen are be Iowi and Lake river, which fur isb largo iinantitiea of logs for the market. The mill frame is JlflxSI.'! feet. The sorting hej is 3'Iximi reel, 'tne null ha been constructed very substantially The post iu the lower door are UxM. r. . 1 . t. ........ .i provtneti who hpiot sun nu--, rum the entire construction ha 1moo with a lew to permanency. The roof ia gal aniyed iron. Ample provision for ghting the mill, both with natural anil leotrie light, hai been provided. Hie nlire plant hii been painted a dnrk ran eomr. in coimrurung in. nun rnme. it a with Hie object of provid ing for a double mill when condition warranted the Installation of the m liinerv on the other aide. The boiler home ia of concrete and tool eontriiction, and 1 absolutely fire proof. The dimension of the boiler home are ,v.'i.'i reel, wniie me engine room 1 32xMS feet. The power i gen orated bv four ";l Casey Hedge boll etpiipped with their standard act ting. A coml'iistion chamber at tnc nar of the tamer I provided lor me eliininntlua of parh. This device wnrka very successfully. The power is urnished by a pair of 2i!x;W Keyuol.ts orlia engines. The electrical ngninig Iniit I equipped with Skinner en inn. which drive a dynamo capable of furnishing 2"'" light. In addition to light ing the mill, the company nna a franchise for lighting the city of St, Helena, extending over a long period nf y- . . ... ,. .... , r The mncninerv in 100 nun -"n'.---in, foot Alii band: 72 Inch edger, with lObj-ineh openlngi ateel cnrrbige. carry Ing "2 Inch hend block. Timber up lo llllt feet can be cut. The log deck provided with Hiiuomnon log uirner, .i.nnrie stock and kicker, nnd every modem convenience for easy nnd ecu mimical liaiidli8 the log. Tho mill r-nnipped 'i,h "'fo0t trimmer, oper ted bv compressed nlr, a 4(1 -foot slasher. Mershon band reanw, Hud a complete lath mill department. An adequate system or live runs no.. .....c.. hs tieen urnvided. The fire iirotectiotl aystem consist of a "0.000 gallon tank, located annul i.- e. .ilim, , Are above tne groium; em-..- pump, lociited in engine room, with ca mcltv of 1200 gallons per minute, in addition to a complete hydrant system which, with the Manufacturers' sprmk ler system, iiidtnllod throughout th( plant, nfford nmpie nn.i eompieie ... protection. In the building of th ilnnt no expense ha been spared plant no . d to nnnce ereei a .... .... charge will bo ann me n.... reduced to a minimum. D II Hanson, who designed snd eon stru'eted the mill, is t,,0('nvn"; nf thfl automntlfl lumber sorter. Thi Her was devised by Mr. ttan-on with a view of reducing the cot of handling ?he Ibor from the ...111 to th dock. The following Is a de.criptlu of the pJvlde l be.Ween the sections of which n , ac Ml six sets of rollers, proporlv von" for carrying the .lock long!- RIVER CARGO MILL Lumber Sorting Rig tudiually, and having their eurfnee iiormally deproaaod below that of the conveyor, ..ml tlm being Inoporntlvo. r.lli'h net ia adtipUnl to b elovuted by liieuii of piieumutio primmiro uioli-r tlm control of mi nperutor tntioiiil near tho end of tho roll et, Key numbered from oiih tu aix urn provided for hi line, nod the roll aet are correspond ingly numbered. Kuch act of roll Ih Connected with a act of roll of tho umiiil pattern, for conveying tho atock longitudinally to aix aticenaaiv atutiona, when It 1. lutenilly dimtlmrged. i'rom one of thean millions the nloi-k I carried bn.-k to tho reanw. All atock allowed to pnaa beyond the aixlh net of roll, ia diw liiirged Inlcnilly In the umml mnnuiir. While tho itock i paing luterully . ---- - Ak , PLANT OP THE ST. HEXtNS MILL from the ay to the assorting roll, a marker, having the orders before him, mark the end of each piece according to the station to which it ia to bo de livered. The operator observes the pas sago of the stock over the rolls, and a each piere passe over the roll corre sponding to ita number, ho presses the key having the same mini be r, whereby the roll set is elevated and the piece Is rapidly carried longitudinally and dis charged to its station.- Any stock that might be closely following on the lateral conveyor is stopjied by the end of the roll and held until the roll are again depressed. In the handling of the lumber, 3.0 trucks will be used to segregate the sir.e, lengths and grade. From these trucks the lumber will bo delivered di rectly to the vessel. The planing mill is equipped with an S. A. Wood Machine Co. surfacer, and Him'O four sided blctson ltous ready izer. 't he mill is supplied with a time reg istering system, installed by the Inter national Time lieeordiitg Co. The pip ing in the mill was installed by the Archer lllow l'ii Co., of Seattle. The mill will be operated under tho manage ment of Charles It. McCormlck & Co., San Francisco, President McCormick haviug personally supervised the con struction of tho plant, ('has. K. Mc Cormick 4 Co. operate a fleet of stenmJ scnoouers in ino coasi iiimner carrying tnnle. It is the intention to engage in freight and passenger trattie from Cali fornia point to the Columbia river, St. Helens being the terminus. The local manager of the mill Is II. F. McCormick, the oflice to be managed by Mr. Morton, formerly with the Simp son Lumber Co., Knuppton, Wash. N. tlavlord, who superintended the building of the plant, is a well-known coast milt designer and builder, having had charge of tho const ruction of the IVmpsey Lumber Co. a plant, Tncoma, and other mills, and ha assumed the siiperintendoney of tho mill. A. C. (lay- lord, n brother of Superintendent liny lord, will have charge of tho power ilnnt, and II. Van Taasell, of Astoria, viird foreman. The mill haa a ca pacity of over 100,0(11) foot ii-r day, and for n now mill ia running very smoothly. Llpton Want Another Try. London, Oct. 10. Sir Thomna Lipton, who will sail for Now York tomorrow, talked rather cneourngingly today of his prospect for securing another race for the America' cup. "I am going to New York," ho said, "In tho hopo nf arranging another race. I renli.e that there nro many difficulties In the way, but I am convinced that they can be overcome, because I know that the Now York Yacht club is composed of good sportsmen, who, rnther than have the race din a natural death, will do their utmost to meet me. Burlington Beaching for Coast New Yo'k, Oct. 16. Eumor wore prevalent today in railroad and finan cial oirolos to the cfToet that negotia tions are pending whereby the Burling ton may secure aa outlot to the Pacific coast through the purcliaso of an Inter est in tho Donver A Klo Orando rail road. Thi would carry with it a part ownership of the Woatorn Paciflo, which is tho Gould Pacific coast ex tension road. The Hill line, it is stated, is not looking to secure control of the Denver ft Bio Ornudo, but joint owner ship of that road. McCarren la Dying. Now York, Oct. ld.State Senator Patrick H. MoCarron, Democratic leader of Krooklyn, was nenr death to night In St. Catherino hospital, in Brooklyn, his physicians hoping for the best, but propnred for the worst. TU1 afternoon he took a turn for the worse, and ho made his will. Later a Catho lie priest administered the last rite. Despito his condition, Mr. McCatron in sisted on talking about the ampa!gn with a few who have boon pormitted to too him. ANAKCHY RAMPANT London Mob Condemn Alfonso and Blaine King Edward. London, Oct. 18. Th rod flag wa rained In London thi afternoon and a lurgo mob moved upon the Bpanlih nnibaeaay to make a donionatration of it diaupproval of the execution of Pro foKor j-'runciaco Ferror ut Barcelona. Police drove off the crowd In their uuul bloodies effectual wny. Hut nn cnaineaa pervaded the neighborhood. The trouble began at a maa mooting in Trafalgar Uiiro organized by lev erul aoeiuiiat aod labor bodie. Sev ern I hundred member of tbeae organi zation marched to the aquare carrying rod flag drapod with crepe and bearing iimcripliona denouncing King Alfonso. A black-bordered banner waa loft fund ing aguinat the Nelson column with big letter, "To Holl With th Murderer Alfonso." Hoverul laborlte members of parlia ment epoke. Victor Grayson, of Man- olioatnr, the lociallat member, capped tho climax by declaring that if the bead .,!.. - . i' COMPANY, ST. HELENS, OREGON. of every king of Europe were torn from bis body, it would not pay half the price of Ferror' life. lie called the Russian emperor a "dirty monster," and said King Ed ward, who could have prevented the execution, was responsible for what might happen in England as a result of it. He demanded the expulsion of the Spanish minister. The socialist societies, carrying ban ners, then marched to the Spanish em bassy, singing revolutionary songs and hooting King Alfonso. A rabble ac companied them, filling the streets. It was dark when they reached the open aquare in front of the embassy, and they found the square filled with police. The embassy window were dark and tnere wa no sign of life. The police would not let the procession enter the square, nor even atop. Tho crowds turned back and kept moving up Victoria street, toward the Parliament buildings, singing, shouting and groaning. The reserves drove the mob into the tide streots, dispersing it without trouble. WOMEN FIGHT TO HEAR CABTJSO. Berlin Ha Small Blot When 8al of Scat Begin. Berlin, Oct. 19. Berlin had a riot at the opening sals of seat for Caruso' three-day engagement at the itoyal Opera during the coming week. Fren zied would-be purchasers pummeled other mercilessly in a struggle for places of vantago in the line leading to the box office, women and girl taking a leading part in the fray. It was necessary for a squadron of mountod and unmounted police to intervene be fore the sale could progress. Crowds began assembling at 10 o'clock' the night before and by day break nearly 1000 persons were on the ground. Loeal police regulation did not permit a line to be formed before 8 o'clock. When the signal to form th line waa given the multitude had in creased to 2000. A serious scramble for positions noarost the box-office followed. After half a dozen women had been taken to a near-by emergency hospital, suffering from hysterical fits, the police contrived to get the Caruso enthusiasts into line, which stretched twice around the opera-house building. ONE CONVICT SHOT DEAD. Two Other and a Second Deputy Wounded In Battle. Hnena Vista, Or., Oct. 19. Shot to death on the banks of the Luckiamute river was tho fnte of Oeorgo Carter, ringleader of tho quintet of convicts who escaped from their guards at the penitentiary at Sale in Friday night. Two of Carter' companion, luncan nnd Albert Ferris, are aorioualy wound ed, tho former probably fatally, as the result of a pitched bnttlo between the outlaws and John Grant, sheriff of Polk county, and four mombors of the possee. Elmer "Chorokee" James one of the men who was with Sliorilt Grant, wa slightly wounded in tho right leg, but Is still with the posso on tho hunt for Miko Nichatich and Albert Murray, the two outlaw still at large. Uncle Sam to Print Postals, Washington, Oct. 13. Press manu facturers will soon be asked to furnish proposals for building presses to print alwut 800,000,000 postal cards annually at the government printing office. The govern men t printing office will not have to begin printing the cards before about February 1, 1810. To avoid delay in turning' out enough enrd to keep the pnstofllee department supplied at all times, duplicate machinery will be in stalled. ' Dominican Revolt Suppressed. Washington, Oct. 15. The American legation at San Domingo haa tele graphed the state department that a slight local uprising near Monte Chrlstl under the leadership of General Na varro and Rodriguez, ha been suppressed. STORM KILLS FIFTY Sweeps Of er Foor States, Wrecks Many Towns. HISTORIC BATTLEFIELD VISITED Fire Completes Work of Devastation In One Town Million Los Hundred Homeles Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 10. At least 37 person were killed in the storm that swept portions of Tennessee, Ala bama, Arkanaas and South Carolina yostorday. From reports received to- night, th death list likely will reach 50. The property loss is estimated at $1,000,000. The devastation waa widespread, whole town being razed. An unconfirmed report ha 13 dead at Stauntonville, Tenn. The situation at Denmark, Tenn., wa greatly aggravated by fire, which con sumed the few dwellings and store houses left standing after the storm. Two hundred homeless people have ap plied for aid. MeNairy county reports heavy dam age. The famous battlefield of Shiloh is located here. It wa directly in the path of the storm. Many statue in the national park were torn from their podostals, and the property damage is estimated at $100,000. At Russeliville, Ala., it Is reported that four were seriously injured. Property damage of at least $50,000 is estimated at Cartersville, Ga., while that at Atlanta will run between 70. 000 and (100,000. At Buford station the Louisville ft Nashville depot and freight house were destroyed, and several other structure badly damaged. Near Mulberry the dwelling and farmhouses on the plantation of Robert Mattow were demolished. At Wartrace a negro settlement was leveled. Gibson, Stanton, Dyersburg and Mercer are other town in Ten nessee reporting minor damage. The storm played havoc with planta tion property, the wind tearing the frail frame buildings to piece. Atlanta Suffer Big Los. Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 18. Unroofed houses and leveled trees and shrubbery mark the wake of the terrible wind and hail storm which swept over At lanta and surrounding country early last night. 80 far as known no lives were lost. Th property damage is va riously estimated at from $80,000 to $100,000. At the height of the storm street car t radio was stopped throughout the city, and live wire broken by the hail were stretched across many streets, render ing travel dangerous. At Riverdale, 16 miles south of At lanta, Mrs. Olga Grey was probably fatally injured, and her two children, and Mrs. Joseph Stubbs seriously hurt, by falling trees. The most serious damage done the National cemetery waa the wrecking of the Iowa state monument, which was blown from ita pedestal. The superin tendent's quarters were destroyed. VTVTANO CHILDREN POUND On Vacant Lot, Benumbed by Drug and Hungry. Chicago, Oct. 16. Tomasso Vivinno, aged 6, and his sister, Grace Viviano, agod 2 to years, abducted from their home in St. Louis August 2 by the Black Hand society, and for whoso dis covery a reward of $5000 was offered, were today found wandering the streets hero, nearly starved and evi dently recovering from some powerful drug. As nearly as they can remember, they have had no food for two day and nights, and found themselves sleeping in a vacant lot, where they had evident ly been placed after beiug drugged by tholr abductors. For a week Chicago and St. Louis detectives have been raiding Italian colonies here. All loopholes for escape had been closed, and the chase had been so hot that It is believed the ab ductor drugged the children and turned them loose, fearing to kill them with the officers close to their heels. There ia absolutely no trace of the ab ductor. . Union Depot for 8eattl. Seattle, Oct. 16. The Oregon A Washington Railroad company, which is tne union racino corporation in thi state, today let the contract for con struction of it passenger station in this city, which will house Union Pa cific and Milwaukee trains. The build ing, which will cost $450,000, must b completed by January 1, 1911, . . - , rr FALL GOODS Constantly Arriving LARGEST STOCK LOWEST PRICES H MORGUS St. Helens, Oregon COLUMBIA COUNTY BANK DOES A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS PRINCIPAL CORRESPONDENTS: First National Bank, - - Portland. Ore. U. S. National Bank, - - - Portland, Ore. Hanover National Bank, - . New York Officers Wm. M. Ross, President and Cashier: Edwin Ross, Vice President; A. h. Stone, Assistant Cashier. Directors Wm. M. Ross, M. White, James Dart, Edwin Ross. We Will I LOAN You money. RENT You a lock Box. SELL You real estate or farm land SURVEY Your lots or land. INSURE Your buildings. MAKE Your abstracts. SELL Your property. DO Your notarial work. -- LOAN";' 'Your money."'"""""'"1'"'"".:"" COLUHBIA COUNTY ABSTRACT AND TRUST COMPANY afc: . see t Jas. Muclde & Son Successors to DART & MUCKLE ST. HELENS, OREGON Having moved into our commodious new quarters, we cordially invite our friends and patrons to come and exam ine our goods. No effort or money has been spared to make this one of the best appointed stores in the county. New goods arrive daily, and when fully stocked up we will carry a most com plete line of the best in General Mer chandise at lowest prices consistent with quality. Country produce bought and sold. When in need of Groceries, Dry Goods Paints and Oils, Hardware, Fur niture, Boots and Shoes, Men's Furnish ing Goods, Etc. , we solicit your patron age and assure you courteous treat ment. Prompt delivery. as. Muclde S Son Successors to DART & MUCKLE ST. HELENS, OREGON 3 3 3 our ust - laaBBrsaBFVVrwvawspsBawnwvajpaapaaj