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About The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 18, 1910)
Patronize Home Mer chants. It helps the Town Along Always VOL. XXIX. pSl.- - -J IXMBt ' I COUNT TOLSTOY. FaM Auttor sUer.d rluty Ml Asjttla. ,.?; Si.ir-de Up for Roosevelt. New Y. Dr. l.yuisn Abbott, dl CumIlk I ' election, said: "I dun' ju.iiTi.t ji I the Jacko'lantern bugaboo ttit Colonel Itonsevelt Imagined mon irihtsl ambitious, cut any consldgr bl Ilgure lu the election. The fact that th greitett repuhll esn die id., was in rcm.nyivanl bore lloosevelt's voice wa not Imrit once. Is significant If not con tluilvx. lt(HHveli m inked to save tlie sltuatltm. Il responded, bu euu!d nut stem tlin tide. Iln did lometliluK more Important. He heart Mrd the progressive of his own coastWgreTs MEETS IN 'FRISCO Sin tram-ism. Attended ay repre- wniailvi-s and leading figure In the public 11,'it of all of tho slates west of the Rockies, the Pc!0c Coant Con pm uici here Thursday at 3 o'clock for a three day discussion of ways tad un-Mi of upbuilding the Amer ican n.'-rclj.iut marine. The aein bly hi. I particular attention to the Psciflr Const, the formation of a bat tltahlp fliTl for the Pacific Ocean Uio I'minma Pacific Exposition for San Pranv'aco, and corollary matte's of vllsl concern to the Pacific Sltme. ; The vum-rablo W. W. Bates, of ivn ' r, si yeurs of an, formerly of the Commls.Hlon on Navigation, and, with i Lewis Mion, rated one of the great :tt propcticnts In the United States lof the American merchant marine, are Is attendance. The Army Is thero In full braid and buttons and the Navy a well T personnel of San Francisco's of ficial Urn van also present, and the 5ilr took on the nrpect of A Wash Itifton soiree with the diplomatic sea- ton at Its height. There were represented at the Con trens the following states and terri tories: Alaska. Haw-all, Idaho, Ore Washington, Utah, Nevada, Call forsla, Arizona and New Mexico. Prsttnder Wsds In Royal Castle. Turlu. Ital The marriage of Prluco Victor Napoleon Uonapartfl, oula of King Victor Kmnianuel, and prsten.ler to the throno of France, 1'rlncfss Clementine, daughter of tU late King l-opold of Itelgium, hlch ha been looked forward to l'h so ruucb Interest, was celebrat ed at Moncnllere, n village pictur esquely situated a few miles from tare. Governor-Elect Is Sued. La Orande. flr Joernor elnCt Os wald W..r fi.Hnif,. Turn., fltlvMe .nrl .Owrge H. Curroy, formerly eJttor oil publisher of the !-a Grande Ob "vor, are Joint defendants In a $25, 000 libel ault brought by K. V. Onlns, hlch Gaines alleges defamation it tlmracter and loss of business. THE MARKETS. Portland. Wheat Track prices: Club, 74c; Im-item, 78c; rod Russlnn. 72o. Barley Feed and brewing, 121. Oats No. 1 White, S2S per ton. Hy Timothy, Willamette Valley, 119820 per ton; Eastern Oregon, I20a::; alfalfa, 1.1(01.. Hutter Creamary, 36; ranch, 34a. fcgg Itancb, candled. 40c. Hops 1910 crop, 13 15c; 1909. c; old, nominal. Wool Eaatern Oregon 130170 lb. J vHpy, 1719o lb. Mohair choice, 8233o. Seattle. Wheat Dluestem, 71c; Club, 7oj RuHilan, 74o. Harley-s.30 per ton. Oats 127 per ton. llay Tlnsothy, $26 per ton; alalta, ' fpf too, Duttsr Wahinton oraamery, 3o rwoh. 22o . Bs-hm4M()4 kesi, 47s, LITTLE LOCAL LEGIS LATION BUONGRESS Short Session Will Be Devoted to Measures of Present Administration. slilgton--Comparatively mu cal legislation for the Paclrie Ncrth et will bo considered at the ap Inching short utnnluB of Congress. tt the brief three UloIltu flom Ue. cember 6 tu March i ,,., .. Do oblige to puss all of the great supply bill ihut provide for running the government, und when to Huh v.sary program are added a few luiportnnt g.-uerul measures that will bo pressed by tho adminlHtrailnn lie. tlo time be available for purely local legislation for any part of the country. Therefore, most of the pend li bills Introduced by the Senators and Itepresentallvca from On. en-iii,it If t'i'tKJ carries out the policy underst.iod to have been adopted tit the jt eniilon of passing an aunuat river and harbor bill, the appruprla- ! tlou for the waterways of the North- ! west will overtower all other legisla terest la concerned. There is not likely to be a big oiu nious public building bill at the short esalou, aud the probabilities aro that there will bo none at all, though Con res prohnbly wtl make appropria tions for purchasing public building sites which wero authorised at the last sesslau. In this event the cities of tho Northwest, where sites were au thorlsed at the last suasion, will gel the necessury money to conclude the deal made by the Treasury Depart meat. WILL INVITE ASTORS Astoria Plans Ccnttnnlal to Csleerst Its Founding. Astoria To bring trom their bejew-eli-d hall of New York and the Old World, members of the Astor family, that they may participate In the cen leuulal celebration of the city fouud ed by die great progenitor of this family and tho only prominent place bearing the name, Is the ambitious plan of Astoria. Next year Astoria will be 100 years old. In lsll John Jacob Astor found ed the town by the sea, which he hoped to be the great American me tropolis of the Pnclfic. Plans for a great Astoria centennial celebration are being formulated. PANAMA CANAL TO BE COMPLETE 1913 Panama. The Panami Canal will be completed December 1, 1913. This Information was given to President Tuft Tuesday while the President was Inspecting the famous Uatun dam. The offlclul date of the opening re mains January 1, 1915, Lieutenant Colonel Gctbals desiring one year In which to train the caual tenders and to gt the machinery working smoothly. Ships, meantime, will have the privilege of tho canal, but at their own risk or ddajr. The canal will bo completed In 1918, be said, within the 1375,000.000 already authorized. The President was pleased at the outlok for early completion and con gratulated Colonel Ooethals. He ex pressed amazement at the wora ac complished since hl visit In Febru ary, 1909. On the homeward trip tho presi dent will go ashore at the proposed naval baso et Guatrtanamo lor a lew hours Saturday afwrnoon. Governors Invited. Olympls Governor Hay has Issued Invitations to Governor uraay oi Idaho. Oovernor Bowerman of Oregon, and Premier McHrlde of British Co lumbia, to attend the annual meeting of the Washington Uood Roads asso ciation to be held at Walla Walla. No vember 2 to Decortber 1. As Wash ington Is clannlng the buildinf oi roads touching these commonwealths the governor hoMs that they snouiu be interested in the movement and work In conjunction. Montana Legislature Democratic Helen Thomas II. Carter, Repub lican, will be succeeded In the next r.rt Senate by a Democrat, the official canvasses hcvluf resulted in a net Democratic stain of two mem bore one each in House snd Senate. Heretofore these had beon claimed by h. Republicans on unofficial returns. The official returns give the Demo crats 64 otes on joint oauot. Steamer Strikes a Rock, rordova. Alaska-Th Alaska Coas 8tiamshlp Company's wooden steam hip Portland struck a submerged rock off Katslla, making a h-ls In her ah was besched at the pouout. "- . t. mouth of the Katalla river ana ths ST. HELENS, WASHINGTON, D C , NOTES J The United Slates patent office U jiisembllug the model of the first woa along several line of invention, uch ai the flmt telephone, first sew. In machine and first phonograyh. The beginning ot the month lias brought an Improved condition of gov ernment finance,,, showing a surplus Of more than $700,000 ai aiii1n.it a do- j flt of 12,600,000 a year ago. I The total net revenue of the steam ! railroad In the inlted State, last ! July ta. 173,477.190, or 1:108.51 per ,uUu of ", atfiilnst 178.139,043, or fio.io per mllu of line. In July of last y.wr, according to tho revenue ; "U report issued by the la ' lt''t;" commerce commission. AUoi ney i. n.iiul wi-b.r... am, by di rection of Piohld.-nt Taft, has begun an imjulry to determine whutlier 8,000 acres of valuable oil lands In Cali fornia were known to contain oil when patented to the Southern Pacific rail road. If such Is the case suit to ro cover will be Instituted. FOREIGN NEWS BITS It is estimated that over 1000 aero plane are being imilt In Knglund at the present moment. Dt-vout French Catholics who re vere the memory of Christopher Co- onlze the great discoverer of the ! American continent. It Is officially stated In London j that the conference between the rep ! resentatives of the government aud the opposition looking toward an agreement on the subject of the : House of Lords veto power, bud end , ed In failure. Diplomatic representatives of the ! United States, Germany, Runaia, Sweden and Norway have notified the foreign olfico that tney were auth i orled to resume negotiations with j the Portiigiie. l government on current 1 affair. The action following the same notification by the Hritlsh, I French, Spanish and Italian govern i ments. Is regarded as virtual recognl I tlon of the republic, j A syndicate of all the German and Austrian banks. Including the Roths childs, will tal:o the Turkish loan ot 7,000,000, ai.iroxlmately 131,500, 000. Germany : ecures the Ottoman loan after the t; Ilure of negotiations w ith Great llrlta! i and France. BRIEF NEWS CF THE WEEK Four thousand pi ltlon circulators have been organized secretly In Chi cago In t. new camp.i n to drive the saloons from the city. The Missouri, Kansas and Oklaho ma Hotel Men's association indorsed San Francisco as the place to hold the exposition in 191a to celebrate the completion of toe Panama canal. John Ulack, ex-member of teh board of directors of the old South Carolina state dispensary, wes found guilty of conspiring to defraud the state by giving rebates. Drinking and cigarette smoking are not on the increase among the women of America, according to Lillian M. N. Stevens, president of the national W. C. T. U. ! After three hours debate, the con stitutional convention of Arizona de feated "votes for women." A bank to be controlled by women and for women will be opened soon in Chicago. Four women will sit In the Eigh teenth General Assembly of Colorado as a result of the late election. In the last general assembly there was only one woman representative. There are no women senators. NEWS OF NOTED PERSONS Fred Carleton, 89 years old, the grandslre of the Odd Fellows of the World, Is dead at his home In Austin, Texas. Governor Carroll, of Iowa, has ap pointed LaFayette .Young, editor of tho Des Moines Capital, to succeed the late Senator Dolllver In the Unit ed States senate., Senator Young will servo until the next legislature meets, January 8. Hundreds of visitors trom several states attended the unveiling at Car rotlton, Mo., of the United States gov ernment monument to Brigadier-General James Shields. Congress appro priated $5,000 for tne monument. One ot the civil war's great secrets died with Gen. Thomas T. Eckert, former president of the Western Un ion Tel'grPt Company and dominant head of the United States Military Corps during the civil war. That se cret was the burial ot Wilkes Booth, the assassin of Abraham Lincoln. General Eckert Is said to have been the only surviving man who knew tho facts. Oyster Day vainly wonders what has become of Colonel Roosevelt, who Is still In complete seclusion at Saga more Hill. Not since his return from the Spanish-American war twelve years ago has tho colonel kept him eelf so secluded at his homo and tho vlllsge folk o sot know what ts ' ' OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1910. AMERICAN FLAG IS BURNEDJN MEXICO Mob Assaults and Insults Citi zens of United States in Streets. Mexico City Americans were In tuited or assaulted In the streets, and windows in dozens o. American buul less houses w ore broken here. Suuuda of mounted police charged the mobs and in the fight two of the disturb ers were killed. More than 200 of the rioters were arrested. Tho attacks were led by Mexican students. When tho attack on tho Americans began shutters covering the windows of the business houses were tightly drawn aud the Inmates kept out of sight of the mob. Police were set to guard the districts and soldiers with drawn sabers patrolled the streets. An American flag which was flying from a polo In front of a store was hauled down by the mob. The flag was then torn Into bits and was tram pled in the mud. In the course of an anti-American demonstration at Guadalajara, an American flug was burned amid cries of "death to the Uringoes!" Esti mates placed the damage to proper ty of Americans at ".000 to f 10,000. Washington Informed. Washington Official dispatches giving details of the anti-American demonstration in Mexico City have reached the state department from United States Ambassador Wilson and Arnold Franklin, the American Con- j sul-General. Mr. Wilson confirmed : the press reports that ho had protest ' ed to the Mexican department of for- eign relations against the insults of- fered Americans and said the riot I grew out of the lyclilng of a Mexican, j Antonio Rodriguez at Rock Springs, Texas, on November 3, for murdering ; a woman. MEAT PRICES DECLINE i Wholesalers' Reductions Reach Con j sumer in Most Instances. j Chicago. Reports from all over the country Indicate a general decline In the prices of meats, although there are some cities' in which this change has not reached the retail markets. In these instances the invariable statement Is made that retail dealers heretofore have been making no prof Its or even have been selling at a loss, and that the reduction of the wholesale prices Is giving them a chance to get even. Leading wholesale dealers attribute the decline to the year's bumper crop of corn and the stimulating effect on the production of pork that has been exercised by the recently extremely high prices. WANTS COURT TO DECIDE COAL CASES Washington The secretary ot the Interior will recommend In his an nual report, soon to be made public, that the entire group of Alaska coal land cases, dealing with what are known as the Cunningham claims, be , taken entirely out of the Jurisdiction of the Interior department, so far as their final consideration and adjud ication are concerned and placed un der the Jurisdiction of the court of appeals of the District of Columbia. For several months these cases have, at the request ot Secretary Bat linger, been given entirely into the bands of President Taft for his spec ial direction, with a view that no ac tion be taken In the matter without the president's sanction, and now that the time is drawing near when a final disposition ot these Important cases must be made, Mr. Balllnger Is anxious that they shall be placed In such a position that even the most biased citizen may feel that no sort of personal leaning on the part of department heads wi' be a factor In the final decision. Pinchot Pleads for Delay. Washington. In a letter In which he declares that It "Is unfortunately Impossible to look with confidence to the officials ot the Interior Depart ment for an unbiased Judgment," and expresses the fear that the Interior Department will recommend the pat enting ot the Cunningham Alaskan coal land claims, Oifford Pinchot sent to President Taft a letter asking for time In which to submit briefs be fore a final decision Is reached. Idaho Legislature Republican. Boise, Ida. Although the Republi can party of this state lost Its can didate for Oovernor In the recent elec tion, It still holds control of both ranches of the Legislature, having t combined strength of Gl In both, to the Democrats 31, divided as follows: Souate, 14 Republicans and 9 Demo- ! crats; House, 37 Republicans and St Democrats. NEWS PARAGRAPHS FROM OTHER CITIEc IN OREGON Though Umatilla county has gone wet by a majority of 264, there will be more dry than wet towns. The Great Northern Express com pany filed a new turllf with the staw railroad commission which affects tut) rates on milk und cream In all states where the Great Northern company operates. The value of the estate left by the late Harvey Whitfield Scott Is $849. 888.49, according to the appraisement filed In the county clerk's o!t ce. Of this amount the largest siiiB.u item is that of 230 shares ol siock i the Ore gonian, appraised at $253,000. Oregon will In a.t probability be well represented at the Western Land Products exhibit to be held In Omaha, Neb., January 18-28. The scope ot the exhibit will be decided at the big meeting to be held by the Oregon De velopment League at Salem, Novem ber 28, 29 and 30. The Lakevlew federal land office has received notice that Secretary Balllnger has revoked the withdrawal notice in connection with several for est administrative sites in the Lake view district. The tracts offered are the Coffee Pot, Porcupine, Buttes and Buttercup sites, a total of 500 acrea. Governor-elect Oswald West has announced that be has arranged to bold a turkey Bhoot at St. Louis in Marion County Thanksgiving, Thurs day, November 24, to which all his old friends that have shot with him in ' former times are Invited to particl I pate. It was decided at a meeting of the Oregon commission for the treatment of tuberculosis, to open the state san atorium at Salem, December 1. Ap plications have already been received for 37 patients and the Institution will accommodate 50. 1 One million Red Cross seals, tear ing the sign of the Intel national Red Cross Society and the greetiLf. Mer ry Christmas, Happy New Yeir will be disposed of In Portland this year, under the auspices ot the Visiting Nurses' Association, for the support of the local anti-tuberculosis work. President Kerr, of the agricultural college, has expressed his approval of the movement for student self-control, which, was inaugurated at the recent meeting of the student body, and with his consent a committee has started the work of drawing up the plans for such a government LOCAL BREVITIES The statement of tha Columbia County Bank appears in this Usue of 1 the Mist and it should Le read by every body. This institution is a credit to the town and one of the best in the State. heputy Sheriff George Sutherland came np irom Mayger on the evening train last Tuesday with a man who had come out of the woods near that place. The man bad lost his mind entirely and was in a very bad shape when found He had evidently been in the woods for some time aud from tlie story tiiat the authorities were able to gel out of hi in he had lived (or a week at a time on nothing but berrie anJ nuts. His home is at Berkeley, California, where he says that he has a grown son. He gave the name of Frank Dcacu, and had a hearing before Judge Dart last Wednes day, when he was committed to the State Insane Asylum at Salem. The "lay Roberts Company appeared here last Wednesday night in the comedy "Mrn. Temple's Telegram" and to say they made a hit with thoee who were fortunate enough to attend is to put it uiiMlv. The piece is a good one and their rendering of it was as near perfect as one could wish. Alio they never made any apologies for handicaps which a company man overcome when they show in a town of tins size. It is possible that this troupa will returu here the first week in D.-cimber to put on the first show in the new city hall, as Mr. Wilkins is trying to secure their services. It is safe to say that if they do come back they will play to a packed house. John Farr, the newly elected C.unty Commissioner from Warren, was a busi ness visitor at the county seat last Thurs day. Deposit from your wage today. The Columbia County Bank pays 4 percent on time certificates of deposit. At the last meeting of the County Court the Sheriff reported the condition of the tax roll to be as follows: Total amount of roll with penaltyand interest, 222,654.90. Total amount collected, rebates and remissions, $217,837-03. Amount delinquent October 4th, $4, 807.85. This does not seem to be a very large amount to bo delinquent on to large a tax roll. The best record male by any samjjl In installing machinery was made by the Rainier Lumber and Shingle Company of Rainier when they put in a new Simon log roller without shutting down. The best former record was made by one of the big mills of Portland, which took three davs. Since the Allen Bros, and Mr. Mcintosh took hold ol the mill tome montns ago it has not been shut down an hour. The Company have enough orders ahead to ruu them until next summer. Those who earn must save. You mutt save. Let the Columbia County Dank show yon how. 4 per cent. JUST STOP AND THINK THANKSGIVING DAY is al most here and there is certainly something that we have which you will need. Are you going to make a plum pudding or fruit cake? Buy the materials here. The line we have is fresh, clean and first-class in every particu lar. You will also want some of HEINZ' 57 VARIETIES for youi Thanksgiving dinner. The least wont be complete with out some of these delicacies. And on that day everybody has CRANBERRIES and that is the reason there is a fresh lot just in at this store. We are still agents for "Perfection" Red and Blue Ribbon canned goods, which are the best that can be secured anywhere, of these old We have just favorites and the wants of the people of St. Helens but of the whole county, so don't be backward about coming in and getting what 3-ou want. s .QirEeTsor s-.j A COMPLETE STOCK OF Groceries, Furniture, Shoes, - Men Women An up-to-date and serviceable line of Gents' Furnishings J. H. Wellington St. Helens, Oregon NO. 52. mm received a large shipment can now supply not only Dry Goods, Stoves and Ranges FOR - and Children 1 liiMDfsrs laiss sms. . ,
