Patronize Home Mer
chants. It helps the
Town Along Always
VOL. XXIX.
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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
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