The Oregon mist., March 24, 1911, Image 4

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OUR SPRING FOEM.
Now, in the springtime, when
the odor of the violet perfumes
the ambient breeze and all nature
sings an anthem of gladness over
the departure of the gloomy
winter season, when the birds are
matine in the trees, when the
bosom of earth is bedecked with
emerald verdure, when the husb
andman goes forth to sow the seed
and the children of the village
creep like snails reluctantly to
school, when the dweller in the
city contemplates the possibility
of a sojourn at the beach and the
Fourth of July orator furbishes
up his eloquence. Now, in the
springtime, is a pretty good time
to pay vour subscription to the
Mist.
THE DEATH PENALTY.
Will any one contend that hang
ing is too severe a punishment for
society to inflict upon the man
who decoyed a five year old girl
to his room in a Portland lodging
house and there murdered her?
There was an attempt made in
the recent Legislature to abolish
capital punishment, and many
mawkish things were said in
advocacy of the theory that the
State has no right to take human
life and that hanging does not
decrease crime. The State has
the same right to kill an individual
that menaces society as it has to
destroy men associated for that
purpose, and every murderer
hanged has been converted from a
harmful into a harmless quantity.
Kill the man who murdered that
child and the lives of other chil
dren are that much safer. Such
y a life is worse than worthless to
its possessor and should be taken
with as little compunction as that
of a mad dog. There is no. danger
that the State will be possessed
of a blood lust and seek lives that
are not fully forfeited. All the
.tendencies of mankind are in the
opposite direction, and many who
should tread the scaffold will be
spared to prey upon the world,
yet there are some crimes so
bestial and cruel that were the
death penalty abolished mankind
would be satisfied with nothing
less than the life of their perpe
trator. THE RIGHT SPIRIT.
The editor of the Rainier Re
view copies, with commendation,
an editorial in a recent issue of
the Mist, and gives it a local
application. In fact the idea
attempted to be conveyed is
applicable to all parts of Columbia
County. The Jural portions will
settle up just as fast as the timber
is cut and the land placed upon
the market. It will be high priced
land as a rule, and will be purchas
ed in small tracts, thus giving the
county a much denser population
than if the land were cheap.
Especially will this be true along
the river front and in the south
ern portion of the county. Rainier
and St. Helens will alway3 be the
leading cities of the county,
because they have the river and
rail close together. Especially
is this true of Rainier, where
mills and factories can load on
cars or boats, without theexpeii.se
helpful rivalry or emulation.
The Mist is glad to see the spirit
displayed by the Review and
heartily reciprocates it Every
section of the county has its own
peculiar advantages. Clatskanie
may in the future be known as
the city of canneries. The great
reclamation project being carried
on by the Columbia Agricultural
Co. will call for factories to pre
serve the products of the soil,
and this alone, aside from its
other natural resources will mean
a greatly increased populafion.
Speedthe day when Columbia will
be one of the greatest counties
in Oregon.
THE ASTORIA CENTENNIAL
The Legislature, at its recent
session, appropriated $50,000 to
aid Clatsop County inappropri
ately celebrating the one hund
redth anniversary of the first
white settlement in the Oregon
country, made by an expedition
sent out by John Jacob Astor, of
New York, the only condition of
the gift by the state being that
Clatsop county shall match it
with a Uke sum. The celebra
tion is to last one month, and
the Mist ventures the prediction
that it will be an event that will
dwell for many years in the
memory of those who participate.
We do not know what the pro
gram is to be, but we do know
there will be nothing omitted
that can be secured by the peo
ple of that enterprising and hos
pitable community. It will be
attended by hundreds of thous
ands of people, and many of them
will take more than a passing in
terest in the country between
Portland and the sea. If there
is an opportunity given Columbia
county should participate officially
in this celebration. It precedes
the State Fair and our commis
sioner could take such part of
his exhibit as is possible to As
toria before going to Salem. Just
what should be done along this
line is hard to state at present,
but Columbia should miss no op
portunity to present its advant
ages and resources for the in
spection of contemplating invest
ors or homeseekers.
The editor of the Mist is glad
to note that the Senate Journal
of the recent Legislature has
finally been doctored up so that
there will be no necessity for an
extra session. Oregon has been
called the "Fool of the Family"
because it has adopted the initi
ative and referendum, but it
would truly deserve the name
if its people were not as compe
tent to pass upon the merits or
demerits of legislation as was the
recent Senate. When the Journal
is printed it will contain among
other equally valuable documents,
matter that covered fifty-eight
type written pages. This is the
"debate" upon Senate concurrent
resolution No. 3, commending the
Oregon System to the favorable
consideration of other States. It
occupied nearly a day of the peo
ple's time, and is merely a series
of personal tirades. It was taken
down in shorthand by a stenog
rapher employed by Senator
Kellaher, and on motion of Sena
tor Malarkey, a member of the
Committee on the revision of the
Journal, the stenographer was
made an officer of the Senate and
the whole mass of rot injected
into the Journal. That little mo
tion of Senator Malarkey cost the
State in the neighborhood of $250.
of information that justifies the
belief that there is actual danger
of war with some foreign power.
OUR PORTLAND LETTER.
Development Note from All Parts of
Our Great Stat
rortlami. Or. March 21 (Special)
Although the whole slat baa it full
quota of new settler who are taking ad
vantage of the low colonist fares, Cen
tral Cretin towns are especially buy
welcoming the newcomers. Large add
ition to the usual accommodations are
being made to house the hoiueseekers
ami extru efforts are being made to care
for their wants until they shall become
pei maiiently fettled.
Homesteads are being taken in large
number, irrigation lands are being
bought and new town are building be
cause of the rush of immigrant who are
following the railroads into the interior.
Trainloads of supplies, building materials
and agricultural implement are going
in and the long-delayed awakening of
Central Oreg n ha arrived, after that
section has lain dormant for ages await
ing the whistle of the locomotive.
Pates for the Oregon Development
League convention at Astoria have been
fixed for Monday, Tueiday and Wed
ni'sday, August 14. 15 nd 16. This will
be while the Astor Centennial is in pro
gress and convention visitors will give
a part of tbeir time to this historic
celebration. The convention date were
decided alter a conference between the
Astoria Commercial Club and the Cen
tennial management.
Salem w ill have a borne show on April
7 aud 3. It is expected the event will
bring out a fine display of draft, carriage
and fiding horses and a campaign will
be started right away to raise funds for
awards that will insure a large list of
entries.
Keduiond will have a double-barreled
celebration on July 4th, and Independ
ence Pay will not be its ouly significance.
The unlocking of Central Oregon by the
railroads and freedom front its Im.g
isolation will be the chief reason for the
jollification . Iteduiond is on both the
On iron trunk and the Deschutes rail
roads and it ees a great future now that
outlets have beeu made to the outside
world.
Mining men of the state met in Port
land during the pant week to mske plans
fur the entertainment here of the North
we.it Mining Congress on My 10, 17 and
IS. At that time it ia expected to have
each district of the state represented
and latye number of outside mining
men w ill lie entertained.
Special fares have been made by the i
railroads for travel to the Portland Hose
Festival, June 5-10, a late ot one and
one tMrd the usual tariffs for the round
trip having been agreed upon hy the
variom lines. Oregon, Washington,
'daho and Uritmh Columbia will get the
benefit of these reduced hire.
Salem lays claim to a unique distinc
tion among all the capital cities ol the
I niteil State. It 1ms made it greater
net gain ill population thau any other
date capital. Salem hows additions to
her population amounting to 1M1 U per
cent during the ten-year ( period, a
given in the figures of the ccusus. No
other state capital comes anywhere near
this record.
EGGS FOR SETTING.
C. It. Harris bus some of the famous
Buff Orpingtons formerly owned by O.
A. Ilatton, of Clark County, V ashington
and he has left lit the Mist office the
diplomas shuwing that bis chickens got
the first and second prizes at the show
of the Cl.trk. County Poultry Association
in 11)10. The diplomas show what kind
of chickens Mr. Harris has and anyone
that wants eggs should call and see them.
For eggs write C. H. Harris, Iloulton
Oregon. Tbey cost 60 for a sctliug of
fourteen. IS if.
FOR SALE.
Early Rose and Burbank seed pota
toes, also seed oats C. J. LARSON.
Warren, Ore.
For Sale Ten acre of unimproved
land between Yankton and Kalchelor's
Flat. For information see John I'lil
uian, Scappoose. pd
Lota of new patterns in linoleum at
M uckle's.
Summons.
lu the Otrrnll Court ot tho Huts ol Oregon for
CollMlllHtt ColllltV.
Wlultrr.l oil. Ik. ci. plaintiff. VI. K.Uartl II. How
ant I.iMmmi, U-ih-titllt.
To rMwanl II llowanl (ill.lion, defcu.lant
aNive UHfiieo.
Ill lh limile ol ihe MaU ot Orcttotl. Yoll arr
hereby reiuirel lo Hit'nr and ani-wer the co-n
platr.t Met! at,'ntiiM vou In i kIioy eiltltli il
"Hit on or bi'loru Mini. lav. the ilnl tiny ot April
I'.Mt. N'llilf Hot If-M (bun mx fk frutn v
dale ol the flrt ptitihratlmi ot ihta iliiiinlln
the time fi iy the order of the Jiilv of the
aUve t-lltlt U-.l court ulthlh wtllrti the hI,I
lietemlHiit .hail appear and aiuwtir His ald
roniiilatnt. and If yiti tail ao lo pl-r. and
(or default thereof, the I'Uli'tirT will apply to
the Court for Ihe relief prated for III ttie
I'Ullltlirg eolllplnltll whlrh Iftht ftiltwtaurt l,,r
a 'leeree illMiolv i tit( the ramd of matrimony
heretofore x I -tl !( w een thr Plaintiff ali'l
hefeti taut, Hii.t ail h other relief aa the Court
and e'iltv noty-oe meet.
I he Ixfen.latM w,ll lake tiottec that Una
amiimon I -erv eil upon him liy loiltliealloii
thereof 111 (urinaTli e of til or-ler ol tlu Jt'lh'
of the nltove entltlel Court mada and dated thla
tllh dav ol KetrfUarv , 1 tit. In whleh It aa pr
u'illtl that till aumnioh .hull I pnhliOieil
onte a h eeW. for 'la eon itl Heelia. In Ihe
Ormon Mai. unlit the lint l-.ue imt pna'rt-d-li.ir
the .in! tt. of April, pill, wtihtu whieh
tune the xai'l fiefeii,lalit la re,iilrrl to appear
ami aiuwer tht al-l eonipUint. Felirtmrv ITlh,
Pill, i the tlaieoi the llml puliWiloii ol thlr
tiutit.
THANK sm'TI.K
Attorney for flaltitlH.
Estate of Rufus li. King,
Notlre l hep l.y Klven that tlia meti rlne1
a a'liulitl-trnlrtx ol the ratale of Kufii It.
Kline, ieee.u,l, haa filed her final aeeonnt in
the fnu nf y Court of the r-tate of Oregon tor
ColiitnhiaCounly, and that Monday, the .'Tih
-lay of Mareh. l'.l 1, at the hour nf tatti o'ehn-k
111 the forenoon of iild day, and the eourl r,oin
of aitid eourt, have twell appolnud liv aael
eonrt a Ihe time and plaee f.r the hearitur of
ohjeet'oni thereto and the M-tllemeul thereof.
Paled and fir-.! nhlKhed Kel.nury li, Mil.
SAKAII K KIM.. A.innii.lrlri
WM. P. tkSluN, Attorney tor Admliilmrai r! .
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larqe ssorfment of Post (Bards
Deming's Drug Store st. Helens, or.
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ploiting a tract of Colum
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3:
The Oregonian insists that the
massing of troops of the United
States upon the Mexican border
U for the sole purpose of preserv
ing neutrality, yet the despatches
state that orders have been issued
for the National Guard to be
placed upon a war footing, which
of hauling, w hile St. Helens must i.means the expenditure of many
either haul from the water front millions of dollars. Of course nn
or secure a switch through the
town. In its proximity to Port
land and its stone quarries, as
well as in the superiority of the
surrounding farm country St.
Helens loads. There is and always
will be a rivalry between the two
towns, but it can and should be a
one except the higher ups under
stands just what this means. It
may be that the manufacturers of
munitions of war need the money
and that all this fus3 and fury is
for their benefit; but it also may
and probably does, mean that
the Government i3 in possession
WELCH & CHAMBERS
Fresh and Salt Meats
The newest and best Fresh
Meats, Haras, Bacon and
Lard. Highest prices paid
for butcher's stock
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I Colonist Fares I
From the Middle and Eastern ivortions of the United
States and Canada to
y Oregon, Washington and all the Northwest
jfi WILL J'KKVAIL DAILY
I March 10th to April 10th
' over the
Oregon-Washington Railroad &
Navigation Company.
Great Land Opening -49,000 Ares
J PALM BEACH COUNTY
FLORIDA
$250 In Monthly Payments of $10 Buys A
And Indepnndence.
H
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rA TOWN LOT ABSOLUTELY FREE) WITH FARM
No frost No snow. Three crop t a year. Annual
T" . tft St, a-
rronu $iuuu per acre, i-or particulars inquire of
JEI. rJT. Oi-eAvoIll
Warren, Oregon
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and connections, the
Oregon Short Line. Union Pacific
and Chicago fc North -Western
from
Chicago - - mo) Omaha - . 9RM
St. Louis - - 32.00 Kansas City - . 25.00
St. Paul - - $25.00
and from other cities correspondingly low.
YOU CAN PKLPAY FARES
The Colonist fare are Wem hound only, but II you have ralathra '
or rtend or employer in the Kaat whom mu k.i .1.1.
1 U,e! yen le"it the value of the (are wit!. ,, local railroad
A "lesired ' f"r tlckel wl" telegraphed to any addrtM
Ik LOT THR WORLD KNOW
inl," r'.'n ,"t ,r",""c, "Pn.li.I on,,0rtuitle for home bolM
M inK. Cb I on the uf1.l..riKn..d for K'H. in.trurtlre printed matter.
k WM. McMURRAY, General P...enger Agent,
Portland, Oregon
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LAUNDRY
Under new management
Watch for the Wagon Monday
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