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THE OREGON MIS rm VOL. XXXI. ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOV. 24. 1911. NO. I. 'attempted robbery New Railroad Depot at Deer Island Broken Into I ROBBERS DRIVEN AWAY THROUGH FRIGHT Sheriff Arrest Suspects at Clatikanie The new dejiot at Deer Island broken into last Tuesday at : noon but nothing was secured by th robbers as the station agent returned unexpectedly and the robbers ttiok flight. It appears that two men not otF the train at Doer Island on Tuesday morning ind stood around the depot plat- form until nearly noon when one of them asked thu agent i: he locked up while he was gone to lunch. Receiving an answer in the negative, that the reception room was left unlocked, one of the men volunteered to accom pany the agent to his lunch and the other one said that he would itay around till they returned as he did not want anything to eat it that time. However when the 8K-nt w'as ready to go they had evidently fixed matters up so thatbith men went with him. At the hotel these two men ate their lunch and departed some fifteen or twenty minutes before the agent had finished his meal. ; When the agent started back to the depot the men were not in sight, but when he got close to the building the two started down the track in a run as if try- J inn to hail a farmer who was un loading something from his wagon down the track. The aircnt did not immediately go in- side the depot and the men got ion the farmer's wagon and were going down the road toward Tide Creek when, on entering the waiting room the agent found that the window between the waiting room and the office had been broken, doing inside he found the till had been pried but notopened. He immediately gave Wiee to the olliccrs and Sheriff Thompson took the trail. He traced them to Clatskame pnd fount their luggage in the fiepot at that place and waiting FOIl SALE - Confectionery and cigar store, with rooming house i above, all furnished. Will sell I for half value. Call at the HALF j WAY HOUSE. Between St. Helens and Houlton. KEEVES PHOTO STUDIO A Mint. i mini in will 1 opened lifiei wiil Orlnlx-r Htli iu the Dr. Montgom ery HuiMiiiKon Willamette Street, where rl dim iilinto work of all ItilxU cn be ''! t renwinaMe t.rioe. We kimlly 1 "quest the people of St. Helen " Houlton to K'v ua a trial. i 0n SuikIht 0 '10 a. in . to 4 :.' . " C. 8. Reevn. Twolrenh niiltli cowi lor nale. Injnir 'if Frank Glinieekl. Sr. Helena, Ore. REMOVAL NOTICE 1 rin, lra,iafir hllitll to OUT ftt lini-M lii iii frnnt the kltool hoiiMwhera wa will be nlad(o ava you call on n when yon wlh a nice inviujf rK transfer or lrayK Wl,r" We Cirr In t..b l.rl..b fmntmnt NUIIlt hlnKlHi ami feed 'and will t iilnd to fill yonr onlm-a promptly. l'lione 15 or "ve order at Fred Watkiiw and your wrk will 1 promptly allendi-d to. M. Helens Transfer Coinpmi) . 'Oil SAI.IC Ntock farm. PR) acre, with ""k and farm luiplt-meiiti. Knuuire t thii office. WAiltnil fur ilntrv and tork 'i8inea) th 11000 to .1000 capital. F'B opportunity, for iartlcnlara en- 1Blr at thi otrice, liberal Urina. 2t until near train time readily re cognized them from the descrip tion already given him. Placing them both under arrest he brought them to St. Helens where they are now in jail. When they were arrested they were very indignant and called the Sehriff everything they could think of besides a gentlemen, but the Sheriff was not moved by their entreaties nor threats and they are now in durance vile. On the way to St. ' Helens, on the train. Sheriff Thompson talk ed some with them when one of them spoke up and said that they had left Deer Island on the pass enger train and made some few other remarks that were not true when the other man, realizing that they were being caught, slapped the first one on the knee and said "You keep still; if there is to be any talking here I will do it". They gave their names as Alex McDonald and William Mc Donald, claiming to be brothers and that they were representing their father who runs a store at Tacoma. They were peddling dress patterns and suits and were selling them for anything their customers would pay, telling people that the goods had been smuggled into the country and then sold to them for a small sum, thereby permitting them to sell for much less than the true value. It is quite evident, from the prices they were selling for that the goods were either stolen or smuggled and thorough in vestigation is leing made as to these f aets. One of the men had $111 in his pocket and the other had $i:.W when arrested. They are held in the jail at this place w ith a charge of Peddling with out a license filed against them for the present. KEAL KSTATK TRANSFERS The following real estate trans fers have been recorded in the of fice of the County Clerk during the past week; M ;& M KSpafford to F Mo Intosh. land in Sec 21 T 7 K 2. A W & H L Lamliert to V (1 & S Clayes, Seappoose Orchard Tract. J VV & K A Terry to W A Me Inly re, land in Sec 5, T 4 It 1. W Spencer to C K Manx, land in Sec 2t Ti R r). C E Marrs to F M Marrs, land in Sec 2Ci Tfi K fi. S Keunian et ux to I'.latshford & Holaday. laml." F S Cooler to J & A F.rickaon, land in See 24. T 1 R V & J Kelley to K Matscn. V & J Kelley to A Carlson. F. I! MeFarland et ux to Fred Finn. I) H Stehinan et ux to L Butts. I) II Stehnian to I.illie Stchnian. M J Watts to Mrs A Uhltnan. Cora Maeoon to H & O Rennett, I'art of Uroyles D L C. I.J Wheeler to II & 0 Bennett. Jan. SKnee et ux to John Ulman, land in Sec 4T4H1. There will be an old fashioned basket social at Bachelor Flat school house. November 25th. at 8 o'clock P. M- Good program assured. All are invited. IMPOSTER ABROAD A stranger tepresvnting himself to be a repairer of sewing machines is around the country bilking the ieople, if his actions at Houlton can be taken as a .criterion. On Thursday of this week, this stranger approached the house of Mrs. Cole in Houlton and asked if she had a sewinjr machine that needed repairs and tin being informed that she had, he enquired as to the make of the machine and upon being told the name he. told her that he was re- presentiug that particular company and that if her machine was out of repair he would fix it for her free of cost. Of course she permitted him to do the work on those con ditions and when it was done, or when he said it was repaired, lie demanded $10 from her for the work. She refused to pay the amount when he used threats and to such force that it had the de sired effect. After he was gone she tried to get assistance and recover the money hut the slick gentleman was nowhere to be found. Mrs. Cole was alone at the time and of course was somewhat frightened and the house being about a half a mile from town, she was powerless to do anything else. It would be well for people to lie on the look out for this imposter. St. Helens City Hall The City Hall at St. Helens, com pleted just a year ago at a cost of $.S(HI0. Contains Council chamlier, IVivate room for Water Commission ers, Fire Ocpartnient. Commercial Club rooms, Work room for water works, I'ulilic H.ill and opera house w ith a stage and scenery and an office anl store room now occupied by the Oregon Mist. The building is a credit to the city as well as a paying investment. Red Cross Stamps Dr. L. G. Ross has received several hundred Red Cross stamps to bo sold for the bene fit of the State Tuliercolosis patients. These stamps have been distributed among the diff erent stores of the City and are for sale at 1 cent each. Mr. C. P. Raudin, representing ;de Sanborn Map Company of San Ki anciseo, Cal., was surveying the 'ity during the week. His Com iany will make a complete map of this city, and other cities, which is used by Fire Insurance Companies In riting their business. Mr. Baudin as much impressed with our water sy stem and fire fighting apparatus and we will probably get fire insur anee at reduced rates after his map t made. The Ladies Tuesday Evening Five lundred Club met at the home of Irs. A. J. Deming last Tuesday ijtht and hail a turn nt the lx.pu ir game with the result that Mrs. (Jeorge carried off first honors. , , i i . is. I'eming proved w e a " ightful hostess und served luncheon, ir the ladies as she supHsed, but just at the projter moment several f the husbands apeared on the ne and enjoyed the fine lunch. Mrs. Alfred John Peel will re ive on Monday, November 27th her residence St. Helens and Oak Street. Mrs. Fanny Edwards of Sheridan, 0 ire., was visiting at the homo of Charles Scott during the week. City Marshal Wilkins returned home Tuesday after spending a week T 1 - I 1 1 ! on Grays liaroor looKingauer ousi- ness interests. MESIIER GETS )() DAYS Police Judge J. 15. E. Bourne of Rainier, tried a case on Tuesday of this week where Clemens Mescher, an old resident of that city was charged with assault and battery upon , different members of his family, particularly his son. It was charged that he came home in toxicated and undertook to chastise the whole family when his son took courage and tried to defend himself and the old man charged upon him with a lantern, striking him on the head and inflicting quite a wound. After hearing all the evidence in case, Judge Bourne sentenced the man to 90 days in the county jail and he was brought to St. Helens Wednesday and is now serving out his sentence. Mescher is about CO years old. Congressional Timber The time is approacning for an other primary election, and candi dates for the larger otlices are al ready springing up quite numer ously. Columbia County, under the new apportionment, is in the rust Congressional Distrfft and we hear of several men who are willing to serve the people of the district in Congress, prominently among whom are the following; W. C. Hawley, present incumbent; A. W; Norblad, a prominent attorney of Astoria; W. W. Williams, an Insurance man of Forest Grove; C. L. McNary, of Salem and ExMayor Rodgers of Salem. It is reasonably certain that there will lie others as nearly all the men so far mentioned are from that portion of the District North of Salem, and there are doubtless some good material for this office in the Southern part of the State who will soon make their announcements. COUNCIL MEETING Council met in regular session last Monday nirht und transacted the following business; Minutes of last meeting read and approved. Insurance policy of $ 2000 on City Hall received and the premium of $L0.00 ordered paid. Michael Pierter requested per mission to ojK'n the street between the Dr. Edwin Ross proerty and the River; if so permitted lie would build the road at his own exjiense. The street Committee was in structed to investigate the matter. Application from Rev. A. A. Hiest pastor of the M. E. Chueh, to rent the Commercial Club room in the city hall for use as Sunday School room and on motion the same was allowed at a monthly rental of $1.50 per month. Council adjourned. Mrs. D. .V Richardson, who re cently returned from the hospital at Portland, is quite bad off again, but latest reports are that she is slightly improved, and her condition is not now regarded as serious. GOVERNOR OLCOTT For the next month Secretary of State, Ben W. Olcott, will lie the governor of Oregon. Governor West will leave Monday for a trip on the "Governor's Special" which will visit all over the East before returning, and during his absense Mr. Olcott will have the job of governing thu people of Oregon. White & White the popular merchant of Houlton have a fine delivery team but they will not stand and allow blasting near them without a driver. As a result the team took a little run on Thursday and wound up in a ditch with a broken delivery wagon and harness. HANGING ABOLISHED Governor West Defines Policy on Capital Punishment ' HASSING'S SENTENCE COMMUTED No More Hanging in Oregon While Wet is Governor Governor West has abolished Capital Punishment in Oregon for at least three years. Jans M. William Hassing , convicted of murder in the first degree for killing his wife in Portland, was under sentence of death, but be fore the Governor left Salem Thursday he commuted the death sentence to one of life imprison ment. In commuting the sen tence the Governor said; "Whereas, it has been shown by numerous presentations from C. Moltke, Envoy Extraordinary ano Minister Plenipotentiary of Denmark, and by P. C. Knox, Secretary of State, and otherwise that the family history of the said Jans M. William Hassing shows that the majority of his immediate ancestors have been adlicted with insanity, thus rais ing the presumption of recurrent attacks of mental irresponsibility in the case of him. the said Jans M. William Hassing; and "Whereas, capital punishment is, in my opinion, a relic of the barbarous and mediaeval ages of man and not in consonance or in keeping with the enlightened spirit of the civilization of this, the 20th century, and is not, in my opinion, as great a deterr ment of crime as imprisonment for life; "Now, therefore, I, Oswald West, by virtue of authority in me vested as Governor of the State of Oregon, do hereby com mute the sentence of the said Jans M. William Hassing to that of imprisonment in the Oregon State Penitentiary for the term of his natural life." As in the case of Jesse Webb, The Backward Social at Houlton The Backward Social given by the Ladies Aid Society of Houl ton Wednesday night at I. O. O. F. Hall was a very unique and enjoyable affair. The manner in which it was conducted shows that the ladies are quite resource ful. On arriving the guests were bidden good bye, with express ions of sorrow for having to go so soon and hoping they never call again. Old fashioned games were played causing much amusement. Prof. E. S. Faxon and T.S. White selected sides in an apple passing contest and after the Prof, and his side were hopelessly defeated they avenged themselves on their opponents by playing an Uncle Bob trick in which Mr. White was the goat. To sing a song backward seems very diffi cult until you know how. All you heve to do is to turn your back to the audience while singing. A quartet composed of Rev. and Mrs. Dark, MissJanie Reid and Prof. Faxon rendered one very feelingly in this manner, after which, the toothpicks were passed, much to the sur prise of everyone. The back wardness of things was remem bered, it proved to be the rear end of a very dainty luncheon for which the ladies are noted. About twenty ladies and gentle men from St. Helens were in attendance lending much to the pleasure of the occassion. The last report showed that everyone got home successfully with the Hassing was required to sign a statement that he would not ask for a pardon in his term of prison and that he would not ask for executive clemency or favor in any form and that he would not ask his friends to intercede in his behalf. His sister also signed the statement. In his formal statement today the Governor says: "There will be no hanging in Oregon while I am Governor of the State. The old rule that blood shed must be expiated by the shedding of blood is, in my opinion a relic of barbarism and not in consonance or in keeping with the civilization or in the spirit of the 20th century. It is an antiquatee and an uoeconomic remainder from the dark ages, "I contend that the spirit and the civilization of this age call for the repeal of capital statutes as the punishment for first degree murder. I believe that imprisonment for life should be the penalty paid for shedding human blood. I recommended abolition of capital punishment to the last Legislature. I will again make the same recommendation in 1913 unless the law has been previous ly amended at the general elec tion of 1912. . "I will, and do advocate there peal of the capital statute and the limitation of the pardoning power of the Governor in relation to life sentences for first degree murder. I hope to see this reform accomp lished before the expiration of my term of office and the present barbaric law wiped from the statute books of this state." exception of those who had their clothes on backwards. Prof Faxon was seen to cross Milton Creek three times before finding his own domicile. Virgil Noland, an athlete at the U. of O. was burned to death Wednesday in an electric bath robe. L, C. Hartman. the well known Portland detective, was in the city during the week. The Oregon Mist is 30 years old this week. Boys' Conference After having made a round-up af the towns from Portland to Roseburg, visiting Sunday School ciasses and all agencies interested in boys work, Mr. Dalzell. the State Boys Secre tary, feels confident there will be the largest and most enthusi astic Boys Conference this year that has ever been held in the Northwest. He estimates there will be at least 150 of the older boys in attendance. A round trip fare of ! a fare and a third has been secured on the Southern Pacific and Cor vallis & Eastern on the certifi cate plan. All delegates should pay full fare going and ask for a certificate of receipt. This, when properly signed by the Secretary of the Conference, will entitle them to a third return fare. ' Mr. Dalzell will be very glad to answer any inquiries relative to the Conference.