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About The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 18, 1912)
St. Helens Cotiuty Scat Columbia County 1'orULATION f$o 4oo 1910 750 1912 ... - 1500 I'.t KfTu ti 1 -.. iMI-koVKIl STRHKTS M nh ii a.. WAtkr Systkm T wo Mn.i;s r Si-wi.-w iv, iM'f-K CONSTRUCTION Pay Roll $100,000 !' Month Sit Helens Lumber Products Go to All Parts ok the World Shipments Over 5,000,000 Feet Per Month St. Helens Has Saw Mills Shipbuilding Plant Creosoting Works Stone Quarries Fisheries OREGON MIS nn VOL. XXXI. ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1012 NO. 62 H fl H ,1 II 1 U II J I MULTNOMAH SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED I "raws rain PEOPLE IN ST. HELENS LAST SATURDAY TO WITNESS THE LAUNCHING The Beginning of a Wonderful Industry The weather wu perfect. The 'crowd was large. The entertain mcnt was grand. Everything ,u irrand. The slide of the big hnt was mognificicnt. In fact the launching of the Multnomah was the greatest event of its kind ever celebrated in Oregon. Over&OOO people from different puts of Oregon were present to m the bights, lne steamers Potter and Monarch arrived from Portland at 2 o'clock with hun- dred of people aboard and pro ceeded at once to the ship yards, where already several thou and neople had congregated. Along the docks in St. Helens were many more waiting for transpor tation across the slough. About 100 automobiles from Portland md other points were lined up iking the streets. About 3 o'clock the Melville, flagship of the Cat lender Fleet from Astoria came along side the dock and onto this line bout there crowded a capac ity load. The Modoc was the busiest boat on the river taking the people across. About 3:30 the entire population of St. Hel ens and tbr thousands of visitors were safely landed on the Island where the huge hull of the Mult nomah was to take the plunge. Miny flags were hung along the entire length of the boat of many colors making it a beautiful sight. Judge Cleeton of Portland mount ed the platform and began to tell of some of the history of St. j Helens and of his experiences as 1 resident here. He told of the ME MEN CHARGED WITH MURSER 10 HAVE TRIALS IN NOVEMBER Work of the Grand Jury Ihi8 morning before Judge K&kin KitTKiUMil TiiufM;f A t. had been gone through with to, Tongue, rermin,, tn j - niv. a laic make tt go to please the crowd. I and John II. Stevenson reore- senting J. A. Tender. J. A. Jef frey representing Bert Green I 1 1 f n ana w. h. Diilard representim? experience. Kvery w histle along the river within sounding dis tance tooted, blasts were set off at the nearby quarries, thous ands of people were yelling as the boat glided gracefully into . I . t '.-i . wir wHirrs. io nurn was mnue in the entire program Every thing wa carried out to the let ter. A general holiday feeling prevailed and everyldy had a good time. The first boat from the St. Helens shipyards was aunched successfully and the shipbuilding industry of the Col umbia River was fairly started. From that date on other ships will be launched at thtse yards at the rnte of two or three each year and Oregon Fir will Foon le the material used in making of he bnnts failing the seas along the Pacific Coast. Too much can not be said in praise of the Me Cormick Company by the citizens of this city and county. It is certainly an enterprising and progressive firm. During the evening the Com mercial Cliil) l.arxiuet was neiu n the large dining room of t'e St. Helens Hotel where abw.t 200 people gathered to feast up on the good things turnished by the Club and to exchange greet ings between the citizens of St. Helens, Columbia County ami the wonderful prospects of our city J members of the MrCortnick In nd dwelt largely upon the great terests from San Francisco to industries established herd by 'Seattle. Speeches were made by theChas.lt. McCormick people. ' several prominent local people Just at 4 o'clock little Jean Meier J and responded to by different broke the bottle of champagne. members of the company. It on the bow, the wedges were was a grand success and the knocked loose. Superintendent 'means of bringing together the Price gave the word "Let 'er, people and the company. Slide" and she slid. A most To sum up the day. it was one wonderful slide it was. Such a never to be forgotten by any one sight had never before been wit-J who was here. It marked the nessed on the great Columbia beginning of one of the greatest Hiverand there were thousands industries in the great Northwest, of people w ho had never before It placed Ft. Helens on the map. een anything like it. So smooth It advertised Oregon Fir and the was everything done that it entire state and Northwestern seems that months of rehearsals country will benefit thereby. Un the bout were several hun dred persons who wanted to ex perience a ride clown tt 10 wnva and they certainly eniov. d the i (',eol'e WeU'r- a11 charged with uiunier, in an eitort to agree up on a trial date for each case P.. 1 U . 1. . II . . 1 1 . . mnn nit-1 oruano. attorneys were asking for a time in the distant future for trials while Mr. Ton gue was clamoring for early dates. As a result Judge Kakin ; s-t the case of the State against Bert Green for the murder of Charles Wtist for trial on No vember Gth. The case against Pender for the murder of Daisy Wehrman for trial on November 11th, and the case against Geo. Welter for next Wednesday pro viding Judge Campbell of Oregon City can get here to preside, others i e it will have to go over until al.er the Pender case. The Grand Jury reported to the Court this morning with sev- eral true bills and three not true! bills. The true bills eo far as known were; John W. Howard, for forgery, pleaded guilty and sentenced lo from 1 to 5 jettrs and paroled; Arthur Jones for assault w ith a dangerous weapon, pleaded guilty and sentenced to 1 year in the county jail; B. G. .V. ;oon for forgery, pleaded not guilty; George Weber for mur der, pleaded not guilty. Joseph Schloss for assault and battery, pleaded not guilty. One or two other indictments were returned but as the persons are not in cus tody the names of the parties charged are not known. Not true bills were returned in the case of the state against Harvey Sutherlin for assault with a dan gerous weapon; Henry Stickles for pointing a gun at another and Joseph Schloss for willful de struction of property. The Grand Jury took a recess until the 28th of this month when they will re turn and consider some more cases now pending. SI. HELENS ON ACCREDITED LIST UNIVERSITY RECOGNIZES LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL COURSE HOULTON R- I. Welch returned Tuesday from North Carolina where he had one with the remains of his cousin. Grandma Chambers came back with him to visit her sons and daughters living lu.re. Karl Sax ton's big team ran away way lurain Sunday and came near Wrestling Match LOCAL WRESTLER 10 MEET PACIFIC COAST CHAMPION Nela Carlson, a member of the Columbus Club of Portland, a wrest ler of considerable note who has been working in St. Helens for some CONDITIONS IN COLORADO TODAY It was in the year 18911 that Wo man Suffrage was granted in Color udo. For ID years the Suffragists have used this State as a sample of good government brought about by the woman's vote. The anti-suffra gists ask the men of Oregon to read j jy anj Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Miles of After making an investigation of the course of study offered by the St. Helena High school, Albert R, Tiffany, registrar, at the State Uni versity at Eugene, wrote the follow ing letter: Supt. Calvin 0. Thomason, St. Helens, Oregon. Dear Sir: I take pleasure in advising you that St. Helens High school has been placed on the accredited list of the University of Oregon. I hope that some of your graduates will enter the University net year. Please feel free to call on the Uni versity whenever it can be of any service to you, and I want to as sure you that we shall be glad to cooperate with you in any way that we can. . Yours very truly. A. It. Tiffany. In meeting Ihe requirements of the University of Oregon, St. Hel ens High school has taken her place on equal plane with other standard high schools of the state. As the university maintains a high stand ard for her entering students, her recognition of the local high school means that graduates here will have no difficulty entering any northwest college on their diplomas. ST. HELENS VS. CLATSKANIE. At a meeting of the Columbia county principals in the office of County Superintendent Wilkerson Saturday last it w-as arranged that St. Helens high school should play Clatskanie high at basketball at Clatskanie Monday evening. Novem ber 3 during the session there of the Columbia county teachers' in stitute. Coach Si. Bush says he will have a team "Johnnie on the Spot." Clatskanie has been lead ing high school in size in the county for several years and has had a good gymnasium and a basketball team for several years, so St. Helens will have a hard game. SOCIAL CENTER SUCCESSFUL. St. Helens first social center meet ing in the school house Friday night was thoroughly successful, drawing a larger crowd than many similiar meetings in Salem and other larger cities. Mrs. Henrietta W. Calvin, the speaker from the Oregon Agri cultural college, inspired and de lighted everyone who heard her or met her during her visit here. STUDENT LOCALS. Miss Peel, sister of Dr. Alfred Peel, left Tuesday for her home in Canada. S. A. Miles was a St. Helens vis itor. Dr. and Mrs. H. R. Cliff and fam- WHAT PRESIDENT TAFT HAS DONE Some of the Legislation Ac complished During His Administration. There has been a systematic at tempt for years on the part of news paper and magazine writers in the pay of the great magazine trust to belittle and misrepresent President Taft The result has been that the people hare an tmpresilon that this has been a "do nothing" administration. The truth of the matter is that more con structive progressive legislaUon has been accomplished under President Taft than was ever accomplished In any administration before. For the benefit of our readers and In justice to the president, this paper sets out below some of the many things he has accomplished: inning into White & White's store 'time as a longshoreman, has roroiv indow. They were caught at i ed a challenge to go upon the mat Charley Morris' corner. with Walter Arndt a professional M . wrest!cr of Portland and tor n long Mr. am Mrs. C.V. fWII. loft fori . ....... v nr r .time the instructor m " Massachusetts last Saturday night Mr. Waller and family of Astoria re moving into one of Mrs. Wilk in's homes. J B, Hauson is building a bunga low In St. Helens into which he will on move. Our depot is entirely too small to accommodate the business down ner- If more than three people et into the waiting roon at once it "ems crowded. The S. P. & S, hould he aaked for something bet- ter. A. of that city. Mr. Carlson has accepted the challenge and the bout will be pulled off at the City Hall in St. Helens on Saturday evening rwnhpr 2fith 1912. Tickets will W V V" - - - . . T- Jones tool uoom the words of a Colorado woman one who has been and now is politi cally prominent. She tells of the conditions of politics in her State today. Mrs. Elizabeth Cass Goddard of Colorado a former ardent suffragist has held the following offices, name lyDelegate to City and State Con ventions, Deputy Sheriff, Watcher at the polls, and Member of the Re publican State Committee from El paso County. She has been repre sented on various boards of city and state organizations. For example; Vice-President for Colorado of the Mother's Congress, 2nd Vice-President of the Y. W. C. A. of Colorado wlth?nVfewnda,TandtUpri;. of 'Springs, 1st Vice-President of the admission will be 60 cents and $1.00. j Boys Club, Trustee of the City Fed. There will be two preliminaries, one eration 0f Women's Clubs, Presi boxing and one wrestling, between Jent of tho jjumane Society, only 'Oil SALE One gray mare, 8 rears old, good driver, will work ""Kle or double; one bran new top buKy and harnesa. Inoulre of krt T. Link, Houlton, Ore. Resi dene back of Skating Rink. 1-m l.ovs and two strangers It will be an evening of clean athle tic contests and the public is Invited. Sheriff Thompson will leave today for Waterville, Wash., where he goes to bring one An thony Apinatis to the Salem Pen itentiary. Apinatis was convinc ed about two years ago in this county of burglary and was sen tenced to the penitentiary but Da the good behavior. woman member of the Anti-Tuberculosis commistee of Colorado Springs and President of the Colon ial Dames of Colorado. We wish to quote from a letter written by Mrs. Goddard to a member of the board of the anti-suffrage association of Portland. She says in part: "I am in a peculiar position, for while I disapprove most emphatical ly of eaual-suffrage, and while I roled by Judge Campbell dur- have yet to see one good result from J Continued on page 8 Portland were among the many vis itors to witness the launching of the beautiful ship, "Multnomah" Satur day. Miss Bertha Thompson of Port land" visited friends in St. Helens Saturday. Mrs. D. O. Quick of Halsey has been visiting her son, E. E. Quick of this city. Captain and Mrs. Smith of Rai nier came up to St. Helens in their auto to witness the launching. N. A. Perry and family, Mrs, E. D. Parker and children, Miss Hilda Cliff, and George Kelley were among the Portland people who visited St. Helens last week. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Deming and daughter, Eugena, were Portland visitors Saturday. A totem pole is being made at the St. Helens mill for Miss Neill's Indian attractio at the carnival. A smaller pole is also being made for "Befo", the biggest man in world. A very serious accident narrowly H put th postofftc department on a paying basl for the first time within the memory of the present feneration. He has enforced the tiherman anU truat law without far or favor. He vetoed the Democratic wool, cot ton and free Hat MUa aa unfair, un scientific and destructive of the Re publican principle of protection. He abreirated the discriminating; passport treaty with Russia. He prevented rellrned from nittHre; rata Increases Into effect without ap proval of the lntei slate C'ouimene Commission. He has rushed the Panama Canal to early completion without hint of scan da L He has practically destroyed white slave traffic. He has sinned the hill for admission ef Arlsona and New Mexico to state hood. He haa established the Bureau of Mines to safeguard the lives of miners. He has extended our foreign mar kets for the benefit of American capi tal and labor. He has abolished the shameful sys tem of peonase In this country. He haa submitted the Income tax amendment to the Constitution to the state legislatures for ratification. He haa effected advanced boiler In spection laws passed by Congress. He has established means for com plete Irrliratlon projects In the West. He has maintained and extended the open-door policy in China. He has maintained peace In Cuba snd South and Central "America by ''-ndly warning, without intcrven tlon. ..e has modernised and reformed government business methods by an economy and efficiency commission, savins; millions of dollars to the Amer ican people annually. He has effected arbitration treaties with Great Britain and France. He vetoed the Arizona statehood bill becauss of the recall of judges provl slcn. He Instituted non-no"lcal methods for taking the 13th census. He has eflectually ae.-uuyed bucket shops and set-rich-qulck concerns. He has persistently labored for a parcels post. He haa effected a new treaty with Japan, ending racial controversies on the Pacific Coaat He has further extended a safety appliance act for the ben eat of work lngmen. lie haa successfully fought for the publlcstlon of campaign funds and ex penditure He has heartily Indorsed the lnbor commission's report snd proposed bill concerning employers' liability. He has reorganised the customs service, eliminated corruption and ex posed snd punished customs frauds, thereby saving and recovering mil lions of dollars to the United States Treasury. He haa established the Court of Commerce to review findings of the Interstate Commerce Commission snd to remedy exasperating delays In UU gatlon. He has established a nonpartisan tariff bard to report on the differ ence In the cost of production at home and abroad. He has ecu red a corporation tnx law ylel.llnsr over $30,000,000 annually to the United States government. He bus transformed a deficit of I5l.000.noo of the previous adminis tration into a 330.000,000 surplus. He has msde a new American record for nonpartisan Judicial ap pointments. He haa brought the railroads under further control of the federal govern ment through extension of the powers of the Interstate Commerce Commis sion. Hs brought the worklngman's rem- rensatlon act to a successful Issue In he Supreme Court. He hss effected a successful stock and bonds commission. He has extended the civil service rules In all departments of the feder al government by executive order. lie has secured practical conserva tion acts. Hs haa established a Court ot Cus toms Appeals, by which under-valuations have been stopped. He succeeded In securing a postal savings bank system that Is dragging millions out of old socks and putting it to work. Hs favored Borah's 3-year home stead bill. He has exhibited the highest order of statesmanship In handling the dcll cafe and provoking Mexican situation, keeping the United States out of sn expensive and bloody war, while st the same time maintaining the dignity of our nation. HIGH SCHOOL CARNIVAL The big school carnival filled with comic sideshows and catchy darkey Indian music comes off tonight in the high school assembly. While striving to make a good sum of 'money to piy expenses of students debates and athletics the students plan to show the people of the city Ihe and community one of the lest times of their lives. Attractions TONGUE MORS FOR EARLY TRIALS OUR EFFICIENT DISTRICT ATTORNEY HERE ASKING THE CRIMINAL CASES TO BE SET FOR TRIAL WILL NOT LEAVE UNTIL EVERY CASE 15 TRIED Dinct Attorney E. B. Tongue and aa a result it is quite hard for of Hillsboro has been in attendance at Circuit Court here this week. The grand jury has been working steadily every day since Tuesday and has found several true bills and is still investigating. Mr. Tongue was questioned concerning the trial of the criminal cases now on the docket in Columbia County and ex pressed himself in no uncertain terms that he was going to stay in St. Helens until every criminal case ' and insist that every criminal case the district attorney to force them to trial when they are not ready. These facts are made at this time for the purpose of explanation why the criminal trials are postponed. It is not through the lack of crowd ing on the part of the district at torney but on account of the delays asked for by the defendants them selves. However Mr. Tongue says now that he is going to stay here was disposed of even if he had to pass by the regular term of court in Clackamas County which meets the first Monday in November. Judge Eakin says the cases cannot be tried next weekbecanse he won't be here again until the 28th and that he already has work ahead for the last week in October so that the criminal cases to be taken up until the first week in November. While on the subject it is well to call attention to the fact that the District Attorney is not at fault for the delay in trial of the criminal cases in this and other counties. He has to follow two judges around the four counties of his district, and must attend eleven regular terms of court each year. Grand Juries are called at each one of these terms be taken up anddisposed of before this term of Court adjourns. In the entire state of Oregon there is at 3 u VMBsl, no district attorney so much feared by criminals and criminal lawyers as in E. B. Tongue. With him there is no compromise and no quar- i ter when he takes up a case which taking from one to thVee weeks each, j has any merit in it. He is the most Then one of the greatest draw backs ' able and vigorous prosecutor now to the trial of these cases is the clamor for delay on the part of the attorneys for the defense. For in stance, the attorneys for J. A. Pen der are not prepared and have re quested that this trial be postponed filling th-i office of District Attorney in the State of Oregon. There is not enough money in the entire state to swerve him one inch from performing his duties as the law directs. In short, he is capable. until later in the fall. The attorneys honest, vigorous and industrious. for Bert Green visited St. Helens! It would be a great mistake for the on the first day of the term and re quested the Court to not force them to trial until in November. Of course the wishes of a defendant in a serious criminal case are respected people of this district to make a change in this office at the present time and we have no doubt that he will be retained in the office he now so ably fills. LOCAL HAPPENINGS AND DOINGS NEWS NOTES CONCERNING PEOPLE THINGSJN AND HUM) ST. HELENS PERSONAL; LOCAL; SOCIAL AND OTHERWISE Peter Felton was a Portland vis itor Thursday. Mrs. Halstead rpent last week in be normal and our usual local and personal columns will be filled. Miss Leona Terkins, proprietor Portland, returning to St. Helens, I of the Arcade Theatre in this city on Saturday evening. !"m l"u iiauncningoi tne mnnnonian ac E. Morten of Warren, spent h er theatre 0n Wetlr.f fdav and Wednesday in St. Helens, attending s X., s flav PVon;n,r, Tkpnintnroo to business. worn crrnnrl iitct ac 1 1-i.nrra arttm1 The Ladies' Aid Society of the i ly happened and people who fail- M. E. Church, St. Ile'ens, will ed to see the boat slide could see meet with Mrs. J. H. tronkite it in moving pictures at the thea- Columlia Park. Wednesday, Oct. itre. Miss Perkins is entitled to 23. F. M. Thorp returned last Sun day from an extended visit to his old home in Pennsylvania. He was gone about 2 months. credit for giving the latest up-to-date pictures in her theatre all the time and tho people of the city are certainly showing their appreciation by a liberal support. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Deming open at 8 o'clock and will give con- averted Saturday afternoon at the tlnued performances until 10 p. m. launching. A small gasoline launch so all have time to take in every containing several persons including jIea,urc' Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Shinn, had en- -----r- gine trouble and stopped directly in front of the "Multnomah." The party experienced much anxiety un-y'Multnomah" began her slide. til the engine was finally started just a few minutes before the 1UI n. tfciiiuc unjr t-,-4 ..!D,-f .; tk. tfr and son, from Alsea Valley, ! J Ul u-"u Ore., have been visiting at thejw f' . home of Mr. and Mrs. F. M j, Iwnli0' oeue. Thorp during the week. Mrs. i "51.'" ,s v'?u,n " Hayden is the only sister of Mrs. . sister, Mrs. W. J. Muckle in T. ' i St. Helens. j Dean Blanchard one of the old est settlers of Columbia County, There were f o rrany people in A . 1!..na iliA InilMrtkmrV f t - r.. "T;" . . i now a resident of Portland was tne snip last aaiuruay ana oun- c?av. so mcny c'urintr this week attending court and so many pol itical r.oticts sent in by various i transacting business in St. Hel ens durirg the week. Wm. M. Ross is visiting with i - . - l e . 1 T- 1 . i organizations that wo will not!rf'uves attempt to give personal mention Wisconsin and will not return for this week, but our readers will somo time have to content themselves w ith Alex Sword, a prominent resi the news matter of larger im-!lent of Vcrnor.ia. was attending: portance and political advertise-! to business in St. Helens last. menta. Next week we will again luesaay. trv"'"" J