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. VTHE ' OREGON . ' SUNDAY JOURNAL,' . PORTLAND. SUNDAY. MORNING,
MAY'', gl, -.1916. - . v-;- ; ;.-5''
ST. HELENS COMES
Store Opens
Daily at
8:30 A. M.
Saturday
at 9 A. M.
Paclflo Vliovet
Mt,..Tl 6080
Store Closet .
Daily at ,;
S:30 P. M.
Saturday
at 6 P. M, ;
Horns Pnoaei ,
aaiia
HALF CENTURY WAIT
The Mot iiK ValueThe Bett in Quality
1 ST. HELENS' VARIED INDUSTRIES ENJOY PROSPERITY j
NTO HER OWN AFTER
v -v ' " ' T"-r spar r L ?j--;vn I
. Metropolis of Columbia Coun-
ty Has Shown Marvelous
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r urowin m rasseu ueuaue,
SHIPBUILDING IMPORTANT
Xombr KUla Kv Biff FajrroU ut
Stoa Qttarrlaa Add Ortly to
' Town' Oommorco. '
By Fred Lockley.
8t. Helens, Or., May 20. Ther wan
A day when St. Helens seemed des
tined to he the metropolis of the
north ft. When the town wai
etartrrl by Captain Knighton in 1849
Jt wan made the head of navigation
of the Columbia river and passengers
from Portland, Mllwaukie, I.lnnton,
Oregon City, Vancouver and other up-
river villages had to rme to St.
3 1 Plena to get a boat to San Francisco.
..When tha Pacific Mall & Navigation
company's boats decided to make
Portland "their Inland terminus, Kt
Helena ceased to be a factor in th-
contest as to which village would be
come the big city Of the Pacific
northwest, and city lots went ba4k
into acreage. Today, however. St.
i Helens ban come into her own and
' making steady progress.
Kt. Helena is the county scat and
- metropolis of Columbia county. It Is
located on the Columbia river and is
within 10 minutes' walk of the S. P.
A S. railway.
Ten years ago the population of St.
Helens did not exceed 350. Kivyyeari
ago m census returns snowea a popu
lation of 742, vhile today there are
not less than 1&00 residents of tne
.city, which is about 10 Per tent of
the entire population of Columbia
coanty. The growth of St. Helens,- in
largely due to tha lumber Industry.
Monthly Payroll $37,000.
There are 130 men employed In the
fit. -Helens dumber company, 54 in the
Columbia dumber company, 133 in the
St. Helens Shipbuilding company's
,,p':ant, 13fi in the McCormlck logging
camps and 15 in the ciensoting plant.
The average monthly payroll of
these 468 employes amounts to about
137,000. All of these enterprises are
controlled by the Charles McCormlck
company.
During 1915 thefe Vas shipped over
70,000,000 feet of lumber from the two
. Ut. Helens mills. This was largely
'''nil to Ran Francisco and San Pedro
for reshipmont to Arizona, Nevada and
New Mexico. .
The Bt. Helers Shipbuilding com-
pany has been in operation since tho
spring of 1912. Two of the first ocean
going vessels launched from their
yard was, the Merced and the Mult
nomah, each of w,hlch vessels had n
I lumber carrying ckpjicfty of 1,000,000
. feet, and accommodations for 60 pas-
: engers.
The- City of rortland launched on
".April,-, was .una-of six vessels under
construction at the St. Helens ship
building plant. .
It Is claimed that fsbe Is the larsrest
Ingle deck wooden schooner launched
on the Pacific coast. The City of
Portland's keel was laid on September
J, 1315, and seven months later she
took; to the water. She Is 278 feel
long, 4 foot beam and 22 feet deep.
. Bhe displaces K600 tons and can carry
,2,000,000 feet of lumber. She is built
of best quality Douglas fir. She Is
equipped with twin four cylinder Bo-
. Under semi-Diesel engines of 320
horsepower. She has steam cargo
Winches, anchor hoists and capstons.
Btone Qnarrlea Important.
Some Idea of the extent and Im
portance of the shipbuilding Industry
to St. Helens can be gained when !
is known that 30 schooners, boats or
barges have been built prior to the
launching of the motor ship, City of
Portland in the St. Helens plant.
in addition to their mills, logging
camps, creosoting plant. shiDbuildim;
plant and lumber yards, the Charles
R. McCormlck company operates a
fleet of steam schooners along the
coast and a fleet of sailing vessels
plying to foreign ports. This year
they will Increase the size of their
fleet by the addition of two steam
schooners and three motor ships.
Another industry that adds srreatlv
tar the commercial prosperity of St
.Helens is the store quarrying indus
try, i'rom 50 to 76 men are usually
employed in the two rock crushing
plants.
The St. Helens Canninar comnanv
had a very successful year last season
nd will Increase its capacity thl
year. The pole and piling industry
gives work, to from 60 to 100 men. in
na aroui si. Helens.
Salmon fishing, dairying, fruit rais
ing, and the raising of vegetables are
U profitably carried on In the vlclnltw
f St. Helens. Most of the milk pro
duced along the rich Columbia river
bottoms In Columbia county is mar
keted In Portland.
St. Helens- shows every evidence
that Bhe is in the prosperity sone.
Chicago's Mayor to
Go to Cowboy Meet
Aaanal JUunion Will Be Held at XMt
Vegas la July; Hissoner Was Once
fVnMkM Rlniilf.
f: cnlcago. May 20. Mayor Thompson
has accepted an Invitation to be pres
ent at the annual cowboys' reunion at
Laa Vegas, N. M.. July 4. 5 and 6. ac
cording to a dispatch from that city.
The advance announcements set forth
that the affair will be greatest thing of
Its kind ever held. The promoters are
anxious to have Mayor Thompson as a
guest of honor because of his cowboy
experience In his younger days.
fji v j y I I v it
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Another Sensational Underpricing of r
Botto. Plain and KTo velty Silks
40-inch Fleur de Jannesse,
Figured Crepe Taffetas,
36-in. Moires, Satin-Stripe
Tub Silks, Real Shan Tung
Pongee, White Japanese
Silk, Black Messalines, etc.
priced for this sale at
Qualities Regularly Sold at $1.25, $1.50 to $2 Yd.
There has never been such a sale in this city of High-
Grade Silks right at the height of the season. Even if the silk market did not continue firm,
this offering would be unusual. You have choice from 40-inch Silk-and-Wool Poplins in all the
wanted plain colors, 40-inch Fleur de Jannesse, 40-inch Figured Crepe Taffetas, 36-inch Moires,
Satin-Stripe Tub Silks, Real Shan Tung Pongee, Double-Weight White Japanese Silks, Black
Messalines and many others. Attend this sale and reap the richest savings you ever knew for
silks in widths and qualities regularly sold from $1.2i to $2.00 a yard. I hey go on sale
Monday and Tuesday at, the yard i
Embroideriei
Come direct to Embroidery Headquarte rs and prof it by selectoins from unlimited as
sortments. The latest new patterns and especially reduced prices. Three of the many
offerings are listed here.
More Attractively
Underpriced
10c
Your Choice of Values to 20c at
This Special Sale for, the Yard
Hundreds of yards of Embroideries of the most
staple sort the kind needed for every day
Baby Sets, Swiss Edges, Cambric Edges, Long
cloth Edges, Ribbon Beading. Ribbon Edges,
Galloons, etc. The kind used for underwear,
baby clothes, neckwear, dress trirn
mings, etc. Values to 20c, this sale. .
10c
59 c
Your Choice of Values to $1 at
This Special Sale for, the Yard
Handsome new floral patterns, in 40-inch Col
bred Voile Flouncings in old rose, Copenhagen
blue, Nile green, gold, pink, light blue and Oth
er desirable shades. All fast colors and all
crisp and new. trnDroidery riouncings regu
larly sold up to $1.00 a yard, ror this
sale at onlv
59c
Above, left to rigbt Sawmill, St. Helens; Sturgeon, 10 feet 2 inches
Ions Hnd weighing 579 pounds, caught In the Columbja at ' St.
Helens with a gill net.
ficlow, left to right Launching of the City of Portland at St. Helens;
Columbia county court house at St. Helens.
98c A YARD FOR EMBROIDERIES THAT ARE REGULARLY SOLD TO $2.50
Bbth 27 and 45-inch Embroideries of finest qual ity the kind especially adapted for graduation
and Summer dresses. They come in organdie, voile andbatiste lnd are shown in the most beau
tiful patterns in white and dainty colored ettects. Qualities regularly sold up to $2.50 a
yard. Specially priced for this sale at . . ."
98c
BANQUET RECALL OLD
Tl
Multnomah Company Benev
olent Association Observes
Sixtieth Anniversary,
SCHOOLS WILL HAVE
OWN BANKING SYSTEM
IN NEXT FEW WEEKS
Portland Women's Club Lays
Plans to Induce Children to
Earn and Save Money.
300 Different Patterns New Novelty Wash Goods, 15oYd.
An assortment so extensive and so varied that every taste may be suited. Tissue, Voile, Batiste
and Lawn in plain colors, flowers, figures, stripes, dots and checks in the most desirable
colorings. All specially priced at, the yard
30 New Styles in Handbags, Regular $1.50 Grade at 086
One of the most important specials listed from the Notion Section for many a day a sale of fine Leather,
Hand Bags in box, crepe and seal finish. They come in black only, and in 30 different styles. They QQn :
have silk poplin lining, mirror and coin purse fitting, and are the kind regularly sold at $1.50. ThU !
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CALIFORNIA HOTELS
HOTEL
mi
SAN FRANCISCO
OMry trmmi, just ff Union Squat
European Pun $1.50 a da; np
J BrMklutSOe Lunch B0 Dinner It. 00
Mot Famoui flUali In tht Unite! Statu -Kr
itMl and eonernta itractar. Onnter
of tlitw, u(i snd retail districts.
Oa eartlnen transferring all over city.
Take Municipal ear line direct to door;
Motor Baa meeta traina and iteamers.
The Multnomah Engine Company
Benevolent association held Its annual
banquet at the Imperial hptel Thurs
day night. The banquet was wpread In
the red dining room, and one of the
upstairs parlors was used as a recep
tion room so that the older and
younger members of the association
could get better acquainted. There
were present 60 persons.
A pleasant half hour was spent in
the reception room, when the assem
blage formed In line and marched down
to the banquet room. The Invited
guests were Henry E. McGinn. Judge
of the circuit court; C. M. Idleinan, at
torney, and Rev. Dr. A, A. Morrison of
Trinity church.
Multnomah No. 2 volunteer fire com
pany was formed May 18, 1856. There
fore. Thursday night was its sixtieth
nnni versary. The original membership
was 74. In August. 1856, It was or
ganized and incorporated. Among its
members were A. B. Hallock, Brooks
Trevett, P. C. Schuyler. Joseph Buch
tel, Abe Stuart, Albert II. Johnson, and
many .others whose names are well
known to Portland old-timers.
Served 27 Tears.
As a volunteer company Multnomah
No. 2 served 27 years. In 1882 the
city deemed -it wise to dispense with
the volunteer system, and a regular
paid fire department was organized.
Multnomah No. 2 went out Of com
mlssionfc and its property and appar
atus were taken over by the city to
ward the close of that year.
Ther were 95 members on the roll
January 1. 1883, when the Multnomah
Engine Company Benevolent associa
tion was formed. It wu the survivors
of the 95 who met last night to cele
brate the sixtieth anniversary, 20 of
the original 1856 members being pres
ent. Two. Joseph Buchtel and George
L. Story, were unable to attend on ac
count of illness. Forty of the sons,
daughters and their wives were
present.
After the roll call last night, Judge
McGinn made an address on the sub
ject, "True Service Is Sure of Its Re
ward." He added the thought that
there must be adequate preparedness
to insure the reward. The. address was
heard with deep interest.
Following Judge McGinn's address,
the company arose and sang "America."
O. M. I diem an Speaks,
The second address of the evening
was made by C. M. Idleman, on the
subject. "Good Cltlienshlp," which, as
the speaker expressed It. had been ex
emplified in the lives of some of his
auditors, who had saved and served,
and - proved themselves good citizens
by working for the common weal and
remaining at their posts until dis
banded. Then, he said, they had saved
to establisb a f and. for charity, which,
by careful investment and guarding,
has reached nearly $30,000. With only
24 members of the original association
alive, he pointed out thi. the fund
had burled many and cared for the
families, of many during the 33 years
of its existence. .
"Marching Through Georgia" was
sung following Mr. Idleman'a address,
and then some of the older members
spoke.
Abe Stuart gave a sketch of the
early days of the engine company,; tell
ing of Its earnestness and the struggle
to reach the scene, of a fire first.' . He
described its keen rivalries. - I
- - - Early Says Km ailed. ;
'Rues Chamberlain spoke" of bis serv
ice la the early days, and. or th-r
The Portland public schools will
have a banking system of its own just
as soon as the plans of the civic com
mittee of the Portland Woman's club
are perfected.
The plan combines the school garden
idea and the cleanliness movement. It
was developed during the clean-up
campaign recently held. The idea of
the women's club is not to make this
campaign of cleanliness one that lasts
but 10 days every year, but to make it
a daily campaign. To encourage this
purchasing depots will be placed in all
parts of the city to accommodate those
ha vine refuse material to sell.
After the children have-grown their
garden products and sold them or after
they have sold all cast-off materials
which they find valuable, it is con
sidered that they ought to have some
place in which to put their monej
At present a child must have a dol
lar before he can open an account in
any of the banks. It is -argued that
this first dollar is the hard one to get
and for this reason so many children
have no savings account. The civics
committee intends to place small sav
ings banks in the homes so that the
child can put pennies away as soon as
earned.
In each school tbq principal will be
the treasurer and each teacner an as
sistant treasurer. Each school will ap
point a student banking committee.
This committee will endeavor to get
new depositors and urge those already
depositors to enlarge their accounts.
The student will have the privilege
of choosing any banking house of
the city for his depositary and all
money turned in will be deposited in
that bank. The small savings banks
Which the child receives will be locked
and the only one who will be able to
open it will be the treasurer of the
Bchool. When a pupil has a little
money in his bank he can bring it to
school and in the presence of one of
the treasurers the banks will be opened
and the money credited- to the child's
account. The money will then be de
posited. ' This, It is said, will be a fair system
to both the children and the bankers
as it will give the latter equal priv
ileges in all the schools. It is hoped
that it will be possible, to get the
school system into operation before the
approaching summer vacation.
rival of the "coffee-pot," as the' first
steam fire-engine brought, to Portland,
was called. He told of the many fires
at which it was used, and described the
fire at the foot of Jefferson street
known as the "great fire."
John Gotthardt told of the services
of the closing days' of the volunteer
fire department and' the arly ones of
the paid fire - department, - in both of
which he served. . .. f 4 ' ,
George Tuttle was Invited to address
the company, but was unable to talk
and asked to be excused.
The reminiscences were . heard with
the greatest interest, and much of the
history 4f the Portland fire depart
ment was told. .
"Rev. Dr. Morrison spoke. on. "Prepar
edness? arguing that notwithstanding
all tha work of the company, they had
to be prepared to be effective, And that
the day of, .preparedness is-now, as. It
was then. - ---i
Charles "H.- Dodd was toastmaster.
I" The banquet cl6aed with the singing
of "Aula 'Lang Syne,"1 -
JENNINGS 6000 Yards Fine Axminster Carpets
to Be Sold Below the Present Wholesale Prices!
Another convincing demonstration of our ability to
make carpet prices for Portland. Six thousand yards
to go on sale tomorrow at less than we could buy them
now at the mill.
. We guarantee these carpets to be woven from- the
best standard wool yarns. They will wear splendidly
under the hardest service. We show this week a large
assortment of the newest patterns in both Oriental
and floral effects.
$2.75 Finest Bigelow Axminster
Carpets; sewed, lined and lai
yard
$2.25 Bigelow Lowel Axminster
Carpets; sewed, lined and laid;
yatd
$1.72
$1.48
We call the attention of home owners.
apartment - house owners and hotel
keepers to this remarkable offer.
Carpet Sale at Both Stores.
Special Prices on New Bedroom Furniture;
Samples Displayed in Our Washington Street Window
pi
825 Quart ed - Sawed Oak
Princess Dresser, with
22 x42 top and IS x 20
beveled French plate mir
ror, Adams de- (C OC
sign, -special . :. . V WiUU
H
$2S Quarted - Sawed
Oak Dressing Ta
ble, with beveled
French plate triple
mirrors. Aaa
design, special
y u ea
$16,85
$25 Quarter Rawed Oak
Dresavr, with 22 x 42 top
and 24 x 30 beveled
French plate mirror,
ro?m ?..?!?!?? $16,8$
J .
$25.00 Quarter - Sawed
Oak OhlffonUr,
with double V t e n rs h
plate mirror, Adams
oeslgn, "pe
dal at .....
JS
$16.85
Furnish Your
Porch or Lawn
We show a splendid assort
ment of Porch Furniture, Crex
Rugs, Aerolux Shades and
Hammocks. Fit up a Summer
room now at a moderate cost.
Main Store.
Refrig
erator
Special
No. 1500E. Regular 129.00 Columbia. Sanitary-finish, White-enamel
Refrigerators. Standard size, with side icer, holding 75 pounds of ice.
Finest nickel trimmings. A Refrigerator that formerly sold &)A OJT
at 35. Special this week at ............. ... ....... tfddD
Others as Low as $8.85
" Buy your Refrigerator sow and enjoy the use of it daring the
emtir season. We carry a large assortment of strUe ; and " eisas ia
Columbia and Herrick Refrigerators. -J ; ;"",BotIi Stores.
Great Removal Sale Is Nearing End
Only .Two More Tremendous Bargain Weeks
$5,00 Dining Chairs, solid
Quarter - sawed oak, full box
seat, for
$7.00 Dining Chairs, mission
style, solid quarter-sawed
:n Spin-
Via lr itnhnlif.Tpn
ish leather
I7.S0 Dining Chair a. solid
quarter - sawed oak. French
leK8. claw feet, leather up
holstered, spring seat
19.00 Dining Chairs, solid
quarter-sawed oax, full box
slip seat, -seat and back up
holstered in black leather. .
1 10.00 Carvers, solid quarter--sawed
oak, French legs, slip
seat, upholstered In black
leather .
25.00 Brass Beds, with two
inch continuous posts and five
one-inch filler rods, the highest
quality of material-, absolutely
acid proof. Closing f7 DP
out this week at... PlO0
37.50 Brass Beds, with two
inch continuous posts and five
one-inch fancy filler rods, mas
sive, extra heiry beds In acid
proof finish. Closing GJOQ QC
out this week at. . . V-Se7ee7J
$2.25
$3.25
$3.85
$4.25
$4.50
Second and Morrison -St. Store
$36.00 Colonial Dressers, in either
fine birdseye maple or golden oak,
plank top, 24x80 beveled French
plate mirror, made of beautiful
selected stock, closing I Q Cfl
out this week at V I 3.3U
135.00 Princess Dressers (Q Cfl
to match , i)l3yU
$3360 Chiffoniers to QQQ
$28 Dressing Tables to $3Q5
FYTDI CDCMAI
lo , un vi bvmfa e e v e
Piece F o s t o r 1 a
Berry Set, very special at
$1.25
n
Olass 77
I I to
H
envy 'Jeiraimig & Sons
' - Largest Homefurnishers in the Northwest
WASHINGTON STREET at HFTH Removal Sale at Second and Morrison StL