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OLUME XXXIX
HELEM
MIST
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1920.
DOING
HON
L-rsns ' llm' y,nr i,,ia Ul
Patriotic Km-n-li"" in ihj
jnd I-ortln f Urnves of KiUltn
Comrade.
ic-rer perhaps In tli history of
Helen w" mn"
iMlir observed than tho day Just
mod KIIBKI-ciiia Tommim tiku
nh those of Hi" blue In doing hom
" ( departed comrade. Tim old
d the young veterans of threw wurs
arched together and Joined In pay-
K tribute '"0 '
i. mturMtlnK event of tlie dr. win
L Durnle whltli took placo from
court noum i"
.'traiii of the Civil war marched
flih young veterans of the World
L. Ei.crvlre men, gob and dough
ty,' lined up In military formation
full uniform, uniier I'lniiiiuiiu
Unpluln lieorge Uort and J. ii
Th firm services were hold at the
Irdock In honor of the dead of the
if and marines. A pretty cere
,nr was enacted In casting flowers
on Ihs water.
.... i 1 1 ...i.i .. i .
At the City Hull lUfim'riiii uivinv
Lrt beld, tho progrnm being as fol-
ft:
Owning Prayer. Rev. B. Illsey.
t'borui, "America," Congregation
Address, Mr. Kit Bliurfer.
Patriotic Selection, Quartett.
"Test of rairlotlsm," Rev. A. 8
t"t- . . ...
Solo. "Beyond me Dawn, Mrs.
bb Cooks.
Addrcw, J H. Wellington.
Addrem, 0oorge A. t. re.
8ur Spangled ll.inner. Chorus.
Beosdlction, Itev. A. 8. tllsny.
Following the services autumn
fn took the veterans, accompanist!
1 1 lari number of citizens, to tht
wren and Liberty hill cemeterlet
htn tits ceremony of ducoratlns
grsres vu carried out under
reiulallon prescribed by Hit
rmrlcan Lexlon.
Uelng the flrtt appearance cf the
berlcon Legion In Memorial Day
Uciim, the torul post feels grutl-
fd for the laricn nttondanee accord-
thorn and ths members have ma
in to feel Justly proud of the splcn-
wy in vnich the exerclsoa of
m day were carried out.
The Legion also desires the Mini
again mend Its thanks to tin-
lblio for their generous assistance
(ths r of flower donations and
wdlng autra. '
III
Ths
ir.
ilAMBER WILL HOLD
GASOLINE MEETING
hint In the Chamber of Commerce
I tikin nn il.. i.
I- , ntD itaHfiiiiiu piMiriaKS
Mra and will meet next Tuesday
M In the Chnmber of Cotnmerco
ami to diucuns the mutter,
i n.i. . . . ...
iitia nieeunir aimia win h tub.
."hereby arrangements can be
! Hh the oil companies to pro
W'olliie In surriclent quantities
Ml for emipntliil i.t,,.! .1... i,.
ntlv0f ,he 0, compiln,(,a
pretnnl and will co-operute
merchants and citizens gen-
hnl ......I . . .
l. . mwiiioors oi me
l h. L 0t ('0,,'ninfce, are Invited
- r.ni ui me meeting, rinni-
10 work nti( .....i....... m i .
'-'00 and a nnA ...
FM InteroBied Is dcslrod.
I.tni'
'Mllng that some Immedlnte ac-
-.. nocesa-.ry the local dealer
inuruftnv . .
ttrln I. , , """'"'o tor mis
tinonv . "'"'n lonstruction
0 nniuunt u"d dnlly by
toninanv l.in - a ......
ITda ii miuuuu iwu-
tin ...." ""lornny 100K tllf
..ff,1"1?1.0' mnk,
f tomi . removea ironi
kilt i?."!' 1,11 ' companies
p nd .i 0rrct'o.n.5mpny d-
hf. U1" wr.rron com-
ChamVrf p.re'lent Whoeler of
sot!,,," M oommltteo to open
Knftw'h the oil oompBBlc.
iBfttt.. of BottlD " relief li,
F11 deal'
Inra f..li it... ..
hn! in qota now flowed St.
I't luffiri.n. . ""ici'nt or Bt
ffid?1 ,-?..,noet rn
Wj..? "nlois some
N to suffer mdugtrlei are
i -
CHANGE IN BUSINESS
ksr'fbi J,?hn Phl,1P "Old to N.
doal ;,,,l,lltr11 Confectionery.
' Th Star' 19 bU,l,d'!l8 and
IMlBi. lL0.nuOf th business. Mr
' 'or tL conduotad tho bun-
extsn, '-. -r .thflir ,lberal
Kbu.: hl. Plan for ths fu.
W to YBV.hort re,t " "Bain
hrtis ten,ep ome buslneaa ,2
I I!'!m atlve btulne."
t" ttTn0;" lfl0 "ere. pasture
K lift,a"d. nd ploaty of
flon pL-a,Vu,0Olln' Wat.
ion, Phoaa josrj. is-js
FOREST GROVE GIRT.
DIES IN ST. HELENS
Mlsa Jessie Iluxlon of Forest Grove
died suddenly at the homo of Or 8
Moskln In this city Hmidny aftor
nonn. Tho young ludy and her mother
cume to Bt. Helens Hunduy to visit
with Dr. and Mrs. Jlosklns, both
fumllles being on Intimate terms of
friendship. When l)r. llosklns re
turned from the coumlery Bunduy
iflernoon he was met at tho door of
his home by the young ludy In greot
ng and hardly li.r..-n n,..i.
clusp hnd relaxed the young lady Hunk
u iuu injur. jr. koms was called but
.t wua apparent thai death was ln
MtantsiKKiim. Heart trouble Is assigned as the
yiusn, the young lady Imvlng been
.n.uhled with this ailment for sev
eral ye:trs.
The remains wero taken to Kor
sl Grove for Interment.
NO. 25
BOA
FOURTH OF JULY
3-DAYS PROGRAM
tnUirewtlnir I'n.gram U PrrpartMl by
the (uiumlunrt In (Imrge of the
ly n rl.limtiv tIiihhi IUy
of HMirt.
The following program has been
Hit lined for the three days' celu
bratlon In 8t. Helens;
Halurduy, July Itnl.
Arrlvnl of I'ortlund Motor Club
9 I. M. Imnce nt city hull.
Hunduy, July 4tlu
Water Sports Mile small power
boats, 1st and 2nd prizes. Free-for-tll.
1st nnd 2nd nnzn. ltun-u-hnut
muidlrnp, 1st nnd 2nd prizes. Cruiser
Handicap, open, 1st and 2nd prizes,
r'our-oured shell, 1st und 2nd prlzen.
Double scull, 1st and 2nd prizes. Sin-
lo scull, 1st und 2nd prizes. Double
nnce, 1st nnd 2nd prizes. Mixud
loublo canoo, 1st and 2nd prizes,
.'anoo war (2 each c-inoe), 1st and
:iul nrlzes. Klnt douiile. 1st. nnd 2nit
elate, mixed double, 1st and 2nd.
flats single, 1st und 2nd. 1'lals lad lei
1st and 2nd.
Kuney Dlvlns- IPiah dive, swan
dive, atiindlng sitting, stitndlng sit
ing standing, buck.
Hwlinmlna fin yds onnn. 100 viln
open, 60 yds, Indies, 100 yds ludles,
dO yds bnys 15 yenrs nnd under, 100
yds, boys 18 and under, b0 yds girth
IS nnd under. 60 yds buck stroke
aperC V4 mile open.
.Lg rolling contest. ., . .
Monday, July Atli.
10 A. m. -Parade: best decorated
iiutomoblle, best decorated vchlcln
12 Noon AddrcHS by Chief Jum
co Thomus A. .Mcllrhle.
1 P. M. UnHuhull Katnes: Scno-
,ooso vs. Clutskuntoj Kulniur vs. Bt.
tenuis.
Field Sporls 100 yds dash, 60 ydi,
ilauh. U mile dimli. V mile run.
,iL-le vault, hroud Jump, high Jump,
putinc shot, discus, Jitvulln. Tug-r.f-.vnr
1 10 men on side I. Itiilnler. Mcao-
pooso, Clatskunle, Bt. Helena.
vVEATHER REPORT
FOR MAY, 1920.
Muximum temperature, 78 degreeb
Jtt Cth; minimum temporuture, 31
.legreea on lttli- muau minimum
.cmperuturo, 37 degrees. Mean
niouthly temporuture. 48 degrees.
Ahlch Is 2.8 degrees below averuge.
There wore 11 clour, 10 partly clouil
10 cloudy days nnd 10 days with
mensurable precipitation. Thunder
n 23rd. First half of the month was
dry and the nlr bncumo very smoky,
the other half was Bhowury. Tho
-.lights were cold with frequent frosts
checking tho rapid growth of all
vcKoluliou. whllo tholr direct dam-
ago was comparatively small, so that
ill crops are from 14 uuys to a moniu
backward nt the end of the month.
Jos. Huckenberg, Ubs.
WOMEN'S CLUB
HOLDS MEETING
The Womnn'a club met last woek
n. i ii. Mm j. I. storla. About twen
ty mombors wore present. The sub
ject for discussion for the afternoon
was ths five presidential cauuiunic.
Papers wore ajso read by Mrs. Dale
tnrrv Mm Fun 11 In KoSS. Mrs. H. J
Southard, Mrs. Crouso and Mrs. E. H.
dcott. ,
A representative from .uison
ivhn iva tiiik on their work. The
club voted to support the cause If
It were taken up oy mo
Oonunerce.
Delicious refroshmont wero served
by the hostess.
The club will moot with Mr. Dar
uotte next Tuesday.
LOYAL LEGION OK LOGGKHH
AND Ll'MUKKMEN
Local 100 of the 4-L' will give a
free entertainment for the members
nnd their fumllle on Saturday ev
ening, June 6th, at the city hall, con
sisting of ft musical program, two
clussy boxing bouts of throo rounds
eaoh, after which a fine suppor will
he sorvod In ths adjoining hall.
Following the upper thero will b
dancing in tht main ball. The var
ious committees have beon worklnc
hard to give the member un evening
of ral entertainment and no admis
sion fee will bo charged.
" Mr. J. M. Cummins of The Dalle.
Oregon, spending tl.6 week-end
in Bi Holen with her hurtond, who
li connected with th MUt.
i LAUNCHED
LAST SATURDAY
The lias! of the Hmiunurhtn.m Vesiu'ls
Takes to tlm Water Takes the
Plunge Without a Illicit and In
Graceful Way.
Columbia City was the scene Sat
urday afternoon of the launching of
the lust ship constructed by the Bora
murslrom Shipbuilding company.
At 4:00 p. ni. the last wedge was
driven home thut loosed tho huge
monster and atarted It sliding down
the ways to Its baptism of Columbia,
river water. As the vessel started
to move a bottle of real, honest-to-goodness
champagne was smashed
over iho bow, and the vessel was
christened tho Kate O. Podersen. The
sponsor was Miss Alice Pedornen oi
Iterkley, California, daughter of the
owner.
It was one among the several suc
cessful launchlngs that has been wit
nessed at the Bommurstrom yards In
the past two years or more. The
vessel glldiid down its runway wlth
t an apparent quiver and plunged
gracefully into the wator und an
gracefully rode off down the stream
toward the occun which It Is deBtlned
to soon bo ploughing, laden wltn
Oregon products for the south trade
The Kate (. pedersen Is the eighth
and Inst voshcI which has been con
structed and launched by the Som
marstrom Shipbuilding company
HlllCe tlin War With Curmnni. .,....
1 he COtnbnnv linn lnum ntiirnM...i.,
eiteceiiKful In tholr construction work
..iiu nave turned out ships that ha
stood the acid test in strength and
durulilllty. A vessel previously
inuui.ui.-u m one or ine largest wooden
thins on the Pacific coast.
The Pedersnn Is owned by L. A.
I'ednrnen of California and makes
he fifth in his line of coast trade
'touts. She will be used in ntt if.
trade.
Following the Installation of rig
ging at the St. Helens Lumber com
puny the vessel will be towed back
o Columbia City where the engines
ind other machinery will be Installed
together with tho complete finishing
f tho bout.
The first enrgo will bo taken on at
Columbia rlvnr nnrta ni,,l t
maiden trip will bo made to Callfor-
( fUIUlD.
CHICAGO
ME
I
RECALLS PAST
ncpuhllcHn ConvenUon in Middle
' West Metropolis Moots Within 800
J Mllra of PLice W lu-re First Con
' vention Held Session.
MIST MISTI.NtiS
....,.
Mrs. J. F. Johnson was a Portland
visitor Thursday.
Miss Gertrude Philips rnd h-ottie
William were In I'ortlund during the'
woek. j
Mr. and Mrs. Clen R. M!sker j
spent Monday and Tuesday at For.tt i
urove.
Mr. end Mrs. J. E. Ramsey mo
tored to Portland Thursday morning
'.nd spent the day.
W. E. Evorsnul of Tronholm was
In St. Helens today conferring with
the district boundary hoard.
Miss Muttdlo Richardson of Los
Angeles is visiting her parents, Mr.
"lid Mrs. Dun Richardson.
Mrs. R. E. Williams pf Went 6t.
Holnns came In from Portland Wed
nesday afternoon on the Rainier local.
Mrs. Muller, Roy und Harry MuMcr
of Pr.rtlnnd, were Sunday visitors at
tho home of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Wil
liams
Edison I. Uallagh mnde a business
trip to Portland Thursday. Mr. Bal
ItiKh went In search of a boatload of
gasoline.
Mrs. Harold Broughton and daugh
ter will leave tomorrow for Eugene
to spond several weeks with tho
' home folks.
Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Morton and
family and Miss Olga Hoilborn mo
tored to Astoria Tuesday, returning
Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Bertha Woods was hero from
Porth'.ud Thursday In the Interest oi
her music class. Mrs. Wood realdcd
In St. Helens for a number of years.
Prof. J. B. Wllkerson has accepted
a position In tho Mist office to ftl.
In the time during the school vaca
tion. Prof. Wilkerson will look af
ter the gathering of local news and
the business end ct the office.
At a meeting of the student body
at tho Oregon State Normal school
lust Tueaduy, Miss Edrie LaUaro,
of St. Helens, was elected president
of that body. This is a distinct hon
or and well befitting the young lndy
u t Piillortnn.' P. W. niuki'slev.
Mr. Ora Bennett and Mrs. Carl
Aum.ind who represented the Oddfel
i, n, I UoLaknli loilfref. of St. Hel
ens attended tho grand lodgo at Ba
ker have returnea ana report r. pleas
ant time.
citimr nnncr. acrnmanled by Carl
Tucker and Tom Kctel, made a trip
Into the Nehalem valley to attend
to the needs of the Cutholto people
there. They wsut over saiuruuy
..,..,, in,r mid returned Weuuesaay
afternoon. Tho boy enjoyed fishing
in the Nehalem river.
ti.o i,i im of tho Library Boaru
of St. Holen wero the guests of the
...ii.,. nt the Library Uourd of Rain
ier Wednesday. After an Inspection
of the Rainier library, ine visitors
wore taken for a ride down the Co
i.,.i,ii. htuhway to Beaver Falls and
on tholr return, wero guests at a
luncheon at the homo or Mrs rrea
Tiinan from St. Helens who
attended were: Mesflame L. 11. Ru-
thorford, John Btoria, rrana v eonso,
John Sten. A. V. Barnott, and. Mr.
J. W. Da.
CHICAGO. 111. In assembling at
Chicago In June the Republican na
tional convention will be sitting In
the section where tho Republican
Party was first named and within
J00 mites of where tho first recorded
Republican meeting was held 68
years ago. Tho approach of the con
vention recalls this early history,
though with the pusslng of the years
and tho development of new Issues
the first steps of me party have
passed from common view.
"It will probably not be possible to
trace to the earliest date the first
positive meeting which led to the
formation of tho new party," writes
Francis f'nrtln In hla hi.in ( .v..
Republican party. "It Is quite likely
that there was no considerable gath
ering bf men, nor discussion of plans
sua policies, until Mr. A. E. Bovay,
a Whig of Rlpon, Wis., together
With a Mr. Bownn. ft rimn.ral an
Mr. Baker, a Free-Soller, Issued a
cuu tor a pumic meeting to consider
the now alarming situation."
The great Issue of the hour we
the extension of slavery. Of tho
political situation prefacing the for
mation of the Ronub) irjin nnrlv Mr
Curtis say i, "no po.ftlcal party' was
ume to eieci enough members of
Congress to overrule the united will
of the slaveholders, and until the
anti-slavery sentiment of the North
should bo so welded together, and
Its exponents should be so united
in ono Dartv as tn hn nhia in i
Washington enough men to outvote
ine representatives of the Slavo
Power, there was no hope that lt
advance could be checked."
' Reference m mnHa tn (K. r i
. V ..ID 1II1UU
meeting by Henry Wilson, when vice
president of the United States, In
his book, "Rise and Full of the Slave
i-ower punnsnea is 1874. "One of
the earliest, if not the earliest, of
the movements," he said, "that con
templated definite action and the
formation of a new party was made
in Rlpon, Fond du Lao County, Wis.,
In the early months of 1854, in con
sequence of a very thorough canvas,
conference, and general comparison
of views Inaugurated by A. E. Bovay,
a prominent member of the Whig
party, among the Whigs, Free Boil
ers, and Democrats cf that town.
A call was imuert for a nuhlio
... - wcvir
lng to consider the grave - issues
wnicn were assuming an aspect of
such alarming proportions."
The meeting thus called, wrote
(. nartes m. Harvey In the Chatau
qunn, Septemher, 1897, "was held in
the Congregational Church at Rlpon
February 28, 1854. A resolution
was adopted In the meeting that If
tho bill then pending in the Senate
to throw open to slavery the terri
tories of Kansas and Nebraska should
pass, the eld party organization in
Rlpon should be cast off, and a new
party, to be called the Republican,
formed on the sole issue of opposi
tion to slavery extension.
"Tho bill passed tho Senate, in
which body It originated, on March
3, 1854, and on March 20. the second
meeting, participated In by men of
all parties, was held, this time in a
schoclhouse, at which Bovay was
the leading spirit.
"By a vote. of the assemblage, the
town committees of the Whig and
Freo Soil parties were dissolved, and
fl DnmnilKaA aV fl.,A .Kmaa 11 ' l. ,
-. v. mo, micro n lllKB, one I
Democrat nnd one Free-Soller, was'
chosen to begin the task of forming 1
a new Dartv. !
"At these two meetings was started
the earliest systematic work begun
anywhere in the '-untry to brlnn
about the coalition of the enemies
of slavery extension, who wero even
tually fused into a homogeneous and
aggressive party, adopting tho name
Republican."
Mr. Harvey quoted a letter Bovay
later wrote to him about this meet
ing, in which he said:
"I went from house to house and
from shop to shop and halted men
r-n the streets to get their names for
tho meeting of March 20, 1854. At
that time there were not more than
a hundred voters In Rlpon, and by
a vast deal of earnest talking I ob
tained 63 of them .- We went
Into a little meeting, Whigs, Free
Sollers, and Democrats. We came
out of It Republicans and we were
the first Republicans tn the Union
.... I had one great advantage 'in
this work. I was an intimate friend
of Horace Greeley's and he would
always listen to me on political mat
ters Ho did not always
assent to my propositions, but in the
end he did to most of them, and
he did to this one after a good deal
of nagging. It was not one letter
that I wrote to hira, but many, be
fore he displayed tho Republican
flag tn tho Tribune's column."
Mr. Harvey In hi article quoted
In Mr. Curtis' book, concludes:
"It la not claimed here that Bovav
Is the creator of tho Republican
party. The spirit waa aotlvo In
1854, tn every village and city In
the free states, which would have
created thnt party even If Bovay
and Greeley had never been born.
Bovay, however, was the first person
who get out in a resolute, persistent
and practical way to form the party ,
he waa the first to Suggest the name,
and Greeley, through hi - paper,
which had the largest circulation and
influence of any Journal in the coun
try at that tlmj, gave his valuable
aid in making the party project and
name known to the country."
The first national Republican con
vention was beld la Philadelphia two
yean later.
DELIVERS PAPERS
BY SEAPLANE.
A seaplane paper delivery service
was Inaugurated between Portland
and Astoria Friday, May 28th, for
one trip only, but It is perhaps only
the fnrnriinnAr nf what will mA n
pass along that line In the future.
tne roriiana leiegram sent out a
seaplane from which packages of
papers were delivered to tho towns
along the river route. St. Helens
received a package of ten papers
which Vere delivered to Secretary
Storla of the Chamber of Commerce,
who in turn acted as delivery boy and
circulated the first mail to be de
livered to this city by air route. The
MlBt acknowledges the receipt of
one of the copies.
The landing of the package was
not In accordance with well regu
lated regulations on delivery, as It
fell In the water Instead of on land
and but for the timely rescue of the
package by J. H. Beaver It would
have found Its way seaward instead
of In the hands of St. Helens citizens.
VERNONIA OBSERVES
MEMORIAL DAY
Patriotic Exercises and Decoration
of Graved of Departed Comrades
Interesting Program is Ren
dered. '
URGED TO CUT
USE OFGASOLIN
Conservation is Held to bo Neces
sary for a Period of at Least Ten.
Weeks St. Helens Hard Hit by
Khortage.
John Bucher Post No. 70, G. A. R.,
with the aid of the W. R. C. of Ver
nonla, fitlngly observed Memorial
Day Monday. In the forenoon, a
large number of people congregated
on the bridge spanning Rock creek
and cast flowers on the water In
memory of our sailor dead. The
cemetery was then visited and gar
lands placed oh the last resting places
of O. A. R. veterans who have an
swered In the final call.
The ladles of the W. R. C. served
a bounteous luncheon and shortly
afterward the exercises of the day
were held In the Grange hall. The
residents of the valley came from
miles around and the large hall was
crowded with people, who came to
pay their respects to the veterans.
The following program was ren
dered: The Star Spangled Banner,
by the audience; Invocation, Dr.
Hall; Reading, Gertrude Hall; Reci
tation, Anna Henry; Selection, La
dles' Quartette; Recitation, Hazel
Malmsten; Patriotic Flag Song, 40
school children; A Toast to the Flag,
Recitation, Genevieve Greener. Ad
dress. G. A. R. Recollection, Dr. Hall;
Address. S. C. Morton; Somo Exper
iences in the Navy, Homer Sheely;
Selection by Quartette; Address and
presentation of medals by Captaiu
George Gore. Judson Weed, a mem
ber of the post, in a few well chosen
remarks, brought the program to a
close.
Memorial Day observance has be
come a fixed event in Vernonla and
the people over there look forward
to it as a day set apart wherein they
pay homage to those who sacrificed
much to uphold the honor of the
flag. .
TIMBERWORKERS
WILL DANCE
The TimbarworUfim'
Helens Will riva a Hun ra n TAr.
o--- v. .u ilcuillUll
hall. Yankton, Saturday evening.
June 6th, and they promise their
friends a roval rnnit tima Tinw...
will be $1.50 and you are guaranteed
twice the amount of your expenditure
In fun. The boys of the Timber
workers' union are becoming rather
noted for the very pleasant parties
In the way of dances with which
their friends are entertained and the
Saturday evening affair will be no
exception to the rule of good times
EASTERN STAR
ENTERTAINED
Forty-one members of Mlzpah
Chapter O. E. 8. Journeyed to Rain
ier Wednesday evening and were the
guests of Wisteria Lodge No. 100 of
Rainier. A picked team from the lo
cal lodge put on the work of the
lodee. After the Indira luilnn ths
visitors were entertained at a 'ban
quet.
RUNNING THE COUNTRY
When the recruits were gathering
upon the training grounds, orators
told them that after the war the sol
dier would "run the country." In
response to this Information, the re
cruit Uttered the wnrri "fll"
strictly unimpreased tone of voice.
ixevenneiess, we . know that for
many years after the Civil War, the
former soldier did run the country
But the country did not come to the
soldier and say, "Please run me."
Nothing can be accomplished except
by organization. Tho recruit of 1917
and lrl8 can "run the country" and
"run It right" If he wants to; for tho
organization is offered him in the
American Legion. The time to Join
is now. .Booth Tarklngton.
THANKS
To the Voters of Columbia County:
I wish to express my appreciation
tor the support which you gave me
at the polls on May 21.
You have shown that you believo
that politics and the schools should
be separated and I firmly believe that
such will be the case.
.. . ' Sincerely,
1 L1LLIB M. LEITII.
Monday being a holiday there was
no council meeting this week. The
next regular meeting will be on Mon
day Biht Best,
The gasoline situation has reached
a stage where the motorist Is not
looking upon it as a. Joke. It Is not
a local condition but the shortage
Is universal It la o-lvnn i,i h.t
owners of passenger automobiles
must cut uown to a 60 per cent sup
ply basis.
The shortage in St. Helens Is in
the acute stage, the dealers being
limited in the amounts apportioneii
to them and they in turn are com
pelled to place a limit on the con
sumer. The State Automobile association
of California has isauerl thA fniinwino-
report relative to the shortage:
"There exists in California a tem
porary gasoline shortage. To elim
inate this shcrtaee anil tn nunnlv In.
dustrial and agricultural require
ments we nave Deen convinced that
it will be necessary for mntnrtata
throughout the state to curtail the
use Of eanollne for nlenmira rlrtlno- r.n
per cent for a period of approximately
icu neenit,
"We are assured hv renrooontatWaa
of the oil companies that such cur
tailment will eliminate the present
temDOrarV BhortAen nnH hrlne. ,knl
normal conditions at the end of tnat
penoa. we learned, as a result of
this conference, that there ts less
than two days' supply of gasoline in
tanks on the Pacific coast.
"Summini- Un the altnatlnn ac nr.
existing. 70 Der cent nf thA mroUahi.
supply is required for Industrial and.
msncuiiurai purposes. She present
temporary shortage of gasoline is
estimated at 15 ner .nt nt tho o.-n.
able supply, leaving only 15 per cent
iur pleasure riaing. This plainly
means that all motorists throughout
the state must immediately reduce
their demands 60 per cent during
this period.
"The trnnflnAFtatinn nw,MAM ..
longer exists and within two weeks
seciions now without gasoline will
have been supplied. Exports for the
last five months .jin.
statistics obtained from the govern
ment, nave averaged but 2 per cent
of the available supply. This ex
portation was in conformity with
existing contracts. Effective June 1,
exports, we are assured by tha offi
cials of the oil companies, will be
less than 1 per cent and no new ex-
j"ii coniracia nave beea accepted
for several months nnn n-i'i
accepted. For each gallon of gaso
line exported from this coast, four
gallons of fuel has-been brought In
..u.u ma Bum. . At no present tlmo
the shinments from ri,, ob
lige six gallons for each gallon be-
McCORMICK OFFICIALS
VISIT ST. HELENS
The McCormick l limhpl-lncr Intai--
ests were represented in St. Helens
this Week hv Pnlifnrnli. on.4 r
- .. ... .uu VICKUU
officials and directors.
Directors' meetings were held and
the different nlnnta nf the nn.. ..
visited. In the past few months im
provements in an departments oi
the Dlant bavn nfn ttlftrln nnA l..i
visiting officials expressed themselves
U'"B wen pieasea with conditions.
Large expenditures have been made
in improvements of the dry kiln,
planing mill, and loading platforms.
Which niltH tho nlant In .1 .
shape.
Officials and directors of the com
pany who visited St. Helens are as
fOlIOWS: Chan. I. MKPnrmlnlr D..
Francisco, president; R. C. Merry
man of Exeter. Cal., vice-president;
W. L. Clyborne of R
A. White of Oakland. Cal., Norman n!
nupp 01 Portland, W. R. Hewitt of
Portland and H. P. Bickett of Portland.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
ELECT OFFICERS
At til A rami In r montln a rxt A
lodge, No. 62, K. of P.. Tuesday night
the following nfflrara wofA AlaA
. , ..v.,
for the ensuing term:
Orln Sheppard, C. C.
Foster T. Philips, V. C.
J. T. Scott, Prelate.
E. A. Ross, M. at A.
J- W. Van Atta, I. G.
T. S. White. O. G.
The lodea la in n nrmiu,..,,.
ditlon and steadily growing, new
members belnz initfntait m no,,,i
every meeting
Mrs. E. TV Rnviia ial,i.n.J
this, week after a brief visit in Portland.
Mrs. H. W. Fogle was among St.
Helens visitors in PnrtianH imt Sat
urday.
The American I cpinn n-tn hnu n.
regular meeting Monday evening e,
S o'clock. ,
Mr. and Mra Wm Alvaa wha in
Portland Thursday on a shopping and
liivuiiure irip.
Misa Laura Rook nf Sullivan In
diana, is A Vlnltnv at tha hnma nf V.n-
aunt, Mrs. W. J. Coates.
Mrs. A. I.. PRllltnn unit 111'-.
daughter Dorothy of Portland wero
week end visitors at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Coates.
Mr. and Mm rhnrloa T. Whu.lo.
and Mm. XTnrv Mvara will laona InJ.w
for Soastde where Mrs. Wheeler and
Mrs. Mvers Will snanil A. wnalr np tun

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