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lllllotlco) Society ST. JOHNS IT'b INUW Ur IU YUU j Toiubjcrlbe for THIS Paper All Ihc newt while It It ncwili f our molto. Call In and enroll GET IN THE HABIT OtaJmiltlaf la THIS Paw aa4xa'aTrrtrtlt. Be thai os aaa ko rl(kl at II Devoted to the Intereitt of the Penlniula, the Manufacturing Center of the Northwest VOI,. 7 ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUIA 14, 191 1. NO. 36 Peninsula's Growth "Butts In" A Rousing Session Commercializing Religion Council Proceedings Public Scho'drExhibit The Boy Scouts REVIEW The probability of several new large industries entering the matitt incturing district of the Peninsula linn rntiKed Investors mill stipulat ors to begin looking that wny for bargains. wiiiiiu me last two weeks the lierlin Manufacturing Company of Beloit, Wisconsin, an flounced the selection of Portland for the location of their large west ern shops and made it understood that arrangements had been made for a site on the Peninsula whereon to locate their $700,000 plant. This dlone, being one of the largest in dustries that has ever located in .Portland and second in importance 'Only to the.Swift interests bus grcnt fy stimulated rcut estate in the manufacturing district. The announcement of the location 'of the Berlin Manufacturing Com pany 011 the Peninsula closely fol lowed upon circulating the report of thengrccmcnt Tcnchcd between - the Swift interests and the S.& Stack ers, permitting the independent company to erect its new plautnear that of the Swift plant at North Portland. The centralization of these great packing plants on the north side of the Peninsula and the city of Portland will grow and expand Into one of the greatest in dustries ol the Pacific Northwest. Ground will be broken within a short time for n $.100,000 building. Columbia University has com menced operations on 11 new $75, 000 dormitory to be erected upon its magnificent gtouuds nt I'uiver hity Park. Plans have been ar ranged for nil Immense school and the new. building will be in the ex tensive program which the catholic educators intend to carry out. At the last, meeting of the Mayor Simon Executive Hoard the triangle containing half on acre lying south of Lombard street nt Columbia Park was sold to the Peninsula Hospital as u site for a $50,000 hos pital to be built this summer. The Pcniiisulu has been badly in need of n hospital owing to the numer ous persons injured . in the many mills and factories in that vicinity, and the promoters of the Peninsula Hospital expect to satisfy the de mand. Daily Abstract. Factory Opened With the opening- of the Westrti mite paving factory this week, on the Peninsula, another of the nn- . merous plant 'which is making that.u groat industrial center begn. immanent ppern ions, i he, present , i!??ll' ?' PffiV ai me paving mt..... ... -"" K0 t0 the dictionaries nnd encyclo Khlft, and 400 barrels in a 34-hour , , shouItl tun. There are 50 gallons of pav.!lu J '"f ,atrorm. T,,rt ing material in n barrel, and us wo. 'se 1 , f ,ight' perhaps not gallons suffice for raving a square rPepreseut thaln a,m intents yard, of street surface, the present I ""V taHsts bv the time it was plant will turnout material for 5000 , fj f Us,s tUe Umt vnnls of navement on n sin gle shift and 10,000 sqare yards of street in 34 hours. As at present constructed the plant is n unit of n larger system which will be developed as the need for the material grows. By install Ingmore machinery, the present buildings can be made to accommo date a plaut twice the present max imum capacity. The company management believes that the mer SSSSSl '3 ! spread rapidly, nnd that this city , 3 ca a f pub" will soon be the distributing center , """ggg Zd olL industries! It for a great industry. , , t ong se t0 steai from Westxumiielsc else. The prepared at tl e fac or remedy ,8 not confiscation but refor applied cold, without any furt her , T, reforrnati0 should . treatment or Process One of Ite. JJgJ" , Droher Tay. claims made for it is that it can be b . ..r.n r.i mncadam louuda- - tion to excellent advantage, placed on a specially prepared con crete base as the roadbullders may wish. rw nnvinc contract with tins iioiii mn rlni Is tielntr executed for new materia, is oemB vv.u . jersey stree . di. jom. , which will be $30.0?-4 I he com. I pany will use this first puce of work as at, example for reference, and bring other doubUng the pavmg materials ellicieucy there to examine the qual ty of the St. Johns street. Another con- i. tTf-ntnn nisinci. in auuuiuu to the contract already let. Tele- gram The improvement of Charleston from Hayes to Olympia, which council resolved to improve last week, will prove a great conven ience to the Point View district, giving the people iu that neighbor hood a cement walk to Jersey street. It is one of the longest single im provements ever undertaken in this city. The estimated cost $13,454. Editor Review: Permit me to "butt-in" with a few remarks about "more sorrow." I sec that you take your definition of social ism from the dictionary. Now, I believe you ought to publish their last platform to show their position regarding the public welfare, In stead ol going to " Webster." I know that many would be interest ed, and convinced that parts of it any way were all right. If the socialists had a long political record as the republican and democratic parties, I suppose you would go to that record instead ? That would be more to the point, for we should and do judge the future by the past. The modern combined way of business Is, I believe all right, but it is in the "wrong hands," is be coming more concentrated every day and has come about entirely during republican administrations. What the common dub would like to sec is for such things to be made impossiblc-as .the Controller Day Steal done through the beloved Tnft, our fat Idol nt Washington ; or the Alton steal, or the absorbing of Tenuesce Coal & Iron Co. under the Roosevelt regime by the Steel trust. We will huve to have the government ownership of public utilities.such us mlnes.otl.raiironus, water power, etc., if we keep n few pairs of hands from holding nil of t. The fnct.s nre Hint a few men own n goal share of the country's wealth, they got It tlirougn specu lation in watered stocks, nnd the republican voters helped them to it. You state thut the government has failed to make the postal serv ice self supporting, which is not surprising since the privately owned railways charge excessive raics ior haulimr ittf curs, and the express companies with their perverted V . .1... ogents in congress, who prevent uu udoption of the parcels jxwt which would ullow it to pay neiicr. If the government is n poor busi ness manager it can be charged to the old parties and the influence which prevents them doing any permanent good for the people. It is true thev are nreteudini! to do something, but they would do no thing ut ail but for the fact that many of their supporters nre fast going into the vigorous third party. . . U. iw iayior. The trouble. Brother Tuvlor. is that the last platform is no more reliable than the dictionaries, nor can you get any considerable mini jf sInUs,Vto ugrec better on , thuuKyou' ad the . OH where to eet the defini- tio of socUllsm. He advises us to You ore right: we judge the fu ture by the past, and while the rec ord of the past of socialism has not been great, it may work some good by calling attention to evils that do exist and which are bound to creep into the affairs of men ns long ns some men are dishonest nnd other men ure stupid. You say the modern methods are nl r edit, but 11 tlie wrong nanus futile socialists propose to make or bejour candidates and support the 'v ' v 1 ;r .... honest, capable mau rather than the party. If we will tlo tins mere will be no steals either from the people or the corporations. There are honest men who would give Also dishonest men, vll0 wouW work evil under the so- rejme. There are, as you JlaHsi regime. , . ' t or tfm tlmt pr5ciple oavloafi upon which every ls t0 ngreed, and member seems to B r .. . . Your claim that the privately owned railways charge excessive fnr Imnlinc mail is true and is but one of the many evidences nf thonnnr covemment management having the granting of the fran chises of these railroads and yet did not have the common busiuess acu men to protect itself in rates when granting them. riiMtvxit nnd best screen doors and windows nt'McCnbe &Corbetts The Bachelor Club of St. Johns convened Tuesday evening, June 37, and a rousing meeting ensued. It was the regular meeting night of the club as well as the date of the semi-annual election of officers. After the roll was called with on ly a few absentees noted , the busi ness of election proceeded with the usual good order President Ilishop always endeavors to maintain. The following were chosen to fill the various offices: II. J. Ilishop, re-elected president: Geo. W. Riggs, vipi-nrpsiilLMit! A. I?. Johnson, re elected recording secretary; W. E. Bycrlee, re-elected tiuauclal secre tary; Jess Collamore, Hen Lee, and Ross Walker as managers and lit M. Eassctt as head floor manager. The vice president's chair was for merly filled by Clyde Rogers, but became vncnnt bv reason of that in dividual breaking the sacred vows of lliiclnilorliobd. The members decided to forgive him however, and to ptovc it they voted Him an honorary member. They also planned to serenade the esteemed brother in his newlv acntiircd bliss ful environments; but having been a member of the club tor so long lie evidently scented the possible linuil-iicticL- of asocial visit bv the "wile- less wearies" nnd successfully elud ed them. After the regular budget of busi ness had been disposed of. sinuilU! and card games were in order for the remainder of the evening. I lie "Bachelor Quartette" or more com monly known ns the Willamette Pour, rendered vocnl music suitable to the occasion, while the other miMiilvrx nmnseil themselves bv playing the club's official game cribbage in which W. E. Byerlee and Hen Lee are very ndept rivnis for the ehnmnionshil). AlllOIll! otlicr items of discussion wns the how and where the club should spend the Fourth of July. This mutter wns settled bv deciditlir to join with the Fraternal Brotherhood in their excursion to cntnns, wnsu. It would be siibcrfluous to dwell upon what an enjoyable success that trip was, with ia 01 St. jonn s nnmiluce aboard the Steamer Un dine uud among them the ' 'Bache lors" nnd Bachelor Mnids." The Quartette enlivened the trip both going nnd coining with seemingly nn inevhnlistlble simnlv of liariuoti' ious strains. The repertoire of this bunch of popular entertainers is far above the ordinary, comprising the choicest religious, comic nnd seutl- tueutul songs, wlilcli nre n source 01 much etiiovment to the club 011 ull occasions. Press Cor. Library Notes An increasing demand for tech- nloni Ikw.Its nn such subiects as ma chine shop practice, foundry work, electricity, gas, pmuimug, qarpeu- tering, advertising, etc., is oeing innile. A sneclal order will soon be made for books of this nature and the library will npprecinte sug gestions ns to whnt books to in clude. Do you kuow of any books or magaziues which would be help ful in your profession or traue, ei ther in vou or to others becinuing the same line of work? If, on the other hand, you would like to have books on a certain subject but do not know the best titles, call and see if our Hsts will help you. The library is rlgntiy a source 01 recreation and general culture but it should be more than that. It should be a storehouse of valuable information on all Hues of work that nre for the nublic cood. You help support the library with your taxes, make it a good personal invesi nent by allowing the library to help you in your business. L.I11KAKIAN. Rupert Moon and his friend, Mr. ITnre. nf Weiser. Idaho, who have been in atteudence at the late con vention of the Christian church in Portland, visited friends iu St. Johns Weduesday. The former gentleman was greawy surpriseu nnd nleased at the wonderful im provement that has been made in St. Jonns since lie was nere iwo or three vears QPO. It is Mr. Hare's first trip west of the Cascades and was so charmed witu our wooueu hills and verdant valleys that he fled to return to the saeebrush plains and alkali water of his home state. IJotli gentlemen are 10 at tend the imiversitv at Eucene the coming year and will endeavor to induce Mr. ilare s lamer 10 sen there and come to the Willamette for a home. 0 "- Former Mayor J. F. Hendricks is now a full fledged real estate dealer, with NortU Plains property a.specialty, The following clipjcd from nn eastern exchange gives that paper's opinion of Billy Sunday, who made such a sensation in Portland a year I or two ago: While Bill Sunday's way of do ing tilings is without doubt a mere amusement to some people who aic not of an emotional or hysterical nature, it is nevertheless not n form of amusement with those of opposite temperament. Besides, Billy's ciuantic graft is stiictly sectarian, and with him, a proposi tion purely of pelf. We have come to the conclusion that these Billies and Sams that every now and then flourish for n time by working up spasmodic spurts of religious frenzy can be justly accused of commercial izing and uiouopoli7'.iug tlie religion of Jesus Christ uud watering the stock. Their work is never lasting because it is carried 011 uiore for ex cessive gnin than for lasting results, and because the lives uud h.tmiiii1 habits, as well as the general de portment of the Billies and Sums referred to never stand close in spection or the calcium light of sincerity. The eople ore getting wise to them and to their real de signs, nnd they nre beginning to re alize that they nre in the work solely for the "dough" nnd if they enn't get their price for "saving" sinners, they nre perfectly willing to let them go to gehetimi. Gets Interested T.-.ttl.. T....I..it. T It'ntf lri lllltflt I.UIIUi ...... .....v.. . Interested ill VOtir article Oil tllC front page of the Review, replying ' to tlie socialists. vour argumaui uppenrs to me to be sound. Per sonally I have no use for jK-ople who try to get something for noth Imr. We do not wnut to uive til) a certainty for nuuncertainty.Dou't you think they should give us some iden of the socialist state; et 11 is 11 fact that no two can neree on the details. Now what does that prove? I nave been toui mat me xociuiimk were Snffraclsts. Now -il .that is so, I have my opinion of them. The fact that Mr. Perrine failed to "come back" last week seems to in dicate that he has hnd about enough. Keen after them Mr. Editor, you seem eupable of keeping them go ing. Subscriber, A Happy Time Miss Violn Wcsthefer entertained a few of her friends iu honor of her cousin, Miss Myrl McCioskey, at her home Monday evening, i nose present were: Mr. and Mrs. E. M, Ports, Mrs. 1?. W. McCloskcy.Mrs. M. A. Crow, Mrs. I. -B. -Crow; Misses Mvrl McCloskey.Viola Wcs- thefer, Vina Swan, Beiilah Beam, Sadie Cramer, Norn Evans, Velvn Bean, Etta I.unii, Addle L'row, Jul ia Johnsoii; Messrs. Andrew Gtiler, C. C. Sporup, Ed. Wcsthefer, La brow Edwards, Fred Marlette, Houier Cnson, Roy Beam, John Basey, Ben Swan. Refreshments were served and the evening sient in playing various games. A most happy time was enjoyed by all. The rhnln aaiiL' installed their new officers Monday night for the last half of the current yenr as fol lows: Alex S. Scales, noble grand; TrueE. Smyser, vice grand; I). N. Byerlee, rec. sec, re-elected; Geo. M. Hall, treasurer, re-elected. Af ter the installation, which was con ducted by District Deputy Grand Master Paschal Hill, Brother Hew itt announced that there were about 50 of the prettiest girls outside that ,.r niwl thev wanted in. The door was opened ami n bunch of happy, Jaugliuig ueoeccas tjoui.- in, beariug delicious cakes, which with the ice cream and fruit punch provided by the Bun committee made a most refreshing repast for the weary members of the chain gang. . 0 Mrs. Sarah Satterlee and her two sons departed Thursday of last week for an extended visit in the East. She will visit her old home where her father and mother still live, and if she can endure the climate of that region expects to be gone a year. Mrs. Saterlee has been a "right hand man" at Couch & Co.'s store for several years, is possessed of a very charming per sonality, and her bright face and pleasant greetings will be greatly missed by the many friends she has won during her faithful service there, nnd by the same token these friends will all wish her bon voyage and safe return. Nearly new restauratit range for sale cheap. Clarke Furniture Co. The sewer question ngniit furn ished its full quota of discussion nt the regular meeting of the city council Tuesday evening, but it is likely the last time that it will be discussed to any extent, because one uud all arc getting tired of it. All metnliers were present with Mayor Couch presiding. The first matter broached was n petition for nn nre light at the in tersection of Buchanan street and Willis Boulevard. Referred to the light committee by the mayor.which reported favorable later on nnd the iiglit wns ordered installed by the cotiucil.as was also one midway be tween Richmond and Mohawk on South Ivauhoe, and one nt the cor ner of Willis boulevard and Polk street. E. 0. Magoou made application for wholesale liquor license, which wns referred to the liquor license committee by the mayor. Bills amounting to $170.35 were allowed 011 motion of Aid. Hill; nil yes. The engineer's acceptance of Buchanan street was accepted unan imously by council 011 motion of Mr. Hill. Mr. Hill advanced the idea that iusiectors should be placed over all the work. Mr. Andrew believed n property owner on each street im proved would prove the best, as it did not require n mau well versed iu street work to look after this since larger part of his duties would be to keep tab on the proper meas ure of cement when being mixed nnd the thickness of the sidewalk. On motion the engineer wns ntithor ized to employ such inspectors when needed; nil yes. Mr. Hill ohlcctcd to the rock- quarry people not giving St. Johns preference in rocu, stating tiini jer sey street was being held up on ac count of the contractors not being nble to secure the necessary rock, nnd nko believed the comtmtiv should be required to render n re port each moiitli wliicu 11 nas not been doing. The mayor stated that he had n talk with Mr. Nease, the lessee of the quarry, In regard to rock.nud he stilted that after Thurs day the city could have nil the rock it renuircd: that he was fillimr a contract for Portland streets that he had entered into that would be enm nleted Thursday. This was deemed satistnetory, but he was to be given to understand that tlie city must huve first right to fuck here nfter, nnd that n monthly report must be forthcoming. On motion of Alderman muck August 1. st was set us the date for hearhiL' nuv remonstrances that might be presented ngaiust the view ers' rejwrt on the proposed ojeti- lug of Kellogg street. A contract for uinintaiuintr Maple street sewer for two years with it 55000 bond attached ana signed iy Messrs. Cochran, Bugbce, Shurts and Basey was then read. A resolu tion directing the recorder to issue warrants for the payment ot me work was read. Mavor Couch stat ed that he in company with J. S. Downey and a couple of council- men made n test ot tlie 11 ayes aim Edison street laterals and found them world ii f in snleudid slianc. tiie wuter coming through like n "mill rnce." He also said mat wr. Downey had made the statement that if a good bond was secured and the attorney fees liquidated by the city, personally he would be willing to drop it, Socialist Perdue ob jected to the maintenance bond. He wanted a bond in such shape that would provide for construction of the sewer according to specifica tions iu each instance. Mr. Muck made a motion that the resolution be adopted, which was duly sec onded. Mr. Hill advised against haste iu its adoption, that discre tion wns better, and the property owners and contractor should get together first. Some parts of the sewer he thought good and other parts not so good, but where faulty could be remedied. He said that he did not ask that any more tests be made, but that the property owners should have n chunce to consider the bond before the resolu tion was adopted. Alderman Horsmaii vehemently asked why the cotiiicilmen objecting to the sewer Had not stoppeu uie work or enjoined the contractor from proceeding, instead of waiting until the work was completed aud then refuse to pay for it. He had a suspicion that it was all a scheme to throw a part of the burden of of the cost onto the whole city in stead of the sewer district only. Mr. Hill replied that it was not his place to enjoin, but to protest, which he had done all the way through. The engineer being present, he was subiected to oitite a catechising iu which Socialist Perrine took the leading part. He stated that it cost twice as much to tunnel as it An exhibit of Sweet Peas grown by the school children will be held 111 the assembly halt, Central School building, St. Johns, Oregon, Tues day, July eighteenth, 1911. The exhibit will be conducted under the auspices of the Junior Class (ton) St. Johns High School. Rules gov erning: All bouqtlcts intended for com petition should be received nt the Central School building not later than to a. in. July 18th. Each sweet pea grower may make ns tnnnv entries as desired. The exhibit will be arranged as nearly as practicable according to vnrictics. First, second and third premium ribbons will be given on each va riety. Blue ribbon indicates first prem ium; red ribbon, second premium, nud orange ribbon, third. No prizes will be nwnrded, Exhibitors nre at liberty to sup ply vases, jardinieres or baskets, as may best suit their own tastes. Glasses will be furnished by the committee for flowers not already provided with vases. Iu awarding the premiums the judges nre to consid the flowers only not the vase. Each exhibitor will be given a number nud the iiiiuiIkt only will will be nttnehed to the bouquet previous to judging. In arranging bouqtlcts, follow your own taste. We advise, how ever, that you arrnuge them ac cording to color, one color in n bouquet. Leave the stems ns long ns you can. All school districts iu the west cud of Multnomah county have en teral this contest. Do not confuse this with the local exhibit of Friday July 14th. The public is cordially invited to examine the flowers at any time during the day. would have done to excavate the earth, that tunneling was customa ry in nil Inrge cities, and that the contractor had a ncrtult from him to do so; that while the manholes were not ns perfectly constructed ns n pressed brick front, the work was done In n substantial manner; that he doubted if 11 machine could do the work without tunneling, owing to the looseness of the soil; that in consultation with a prominent en gineer he wus told that a flush tank wns not necessnry on Jersey street, yet ns n precautionary measure he had a six-inch syphon placed there in to assist iu flushing the sewer; that the storms of the rnitiy season wns nil the flushing necessary on this 30-inch pipe. He admitted that under the contract he could hive compelled the contractor to trench instead of tunnel had he deemed it expedient and necessnry. A vote was then taken 011 Mr. Muck's motion that the resolution be adopted, nud resulted ns follows: Aldermen Valentine. Davis, Muck nud Horsmaii, yes; Bredesou, Per rine nud Hill, 110. Motion carried. Alderman Muck thought some thing ought to be done to have the weeds cut down about the city, and it was decided to have this matter attended to nt once. Alderman Bredesou thought that ull fire hydrants should be painted white, so they could readily le dis cerned. The suggestion was con sidered n good one, and the water committee was instructed to confer with the wuter company and have the white put on. Those parties who were so very much afraid of the loose rock foun dation proposed to be used by the Westrumite Paving Company should take a look at tlie toumia tiou being laid through University Park by an asphalt company, or that being laid by the Bitulithic Co. iu various parts of Poitlaud. No attempt is being made to fill the crevices with small rock, as the Westrumite company proposedoiug, How a patent claim could be estab lished on such foundations is incon ceivable. The friends of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Ashby to the number of 50 gath ered at their home 011 Edison street last Thursday evening aud spent, the most enjoyable time they had ever known. A short program was rendered followed by a bounti ful supply of cake and coffee, after which dancing wns ttuiuigeu in un til an early hour iu the morniug. We hope Ed will soon give another as good and Invite us all again. a. The new Electric Theatre is slow ly but surely Hearing completion. Few moviug picture houses in Port' laud can compare with it for beauty or substantiality. The preseut quarters of the Electric have long since been outgrown auu cautiot ac commodate the crowds that throng there nightly. Wednesday eveningjtily t3,elec tiou of officers will be held. Every Scout should be in his place. Cnnllld ...111 . win hum mc river to morrow, Saturday evening. Bring the signal flags and be prepared for Second Class Scout examination. Tenderfoot badges have been re ceived. Those who have not yet received one may get it then. Adjtitnnt Cnrlsou, who went to the country to rusticate for the summer, got too intimate with a healthy bunch of poison oak nud has a ense of eruption oti his manly phiz that makes Vesuvius look like 30 cents. The disturbances causal thereby would not be classed by scientists as seismic though of u sulphurous nature. Eric would make a good candidate for tlie "first nid to the injured" squad. Scouts Pilllc, Dock and Dick. who planned n hike to Southern Oregon, seem to have contracted n severe case of "cold feet." The tropical condition of the weather tuny have caused it, nnd ngaiu it may be certain nud sundry pretty little bunches of calico. I-.h, boys? 1 lie aquarium is ready for instal lation nnd will be placed as soon as the plumbers get their work done. The Scouts request the vis itors at the library to not touch the the glass of the uqttnriiitu or to put anything into the water. A sudden jar is apt to cntise a lenk nud your nniuis 111 tlie water is olsoii to tlie fishes. Only by the best of care can we build up nud mniutniii u good aquarium, such as will be n source of pleasure nud itistrttctiou to nil who see it. Please help the Scouts by strictly observing these two rules. The Scouts nre placing the acquariutn in tlie library for your pleasure ns much ns fpr their own, but if you nbu.se their pets they will be obliged to remove it. The Scouts' sturgeon, because ol the unsuitable conditions under which it has been obliged to be held pending the completion of the aqua rium has contracted n severe fungus disease and there is danger of losing it, which would be a source of deep regret, for It is n most curious nud interesting creature. Everything possible is being done to restore it. The Scouts wish to express their gratitude to Mr. Ayer of the St. Johns Lumber Co. for generously daunting the lumber for the aqua rium stand; also to Dr. McCliesuey for permission to place the same Iu the library room. When nsked the doctor replied: "Certainly, cer tainly, anything to encourage the boys." The Scouts certainly np preciute that spirit and the Mc Cliesuey stock went soaring iu the barracks. The Scouts, too, are under obligation to Edmoudsou Co. for the excellent workmanship nud moderate prices on their work on the aquarium. To Miss Run dall, the librarian, the Scouts nre especially grateful, becuuse she first suggested placing we aquarium uud, too, for her lively interest iu securing the best books and eriod icals for them, also for numerous other kindnesses received nt her hands. She is a "man" after their own hearts, and seems to have cap tured the whole bunch, Now, to the boys and girls pf all nges from 99 down to the youngest, you nre cordially invited to visit the aquarium as often as convenient nnd watcli It grow in interest irom its nresent bare form and single oc cupant until the Scouts have it teaming wttli lite ami ueamy, pom piscatorial and botanical, by adding fruits of their prowess as scouts. The Scouts want n showcase 3 or txixs or 6 feet the larger the better, which they propose to fill with entomological specimens they capture on their hikes. These tliev will ciassify, name and give of, their history as may be of general inter est. If there is. any one who has such a showcase they do not need and will donate or sell to be placed iu the library room, they will re ceive the everlastjug gratitude, iot of the Scouts alone, but of all other lovers of nature who come to see moths, butterflies and other curious and wonderful specimens of insect life our Scouts meet afield. Adi dress Scout Master, box 6, St. Johns, Oregon. Thrnuoh the courtesv of A. C. fiesler. ve scribe was permitted to travel iu his company behind his ." 111.. fast going mare to Vancouver, w u. Tuesday. We found that city to be making astouishiug progress, miles of hard surface havlug 'been laid and numerous uuuutug opera tions uuder way through put the city. F. M. Phillips, a former well kuowu townsman, manager of Calef Bros.' furniture emporium iu that city, is enjoying a splendid patrouage, and has one of the finest store buildings to be fotiiid.ih Van couver. The trip makes n most delightful drive. . . .