NO MORE ICE
During these hot mid-summer days, when the ice bill
is running high and the ice is rapidly melting, the inven
tion of a refrigerator making no more ice necessary is
being hailed with great satisfaction by all womankind.
The "Arctic Ccwki?" Refrigerator
which is manufactured in St. Johns, and which is just now
being placed on the market, is proving a great boon to the
housewife. Several already are in use in this city and giv
ing satisfaction. Last year in Los Angeles, Cal., 27,000
were sold in a few months. The "Arctic Cooler" is an im-
provement over the one on the market in that city.
MISS B. A. SMITH of Portland will demonstrate the
merits of the "Arctic Cooler" at the
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St. Johns Hardware Store
beginning Monday, July 29th. Every housewife in St.
Johns and vicinity should attend the. demonstration. The
ice bill every month is higher than the price of the "Arctic
Cooler." If not satisfactory after a week's trial, the money
will be returned in each instance.
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"Sorrow" Continued
Rditor Review: You nsk: "Isn't It
tact that socialism proiwscs to render the
wealth of mould, men valuclcssr"
It I not n (act. Socialism propose
government ownership of public utilities
hi the interest of the worker; with n
more close people' ownership of gov
eminent by meant of initiative, referen
dum, recall, etc. Just thli and nothing
more. If you would only stick to this
idea and forget such absurdities as "di
viding up," working for board and
clothes," "chance to loaf," etc., ad nau.
seum. There will doubtless be deprccl
Btlon in the value of independent capital
in so far as labor is relieved from the
thrall of its bondage. To Ihs sure the
people will have it in their power to
even confiscate that which hat Veen rob
'bed from them In the past, so If you are
afraid of what the majority will do when
they have the right of direct control, get
out your candidate for king and don't
mcutlou democracy.
Socialism is pure democracy, political
and Industrial. So your next question
is does democracy level up or down?
Answer for yourself.
"Under socialism could a man accumu
late could he own enough
grouud to build a home? - If so
how would it differ from the present
system?"
Ills best accumulation would be his
equal share of the public capital, which
guarantees his old age pension. Never
theless, he could own a house and
grounds, an auto, a yacht, an air ship or
anything else he could use. He might
accumulate all he was able of the me.
dium of exchange. But here Is the dif.
fereuce from the present system he
could not invest those accumlatlons as
capital to control any Industry. He
could not gamble and manipulate the
stocks aud bonds of the industries, he
could not monopolize the product of any
Industry. For, our Uncle Samuel would
be in control of all those things, furnish,
log goods at cost, and Mr. Would-be.
capitalist could no more compete with
him than the Review can on printed
envelopes, And he hasn't half tried
to go into the prlntiug business, either.
You think he is a bad manager and in
the next sentence admit that he has the
job printers ull skiuned to a frazzle.
He does business on a large scale and
don't have to advertise. Why should
he not furnish himself (the people) with
envelopes and anything yes, everything
else, at cost? I confess it is hardly fair
for Uncle to go into printing unless he
takes up other lines as well. I should
be most happy to have him build hos
pitals and undertake the care of the sick
at cost, (it will never be done half right
until he does) if be will furnish clothing
and groceries on the same plan.
Socialist conditions for the individual
cannot prevail until the government has
ussumcd control of enough' or the pro
ductive Industries to give every man an
opMutuu!ty to work and have n just
share In the product. The individual
soldier is not enjoying racialism any
more than the postal employee. Their j
pay is determined by capitalistic sur-
rouudlugs. It Is barely enough to nt .
tract n sufficient number frouijother em
ployer. Yet each of then." detriment, ,
limit! istti1titlMil si til Mil 1 ll fd nl '
ttiwiifil wiisi tv ti 11 iivwiiivui; "vv"'"
lug to socialistic Meals, nevertheless
shows the Indisputable advantage of the
cooperative method. To return to com
petition in those Hues is .simply uu
thinkable.
Hut what "nets" me Is where you get
the idea that "socialism promises only
enough to eat and wear.'t Socialism
promises to each the full projluct of his
effort. And with all energyapplled dl
reef ly to production and uoueTwastcd lu
competition the total production will be
increased many fold, and weshall have
necessities, conveniences aodjpleasures
(oral), such as are no more dreamed of
today than the glories of . civilization
were dreamed of when sayages were
wasting their energies lu . individual
combat.
"The desire for gain is paramount lu
the human breast.". Certainly! And
everything In the present age tends to
show the gain of working with our fel
lows instead of working against them,
It is the hope of this great gaTn that,,
prompts the socialist to deeds of daring,
such as this effort and others.
"If in the distribution of the fat of the
laud all men should share
alike."
For the 'steeu hundredth time I want
to say that socialism proposes no ills
tribution whatever of the fat of the
land, and no equal distribution of any.
thing. Hut a just distribution of the
products of labor, '
All you conservative fellows will have
a vote on the schedule of wages for the
different occupations. If you, the ma.
jority, wish to grant to some fellow a
big income on account of something his
great-grandfather did, or good looks, or
gambling propensities, as you do now
when you haven't a vote on the question,
it will be up to you.
"Why should the iguorant, indolent,
slothful and profligate receive the same
as the intelligent, active, energetic and
frugal worker?"
Why should he, indeed? Why should
he receive even more as some of the
most slothful, indolent, profligate and
ignorant (as to anything useful) do now
receive millions. And why should ac
tive, energetic rascals receive more mil
lions? Why not encourage useful activ
ity and discourage every form of gam
bling, speculating, and all kinds of
activity which is directed toward getting
samethiug which someone else has pro
duced. The Panama canal is costing far less
thau It would under the old contract
system, As an example, the govern-
men tcaH ctlgfor, bids to furnish, trams
with drivers, uud accoutrements by the
mouth. The lowest bid was Muucthlng
over ftoo per. Under it own manage
ment they are costing something over
J loo. This government has never lcen
accused of socialistic procltvltle, but
was forced to take direct control to get
the work done at alt,
I hope the editor and the readers are
able to see the difference Iwtwecu it gov
ernment monopoly for the purpose of
holding prices down to cost mid a private
mono
for
the
petition" socialist regime in the mining
towns must be merely the editor's little
III I lift l III. IIUfTII IU lU.lltllll H 'l I. HIV
nopojy, such as tho, coinpuuy stcjrc, .
(lm purpose of holding tjieni up to '
! limit Reference to this "no com-
joke.
A, W. VINCI5.NT.
The doctor's Interpretation of social
ism differs materially from the theory of
most socialLts. Thcgencrally accepted
idea is that the government shall own
all the laud and property, and gold and
silver as a medium of exchange shall l
abandoned. From the doctor's remark
we gather tlmt he Is more of u Populist
than a Socialist.
We must confess that our language
has been rather crude to a cultured
mind, We should have stated the gov
ernment would provide raiment aud the
necessities of life and more time for
JelsujthjiJtiiowobtftlus in excjjaugj
for attle mauly. service, with an equal
share of the public spoils guaranteed,
It really does sound better clothed in
this language.
The doctor states that it is not a fact
that the wealth of the rich will be ren
dered valueless, yet the people will have
power to confiscate, We gather from
this that the wealth will be garnered up
in a jack pot and turned over to the gov
ernment. He denies that there will be
any "dividing up" yet states mau'
"I1EST accumulation would be his equal
share of the public capital," How
would he get his share without division
of the spoils? A share cannot be his un
til he gets it. Again, if this is his "best
accumulation" how could he own a
house and lot, yacht, or air ship? We
would cousider these things our best ac
cumulation, but surely there is not
enough wealth In the world to provide
all with these luxuries. If he was able
to accumulate more than hi neighbor
how would the (hares be equal?
"Socialism is pure democracy." Our
dictionary tells u that democracy is that
form of Bovernment in which the sover
eignty of the state ia voted in and exer.
died by the people at Urge; the policy of I
the Democratic party. Socuditm Any A bad taste ill the tllOUtll COtltCS
theory of socul organization aiming at the 1 from a disordered Stomach, dtld
abolition of individual action. Democracy back of that is Usually a torpid liv
promote individual action socinlhm , en A Condition which iltVittS dis-
boluhe it. Yet the doctor says they are 1 ease. HKRBINK is the remedy
needed. It corrects the stomach
and makes the liver active and reg
ular. Price 50c. Sold by St. Johns
Pharmacy.
cott the objection would be less strenuous.
,11 furnishes envelopes stamped in color
and printed much cheaper than it can
make the envelope, stamp and print them,
Hesidrs it deliver each order free to it
patron. A thouiand envelope, weigh 9
pound) at 16 cent per lb. pottage make
$M4. Thu generou Uncle Sam print,
tamp and furntshc 1000 envelope and
pay $1.44 transportation charge all nt a
bargain price of $1,20. Ye, the jobber
are frsiled, and it it mighty lucky for u
fellow that have to make Uncle Samuel'
wieril loaie good that he doesn't delve
deeper into lie printing buiine. If llm
doctor will remember a few year ago a
New York concern made an offer to take
over the postal icrvice, pay the govern
ment $1,000,000 a year and reduce the
price of firtt-clast mail one.half. You bet,
Undo Sam is a dandy limine manager,
How would gambling and (peculating
be discouraged when under (ocialiim one
wa permitted to accumulate n much of
the mediumof exchange. ns he wa able?
That 1 the present day incentive for do
ing both.
"A jutt dittribution of the product of
labor." I low about the non-producer
the pretident of tho country, soldiers, doc
tor, merchant, preacher, etc.? If their
labor produce nothing, thould not their
(hare be nil? If all the non. producers in
the country were put to producing the ne
ce(iitie( of life there wouldn't be work to
keep all going J wo hour per day, Per.
hap that i what the socialists are driving
for -shorter hour.
It i a fact that capital i becoming too
concentrated and that trust and combina
tion of capital at time work hardship
upon the people in general. Hut it doesn t
take socialism to affect a cure. The peo.
pie with their ballot can do it by electing
good men to office who will make good
law and enforce them. They can do it
now, but they won't any more than they
would under a sociali.lic form of govern
ment. Socialism, a the doctor interpret
it, ha it good point, but we could never j
see our way clear to advocate a move- j
ment founded on covetousness (under the I
guise of just distribution) or upon confit-1
cation of property, which the doctor a, j
erls would be liable to happen. It would
be too hopeless to determine where hon
est increment left off and "robbery" be-1
gan in this confiscation business. It might
be alright for the government to acquire
more utilities, but not by confiscation
that is, after Uncle Sam learn to conduct
business without lots.
We would like to go further into the
doctor' argument, but lack of pace for.
bid.
ORDINANCE NO. 401
quired before commencing such work to
execute the usual ciial bond with gud
and sufficient sureties, with the addi
tional obligation that such contractor
All Onlinzmce AcceiltlilP Deeds or contractor shall fully indemnify uud
I-rOIll GniCe HrOWn, Walter again, t all claims whatsoever urlslng out
S Hrmvn llnrnca A IlnH1"' lrsotial Injuries to workmen there
. VV, , i i V !i on, or to any other person who may lie
fllltl Elicit Al. Mall to (lie Injured by Vie oerutlou under such
City of St. Johns, Oregon. !jjj3gBywtk 1(CCI1
i done under contract with the city of St.
I liilum. either for the construction nr re.
The city of St. Johns does ordain as jKtir of any sewer. Improvement of any
follows: street or other public work, uud thes.ime
That two certain deeds, one of which has been accepted by the city council, It
Is made uud executed by Grace llrown .shall lie the duty of the recorder to with
aud Walter S.IIrowu, husband and wife, hold the Issuance of u wurrant or war
mid executed on the 7U1 duy of June, rants In jiayiiieut therefor for n period ol
1911, 11111 acknowledged before Prank 1 ten days, after which lime he shall lisuc
P, Cliristeusou, u notary public for the und deliver tha.same to the contractor
state of Washington residing nt Seattle, or other persons whom said contrac
on the 7th day of June, 1911. aud one tor by n written, order sholl direct that
deed made aud executed ly Horace A, they Iks dellvereilo; provided, tlmt no
Hull uud IUIeii M. Hull, liuluiid and jwrson, firm or cirorutloii who Imi fur
wife, executed on the 13th duy of June, ulslied labor or material actually used lu
1911, and acknowledged 011 same date the constructloiiiof such improvement,
before J. Ilenuett Pike, notary public for sewer or buildliigfshall have previously
the state of Maine, raiding in the town filed in the oflicciof the recorder uu ud
ml Ilrlghton In the .county of Cumber- Justed clului for.such lalior or material,
land, each of which deeds convey to the Section 3. Anjr,( 11011, firm or cor
city of St, Johns, Multnomah county, pirutloii furnishing lanor or material, or
Oregon, the following described proper- any sub-contractor, furnishing the same,
ty, to wit: "Thirty (30) feet along St. actually usel upon any such public work
Johns avenue, of their undivided one- described in Section 2 of this Ordinance,
half interest in Lots numbered oue(i) ut the request of the contractor for said
aud two (a) in block numbered four (4), work or Improvement, may at any time
Oak Park Addition to the city of St. I before wurruuU .are delivered for the
Johns, county of Multuoiuuh, stute of ymeut for said work or Improvement,
Oregon, be and the same is hereby uc- as provided In Section I of this Ordl
cepled together with the laud therein nance, file nis or their claim in writing
conveyed. 'r said lubor or muterlal so furnished
Passed by the council this 5th day of lu the office of the city recorder, stating
lulv. 1011. I the uniouut thereof, which amount shall
Ainirovtii uv me inavor niin-iiy r"'"'" ' " niin i ...v
St. Johns Is hereby uuthorlred to pre
scribe a blank form which shall Ik; used
by claimants in the presentation of
claim under the provisions of till Or
dinance, and nil claim shall be duly
verified by the jiersou, firm or eorm
tlou who jtcrformcd the laUiror furnUh
ed the material its in this Ordinance
provided.
Passed by the council July 5, 191 1.
Approved by the mayor Julys, 1911.
K, C. COUCH.
Mayor.
Attest: P. A. KICK,
Recorder.
Published lu the St. Johns Huview on
July 14, 1911.
RESOLUTION
the
111
of July, 1911.
Attest:
Published
July 14. 19"
lu
K. C. COUCH,
Mayor.
P. A. Rice,
Recorder,
the St. Johns Review
ORDINANCE NO. 400
amount due such contractor until such
claim is adjusted uud agreed uku as to
the 'imouiit letweeii the contractor and
! claimant, as provided ill the next sec
tlou,
Section 4. H the amount of said
claims so filed are agreed iixu and ad
justed by the said claimant uud contrac
tor, the recorder shall deliver warrants
in accordance with such agreement nud
udjustmcut; otherwise he shall retain
said warrants (or a tcriod of not more
tl.fi.. ..,.... .lm,u ft-tf.M It... .ItitM r III. 1
An Ordinance to Protect La- acceptance of said work, when he shall I
l.nl.nrc Mnrnrlnl Mnn nnrl deliver the same to the said contractor i
uu.v., ...v.. j Qr hit, order the same us if no clulm had
Sub-ContraCtorS WllO rur- becufiled as aforesaid, unless the said j
nle.li Inlinr or Alnterinl to 'claiuiaut or claimants shall, previous to
nisn uauor or niuicnui to tlu cxl)iratlol, , UltJ tcllty ,luva
Contractors (Or tllC lin- aforesaid, commence a suit or action in I
a -C r-1 r i h rnurt fif mtilfiettMit llirisiliclfotl tn re.
provemciu oi airccis, v-uh-, --j .---,, ",-claim
strilCtion Ol Sewers Or Oilier claims, uud cause a writ of attachment
n. .Lit- !n,,c nml Dniinli-. to be issued und notice thereof in writ-
i nuns, Hums, umu - !,. lo e M.rve.1 upon the recorder, in
which cuse said recorder shall withhold
cynonymou.
In regard to the government on the en
velope deal If the government furnished
the envelope at cost instead of lea than
Ing from such Contractors
Bonds for Performance und
Indemnity Against Suits for
Personal Injuries.
The city of St, Johns does ordain as
follows:
Section I. Hereafter any person, firm
or corporation entering into a formal
contract with the city of St. Johns for
the Improvement of any street, construc
tion or repair of any sewer, building or
other public work, which work of what
ever nature, in the judgment of the city
engineer and recorder, will subject work
men thereon to more than usual huzard,
or that other persons may be injured in
the process)! such work.directly or indi
rectly resulting therefrom, shall be re-
said warrants until the final detcriuiua
tlou of the rights of the respective thir
ties by the Court.
Section 5. In the adjustment of claims
filed under the provisions of this Ordi
nance claims for lalor furnished shall be
given priority. In ull cases where claims
have beeu filed with the recorder,
whether the same be disputed or not,
written evidence shall be furnished the
recorder of any adjustment, aud the
same duly signed by the claimant before
any warrant or warrants shall be issued
to the tmrties origiually entitled thereto.
Section 6, All contracts hereafter en
tered into for the improvement of
streets, construction or repair of auy
sewers or other public work, shall refer
to this Ordinance ut least by number,
and shall be construed to be subject to
all of its provisions.
Section 7, The recorder of the city of
It is resolved by the City of St. Johns:
That it deems it necessary mid ex cli
ent to Improve llurllugtoii street Irom
the southwesterly line of Hayvt. strvut to
the intersection with Phita. street, III the
city of St. Johns in the following man
ner, to.wit: Hy grading said (xirtiou of
street to grade or subgrade to le etub.
Ilthed, laying 6 foot cement sidewalk
with U foot curb on the cuMcrly side of
Mock i. lames Johns Addition (known
ns City Hull lllock), ami by plueiug ce
ment cunt hi irom 01 i.oi ,u. 5, mix..
No. jH, lu Jutue Johns Second Addition
to the city of St. Johns, uud by laying
Ilithulithic Pavement from curb to curb,
on said portion of said street.
Work to I. done according to
plans ami specifications of the city
giueer on file in the office of the
recorder relative thereto, which
iilans uud snecificatlous ami estimate
ure satisfactory audare hereby approved.
Said improvements to be made in ac
cordance with the charter and ordinance
of the city of St, Johns, uud under the
sucrvsiou uud direction of the city uu
giueer. That the cost of said Improvement to
be assessed us provided by the city char
ter uK)ii the property esjieclally aud
particularly benefitted thereby, und
which is hereby declared to be ull of lot
parts of lots, blocks and parcels of luml
between the termini of such Improve
ments abutting upon, adjacent or prox
imate to suid Philadelphia St. from the
marginal lines of said street buck to the
center of the block or blocks or tracts of
laud abutting thereon or proxlmute
thereto,
That all the property included in suid
improvement district aforesaid is hereby
declared to be load improvement dis
trict No. 64.
That the city engineer's assessment of
the probable cost of said iiuprovetueut
of said street is 3,791.60.
That the cost of said llurllugtoii Street
improvement be ussessed uguiust the
property in said local assessment dis
trict us provided by the city charter of
the city of St, Johns,
Adopted the 5th day of July, 191 1.
PRANK A. RICH,
Recorder,
Published in the St. Johns Review
July 7 and 14. 19".
Right iti your busiest season,
when you have the least time to
spare, you are most likely to take
diarrhcea and lose several days'
time, unless you have Chamber
lain's Colic, Cholera, aud Diarrhea
Remedy at hand aud take a dose on
the first appearance of the disease.
Kor sale by all dealers.