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ST. JOHNS' REVIEW KEAL EBTATB IN8DEAKCE RENTALS LOANS DO Lot 100x100 in business tenter ill Lot facimr 120 fcot on car lino and running back 08 fcot DO Lot COxlOO, ono block from O. II. & N. R. R. DO Lot liOxlOO, two blocks from I school house. A (lno corner. liO lx)t f0xl2fl, closo in and near car lino. Idier luts nt other prices." Also in I . n - . trice mui loans, tjorrcsponitenco led, W. J. PEDDIOORD ptiBUnlon4006 8T. JOHNS M. Killingsworth TUB PIONEER REAL ESTATE DEALER OF THE PENINSULA . . lie finest list of residenco property llie district. tVnlnut Park oiTots tho most dcslr b homo sites streets graded, lots 1 100. Sold nt prices tho most fnv lite in tho market. W. M. KILLINOSWOATH Ohambor of Commerce, Portland iNIEL BREGHT... I0USES TO 'RENT WOU WANT A 1IOUBK CAMj ON MB ST. JOHNS, OREGON GEO. W. GONE LUMBER GO. DOP.IKO, OEELINO, RUSTIC And All Kinds of Building Material i Prompt Dtllrtry Cluirsntted. It, AT TOOT UUHLUrOTON BTltEEl BT. JOHNS, OBCaON hnson & Dillon til. ktractors in Q radio r, ExcAYatlni land all kinds of Uwb work. OAK PARK leave orders nt Shopnrd & Tufts ST JOHNS, ORE. loore & Anderson IPAINTINO, PAPER ITANQ- INO, O RAINING AND SIQN WRITINO I8CENE rAINTINO A SrSOXALTT St. Johns Park JOHNS, O R E Q O REFORM IS DELAYED AMERICA. LOSING FLOUR TRADE. Shaw Confers, With Millers Regarding Drawback on Imported Wheat. Wnal.lnnd.M Tt.ui. 17 At tin. rn. Land' Ll WS Will. NOt Be Changed quest of Secretary Shaw, represent. At Present Session. DELAY WAS RATHER EXPECTED Commission Appointed by Roosevelt to Decide ory Needed ChangesfHas Not Yet Made Final Report. Wnshlntgoti, Dec. 10. Tho houso c,ommltteo on public lands today voted to postpone indefinitely the bill to re pent tho timber and stone act. This nation mentis incro will bo no inncH law reform this sessliM. This result was cxiK-eted, especially In view of tho fact that the public lands commission has not yet mndo n final repprt. Tim; bill pnsceil on was by far tho most im portant of tho laud reform hills pond ing, but when it wns passed by tho sen ute Inst session there was n distinct understanding with the mcmlcrH of tho house committee that it should not be reported to the houso during tho present congress. Tho bouse committee turned tho Mil down by n vote of 10 to 4, thoso voting for repeal lolng: Chairman Ijtcey, of Iowa! Miller of Kaunas, Xoedhiun of California and Volstead of Minnesota. In turning down this bill tho commit tec stated that tho repeal of tho UiiiIrt and soiitv act would shut off tho source of the greater portion of the reclama tion fund, and would seriously handl cap Irrigation work ljcgnn by tho gov eminent, 1-tirthormorc, it was said that tho repeal of this law would In- of Immeasurable Iwneilt to rnllroad com panics and other largo holders of forest reserve lands, as It would cause n con slderablo rlso in tho vnluo of scrip, which would lo tho only remaining way in getting large tracts of govern mem umber land, 'lucre was, more over, n general Iwliof that tho flintier nudstonu net, If proterly administered, Is no.t n bad law. ROOSEVELT URGES, ACTION. Anxious Interstate Commorcn Com minion to Havo Greater Power. Washington, Dec. 10. President Roosevelt considered today with several friends his recommendation that In creased powers l conferred by leglsla tlon uixm tnu Interstntu lominerro commission. Those to whom ho talked wero not only members of conuress. but men In other walks of life. To nil ho Indicated his earnest desire that ne tlon of u dculllto imlurt nctlbn that would bring results to- the people siiouni ik inKen ns soon as uructlcithk1. A day or two ugo he considered tho question with Judgu (Irosscup, of Chi cago. Tislay lie dlscus-H-d It with Jinlgu William W. Morrow, of tho United States court at Han Francisco. Hy iuvltntoiii of tho president, a sik cmi commiiuv oi tnovommcrclalTrav now rrnteetivo association mil ml on hiiu today to consider his recommenda tlon that the poworsof tho interstate Commerce commission 1m extended so as to enable the commission to imss up on (mentions of rnllroad froluht rates. subject only to review liytho courts, tlves of mnuniber of tho leading flour ing Inill Interests of the country wero at tho treasury department today In conference with tho secretary on tho subject of the regulations now in prep aration to allow drawback on exported flour made In part from imported wheat. During the conference tho sec rekiiy questioned tho millers present on several matters of detail in connec tlon with the milling of wheat, tho condition of tho export trade and tho necessity for tho notion asked for. At tho conclusion of tho couferenco statement made by Secretary Shaw was given out in which ho'cnys: "Tho Importncno of tho question will bo appreciated when it is known that durlntr. Octolwr. 1003. 1,800,000 barrel of American made. Hour were exported ami In October, 1004, less than 800,000 barrels. In other Words, the oxpnrtn tlon of Amerluan made Hour has fall off (luring the present season more thn one-hnlf. If the Kuropcnn bakers that have been ttsliur tho American mad Hour change, it will bo next to Impos slide to net tho trade back, and it neve can bo notion back until tho American fanner sells his wheat cheap enough to permit the American miller to unde sell." - TO ACQUIRE CANAL FRANK Hf IRELAND PIEDMONT JUNCTION Luncli Room, Confectionery, Ci- irnrs. Tnn flronm. Rtn. nil . . . . M 1 ' ; .Mir ni nr.KS ai nrpnnn i.iiv Mav roe ui csaa. Be Condemned. SENATOR FULTTON FATHER'S BILL LET us SLAIN BY DRUNKEN RUSSIAN Chinaman Singled Out by Sailor and Filled with Bullets. Shanghai, Dec. .17. The disorders created by tho sailors of thedismnntted Russian vessels Askotd and Oromovo reached helr climax yesterday when ono of tho crew of tiro Askoldmurdoru n Cliluntunn without the slightest prov (H'ntlou. Tho ltnsslan wns apparently Intoxl cnted and rushed through ono of thu streets of the Chinese settlement wit I n hxtded revolver In his hand. II fired several shots nt passers by, but failed to do any damage. TIhmi Ii made fqr a Chinaman who was stand lug in front of his store, and, seining him by tho throat, emptied thu remain log clminliers of thu pistol Into his vie tint's body. A petition lias been pre seuted to thu authorities hero request Iiiiz that thu ltnsslan crews be uxeludot from thu Chinese settlements, whero they have been making life it burden for thu residents. The matter will, nil tiropabblllty, lK)submltted to the forelun consuls, ns not it day has iwsset during thu past month or so without some complaint being madu against thu Russians, ho far as can Ih learned thu Chinese olllclals have kept the matter secret, but this latest exploit could not Ite kept. from tho kttowledgi of thu people In general, and unltci action Is likely tir-bu taken against thu utissiaii sailors. TO GET PHILIPPINE EXHIBIT. MITCHELL MUOH GRATIFIED. N a a m aper nancincr ORNAMENTAL PAINTING AND QRAINTNO A SPECIALTY ALL WORK GUARANTEED CALL IN S. Southmayd. I una ana ComDleto Line of wll faper Carried in Stock. Latest Patterns. ST. JOHNS NEAR VENEER 7ACTORT OEO. If, BOSVILLS, U.nijer Reliable electric co, FIXTURE rail 8KIt Lint o AND LOCKSMITH WORKS Hou BUt M4 El.ctrlo Sappliti it Aitmi issuiM Kletricl Oooi U Stock All Work Ounntta st. jomrs. OUMOV He Wins Important Committeeship In Fice of Much Opposition. ANaslilugtou, Pee. 10. Henntor Mitchell was highly gratified today to receive tho npixilntmeiit its rliulrmaii of tho committee rm liitenxvanlo ca mis, which will bundle nil legislation lercauer cnacicu aileetlug tliu raiminn anal and thu canal tone, liu succeeds thu latu Senator Ilaniia. A very strong fluht was inado to keen nenaior .tiiinccii out ot His position, and It was only when all endeavor to forco fenator Piatt to accept thn plaeo fulled tlmt thu ttcsltion was given to thu Oregon wnator. 1-rlcnd of Panama really wanted to mako Kittrcdge, of South Dakota, chairman of this committee, but could not consistently Jump him over Mitch ell. Senator Mitchell was fought )ecause ho was an earnest advocate of tho Nic aragna route. I0O6 Fals Deal, Only AwalU Approval of Insular Department. fit. I u is. Dec. 17. Thu Chronicle this evening says: Tho salu of a largo Philippine exhibit for 110,000 U) tb( Lewis and Clark ex, position company, Is awaiting tho ntt tliorixatlnn of tho Insular department nt Washington. A careful and exten slvu list of displays, making a very compreiieusivu luanimatu exiiibit, was prepared by tho Philippine lioard for tho Portland company. Thu prlcu n 110,000 was accepted by thu Western Mr corporation, anil thu conclusion of thu deal only awaits thu approval of tliu Wuslilnutou uutliorltles, Tho exhibit Includes displays from tliu ethnological, agricultural, forestry and other important departments nt thu Kt. Lout fair. It Is estimated that thu Lewis and Clark company could not dimllcate thu exhibit in tho IhIihuU and ship to Portland for double tho sum it will pay for thu exhibit to Ih p. cured in una way. No News of Missing Attache. PJris. Deo. 17. Tho fore an nfllrn ureage for Oregon Harbors. hns not received any Information which ftsliliintoii, Dec. 10. Hcpresenta-lit considers crtMltablo coucurnlni! tho tlvo Hermann appeaml Jeforo tliu riv- ilisapiwaranco of Lieutenant Pectilvcr era and harltors committee In support villo, thu French linval uttache.-at Port of his bill asking an appropriation nt Arthur. The statement was brought stuu,uuu mr a dmigu to io iimm on Oregon const bars. Representative Hermann lias received assurances from Chairman llurton and other members of tho committer which lead him to beliveu tho committeo will incororato in tho river ami harbor bill a provision for tho dredge, Tho committeo Is un willing to make further appropriations for thu coast projects. Canada Will Not Come to Fair. Ottawa, Ont., Dec. 16. The Domln- Ion government decided today not to send an exhibit to the Lewis and Clark exposition. out by sensational London apera to tho effect that thu olllclals here had Int-n advised that Jnpanesu torpedo boats deliberately sunk u junk on board of which wertf tho French and German naval attaches, Thu ofllcials point out that the 12,000 reward for news of its missing tittaehu is still unclaimed. Robber Locks Cashier In. HiUbing, Minn.. Deo. 17. A lone robber hold up tho liank at Chlsholm during business hours today, secured 12,200, and escaped. He forced Cash ler Grleser into the vault at tho muz- sle' of a revolver and locked the door. Hopes to Have It Included In River and Harbor Measure Nation Has a Right to Build. Washington, Dec. 14. Basod on a report of United States Attorney Hall, sent to congress today by tho secretary of war, Senator Fulton Intends to intro duce n bill authorizing tho government to acqtiiro by condemnation the canal and locks owned And operated by tho Portland General electric company nt Wlliametto lalls. Tlio board of encl' neere, which mado an examination of this canal two years ago, repot ts there is (Uiuclunt water in the river even at tho lowest stago, to meat tho domnnds of commorco nnd to supply powor for tliu several manufacturing establish' monta now located at Oregon CI I v. District Attorney Hall, reporting on too leftai question, says if the uovcrm tnent desires to acquire this canal, "tho measure of damage would bo tho actual present and prospective valtio of the locks, together with tho damauo suf fered by depriving owners ol thu right to uko water therefrom fot manufac ttirlnn nr nthnr fnmmnrxlnl mitiwu.a ' Already, bared on these reports. Sen' ator Fulton hat secured a promlio from iieprcicniatlve Jones to endeavor to se cure a provision in tho rlvor and bar' bor bill, now being framed, authorizing tho pticbaso o( the electric company's canai aiicr condemnation, iteprcscnt- atlvo Jones will bate his demands on Senator Fulton's bill, which will prob ably fix tho limit of tho cost of the canal at f 000,000 or $700,000. Pull Your FVeight Rates reasonable. Prompt ser vice. Do not think because you are not on the line we can not MOVE YOU. Nothing too large for us to handle. Phone 358. Portland & Suburban Express Company.' W. R, STEARNS, Manager. SHORTER SCHOOL DAY. New York Board to Consider Adop lion of Throo-Hour Day. New York, Dec. 14. A renott is bo Ing prepared by Supeiintondcnt Max well for presentation to tho board ol education, which, it la said, will bo the first slop toward tho adoption of a threo hour or thrco and a half hou lay for tho lowest tirades In all the elementary sc.iools of this city. inn board ol superintendents has been Investigating as to the relative results obtained by full-day classes, part-time classes, inomliiu classes and afternoon classes In tho first two school years, slnoo tho Iwglnnlng of Novem ber. Die Inveitluatlon was beutin as a result ul a pronotal to cut down thu school day In there grades izonoisllv bv eliminating certain studies. President Tint, of tho board of education, said in roiercncu to mo scbomo: "whllo a five hour day Is probably good to keep children on tho alireta In lomo parts of tho city, I believe In short school days for younger children. I would give every child educational facilities as great as possible, but not so great as to Interfere with proper mental and physical growth. More than three hours' class work dally makes llie cniidren restless." CHINESE LIKELY TO RISE." St Johns LOTS $100 EACH $5 Down $5 a Month Title Guarantee & Trust Co. 6 and 7 Chamber Commerce . First Japanese Roverse Is to Be the Signal. Chicago, I)c. 14. The Clilrau'o Daily Kews Has the following today from a staff oonespoiidcnt at Homr vong: "Humors ol Impondlng Iloxer trou hies are prevalent throughout North China. Information from several sources points to the fact tlmt the Chi- no'o are drilling everywhere, and that conditions sro similar to those that preceded the last outbreak, but that the trouble is more widespread, and the organisation much better. It is believed that large numbers of Japan eee otilcers are drilling troops in the interior and commanding detachments I Ueneral Ma's atmy northwest of Vkln, and that a Japanese reverse will be the signal for a geneial upriiimc of the Chinese against Ruaila, led by Jan anee officers. "Many residents here fear that such n outbreak could not In confined to Its original limits but would endanger the safety of the foreigners throughout China." You cso slaijrt dtpind oa tbo cboleut FRESH MEATS prompt dillrcrr wli.n you oriltr nil from court.oui trtmnt lbs old rtlUblo ST. JOHNS MARKET Hlranf.n coming Into Ht, Jobni will find lli.lr iratte will bo prrtUtil. nJ their wont ui'i'llod to tb.lr Mliiucllou. br SMITH & DONNELLY St. Johns Market Jmty Strott BT. JOHNS, OREOOM DR. E, W, R0SSITER PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Offlc boun; 0 to 13 n4 1:90 to S, Heiia.nf. Pbons Reotl 1394. Offlc. I'bono Union 4003. i Hfildtnre Phono Bcott 40flt. Offlco I'tion. Union 4065, Russia May Protest. Bt. Petersburg, Dec. 14. Consider- an.o interest ts manifested in the re- ort from the island of I'erim. in the straits of Bab el Maudeb. that the British steamer St. Leonards was taken to Perim by the IlrltWh cruirer Fox be- cause she was credited with carrying coal for the Russian second Pacific squadron. If it should appear that the Bt. Leonards was stopped solely for the reason that the was carryina coal or the Russian squadron the matter likely to become the subject of a pro test to the British government. C. C. TAGGART, M. D. E.itdtne.l St. Johns Hotel OiScot St. Jobni, Oria Offlt. Hour. I 11 to 13 A. M. 1 to 3 7 to D 1. M. nil Dr MARY MacLACHLIN Ofllcc bours, 9 to us. m., i to j p. u, Residence I'bone Bcott 6j6, Office Phone Union 6994. Ofleot Upttslrs, neit Elliott's Druf Store. H'l 1 1