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r THE ST. JOHNS REVIEW Pubtlihtd Efrr Frldi Erinlng. i. 0. OBOMB Editor Ul PnMllbtr Btibitrlpllon rtt, 11.00 ptr tttt la tdnnet. A4rMIln mIm, $1.00 per Inch ptr month. annum unit pi;n nrii oi en AM month. Job Prlntlnr ttteuUd In flrt eln tj. mill for Job I'rlnllnc cih on dtllrerr. All tonnnsnlestlont ihonld bo tddroutd to Tbo KTltw, Bl. Jobnt, Onion. OOcUI Ktwipipor of tht Oitjr of St Joans. FRIDAY EVENING, April 14, 1905 TUADK AT IIOMH. If ever there was n time wlieti the trade at liome principle should not only he vigorously preached, and with equal vigor put in prac tice, that time is right now. St. Johns is rapidly reaching a eriod in us growiu city. What will be her astonish nient to find in Fortiatiu. not only the telephone that talks, but the telephone that sees? At the Lewis and Clark exposition a device whereby one talking through a tel ephone mny see the reflected feat ures of tlie jk-tsoii at tne otner cnu of the line, will be exhibited in practical ojcratioii for the first time in public and strange to state it Is the invention ot n i'ortlauu man. The Knst and the West will be come acquainted at Portland. This will clear tit) many misconceptions on each side, and will serve the stronger to cement the several sec tions of our laud. t SWKATING PRISONERS. The days of the Spanish Inqtiisi tlon arc supixxsed to be past. Tor quemada and his fiendish assistants irlfinlffl fivi-r tli Mlffcrlmm rt( thn where examnlc t f a I iiimiiiiiuiuiv. II) w. w v Itltu inosi euectivc torcc. I lie influx of I timlr a new jjop nation is now, and will cruelty, all their fiendish acts were w...,..K jucsciii season, done ill the name of Christianity, largely in excess of Hint of any ,l for the glory of God. other period in its history. These When the power of Toniueinada jjcoplc naturally arc impressed with ,! his millions was broken, hum- tlU Irlf.flU (111(1 Mrnnt.td.. ..fit... t... ... ... . .. ... . ..... ................ i-mlii u i int : who nnity nrcnineti n sign oi relief. The arc ere nciorc tiiein. J his applies cloitdri of desiMiir were broken and to nu me various customs of Hie lti..n..i. tt,.. rd it,.. Un,.ui,i..,. ,.f The coininunity, coiuinercially and soc ially. If the newcomers sees hat it is the custom of their neighbors to patronize our home merchants and tradesmen, thus encouraging home industry, the chances nre ten to one that they, too, will fall in Hue and tlo the same. On the oth er hand, if they see those who were lisrc before them, making n prac tice or buying their .supplies "down town" they will think it the projK:r thing to tlo, and follow suit. Our citizens who believe in St. Johns, who want to see it build up nud Income as great as it deserves to be, should prove their earnestness and lend every effort mid Influence toward the accomplishment of this end. Nothing makes a city strong er or more proseroiis than a sub stantial business representation, (.ood stolen and live, wide-awake merchants are a strong index to the substantiality of the community. I he way to grt these things is for the H.'ople to .atroni.e the home merchant, and thus encourage him to improve and enlarge his Mock, and make his place of business moie attractive. If yon don't trade with St. Johns merchants, commence now ami help build up a strong coiinueiclal conimunitv. mid bv lioe threw its brilliant rays. reign of mood had ceased. People look back at that dark and bloody sjiot on the history of relig ious ersecutions and wonder how it was possible for men to be so brutal. Today we have torture chambers and inquisitors of our own, more disgraceful to our civil ization than was the Spanish to theirs. Their ignorance and relig ious fanaticism were some excuse, but for ours tliere is none. livery municipal court in any great American city savors of the Inquisition. Its Torqucmadas are in the ranks of Its detectives. No more cruel things were ever inflict ed upon its helpless victims by the bloodthirsty old Spanish fanatic than are inflicted by these brutes in human form who crctratc all their acts of cruelty In the name of law. The only, sacredness they attach to the term lies in its proficiency in helping them hiniv-hcat and bull doze some ignorant wretch who lias fallen into their clutches. To him they tell any lies that will enable them to wring a confession from him or trip him Into an admission of guilt. II. C. wood, a member of the given the council to regulate and control the sale of liquor. City Attorney H. fa. Green, was instructed to look up authorities, and report at the next regular mcetiiiK of the council to be held 'iiext Monday night. The committee instructed to se cure a hall for the purpose of hold ing a mass meeting to discuss the bond question, reported that they had secured the hall in Mr. liol brook's building, and it was decid ed to hold the meeting Saturday evening at 7:30. The bill of Mrs. Rich for ten meals furnished the judges and clerks on election day, was audited and O. Kdi as were the bills of I judges of election, Hansen and Ilurlhcrt, and also that of Mr. Hin mati for the use of his building. The committee instructed to con fer with Mr. Cone In regard to fur nishing material for constructing docks reported favorably. Mr. Cone stated lie would use every effort to furnish all necessary ma terial immediately. Mr. Cone is quoted assaying, "I am as anxious to have the dock completed as any citizen of St. Johns for I know the great need of it." under suspension of the rules two ordinances were passed empow ering the city recorder to have the old seal of "The Town of St. Johns" changed so as to read, "The City of St. Johns," and to secure a new charter for the1, city. He was Instructed to have the mat ter attended to immediately in order that all documents requiring a seal should lear the proper impression. The new mayor and the mem bers of the council are familiarizing themselves with the routine work, and it will be only a short time until the municipal macMucry will be running noiselessly ami at top-sjieed. NIsW OPPICRKS SWORN IN. The Season Is now on for PAINTS! All Kinds and Qualities at Elliott's anrracy EDMONDSON CO., t Hardware, Tinware, Plumbing Tin Roofs, Gutters, etc. LUMBER GO TO TUB Phone Scoll 4065 ST. JOHNS, Or The Edward Holman Undertaking Company 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 HHlttttttTTTTTT 4 Funeral Directors and Embalmers Modern Atiiliiilmicc Telephone G07 U'ly Awlntaiit 220-222 Third SI., Corner Salmon, PORTLAND, Oregon 444444444444444444 f?-rTTTT-r-r-rT-rTT - St. Johns Lumber Company For all kinds Common Lumber, KILN DRIED Flooring, Ceiling and Rustic. Sash, Doors, Mouldings and Columns. Yards and Mill Foot Burlington St. Phone East 594 W. II. KINO, President. At. L. HOLBROOK, Vice-President ! ST. JOHNS ABSTRACT & TRUST COMPANY Abstracts of Title carefully and accurately prepared. Charges Reasonable. Office! King's Building, Jersey St., St. Johni 44444h4 To the People of St. Johns. yotlr ii,,k l.iiliiic- IIiomi lii iltMlverMcciif I'nrtlniiil iliirliiL- COIMl iltmttiir 111! tt l. I.i . . r ii iw mi nil' Kimi. 4 WIIIJN KAST MP, UTS WKST. The Hast needs an iutiodiietinu to the Middle West. Hot It the Kasl and the Middle West need an iutto ductloii to the Par West. That introduction is going to be made, formally and informally y ,.. take your ehotce this year, and the I.ewls and Clark exposition at poillaud, Oiegon, will he the intro ducer. This exH)sitin, wlilcli will ohmi June i, will Ik useful in many ways, hut in no way will it he more useful to Americans than in (linking Hie fur divided sections nfthls gtetit country ucmialnted with each other. U'lmt flfWHl fill mini who lives in Augusta on w Keuneltcc, for instance, knovvahout the man whose home Is at Salem on the Willamette? Ami the Walla uaiia wasiiiugtoiiiau what is his ine eany yo s, was an alilc exxii eut of the inquisitorial system. When Captain Hiencer became chief of police he fired Wood from the force. Wood owed the loss of his M)sitlon largely to the influence of a man he said he would send to the ten ''if he had to 'job' him to ih) it." Unfortunately for Wood he had struck the wrong man. It was common fame that Wood .ns a blackmailer, a liar, a lecher ouh hrute and a thug, ami yet for long, ue was icganlcil as an at) omciT. wiicii uie expose was complete Wood disapeared from the puhlic gae, sinking into the anyss oi oitscuritv. The latest example of lniiIsttor mi meuiiHis come lioiu Kan I'niu clHi). A woman was so hrutally treated that the nriaw raised a hue and ny over the outrage. The ivMilt can not he foreseen hut it i ... i... i... .i... i . . . i . conception or the Wnshinelmilim . . 1 ' ",v "y"m r- whose residence is in he ImSc W" ,lltf wT,m 1,1 !,,u n"",c of Coluu.hla? llctwecnSau Vn icisc ' ' n.ay k; severely punishctl. and New York stietch t.tKvj E A III)' H'",cl,cy is "l f territory, and i S ffl. S .W rcpicscnHiiR the law ""'- it' i iiiiikni .i..i i....:i.t .a not Know tlie ends, nor tlo the ends have j)itci actpiainlauce with each other. The exiH)Nitiou at Portland will hring togvther Im.Hi ends ami the limine unit make them mutually acquainted. The Has, ug,t to know more Lout the West tli.m the est knows about the Hast, for hastetueis travel in the West more than Westerners tiavel in the J just; Itut somehow these touiing lvisteruers tlo nut .iitr, IWJft III. .11 knowhtlue of the West when they return home. Or jwrhaps the loine-staying Hasteruers leftise to Ulieve what their travel-wtse neigh lKrs tell them of the West, localise hXHtak, and npjvar iinlwlievahle to the eye of the conservative Easter ner. On theothei hand, t,e st mA 11 ""K'V misconception of tlie West hy placing cu-deuce in tales entiiely too tall for the proiier Mature of truth ami veracity. The "vvllil nml v.x..tl..i ... . i .. 11. . ""."."""" e.s isilieotllv est which mast of the Hast wots of- I he tauirtl and trantiuil West they refuse; to kdieve in. au.l they en ertain also, in some quarters, a notion that the West is' Incapable of complete civilisation. 1'he exjH)sitiou at Portland will do much towaitl giving the iust 1 VJ w"miae 01 nPfciaHoii tow- ..... me esi -rue thousands of V .t i will take ail vantage .: iwucvM railrtM.l rates and ..iiv.ni me cNjHMiUtou. see the west ern country and its ,,,,C sUuly conditions and take uoteof achieve ments, will leturu home with minds clearetl of very much hatiiicss that has Ixrciotutctl them hy reason of the accvptuuee of fictional caricat ures as gasjvl fact. They w ill find all along the Paeifieeoust a civilix ation far advanced splemlid cities with skyscraiH.-rs, church spiies. l'.uine iiorunes, universities of learning, ami - -telephones. It is related that a Hostnn wn . adopt Mich horrible methods as th M)hce of .S.tu Kinnciseo did to ex ton a confession from the wife of a MisjHetetl muitlerer, it is time the IK'opIc arouse themselves to action. It is known to all men that a wife cannot testify for, nor against, her husband, in a murder case, ami jet tiie.se orutes in human form, lot lured a helpless woman into a state of menial collapse, to secure a statement which tlu-v .-miM urn lyicully lis! What tlid they c-.ia for the sulU rings of twjHMir, helpless woman, so they .succeeded in forc ing her to tell what she knew, if anything, iIkhu the crime? Sometime a day of reckoning will come to these minions of the law and thev will be placed where Ihev jtistlv IkjIoiiu. behind bars. auayetl in strijKtl suits, with their ueaus mm veil. It is the conduct of such men as those ulu.-li makes most of our municipal courts a hiss and a by. 1 .1 i mmt uiroiignoiu mi the laud. Tlie law assumes every man eiiurgctl with a crime, innocent until proven guilty, but the mod. trn courts asMiine his guilt and compel him to piove his intuHrence. Such corruptible methods as these led to the blench Revolution and, if not checked, a revolution will follow here. St. Johns Under Control of Mayor King and New Council. The new mayor, W. II. Klin:. was installed last Monday eveuiiiir, together with the newly elected city couucilmeii, and other city officials. I'.x-inayor C A. Cook was pres ent, and when retiring, congratula ted Mayor King on his success. On presenting the gavel to Mayor King, Mr. Cook stated that it was made from a maple tree which grew in St. Johns, under whose shade he had often rested. "It is an emblem of authority" said the ex-mayor, "and hy its use the members of the council can he guided in their de liberations." Only three inemlers of the old council were present. The retiring recorder, I.. I'. Clark, administered the h to Mayor King and He- cortler-elect J. W. Hanks, Treasur er I W Valentine, ami Council men II. T. I.eggett, P. J. Peterson. C. S. Thompson, C. I). lidwards. C. A. Lillilllist. II. W. llrlee and J. II. .Shields. City attorney S. II. Greene took the oath of office and assumed his duties. Following this the minutes- of the last meeting of the old council were read and tentatively approved. The mayor and council !eing new to the business, decided to ad journ until Tuesday evening at 7:30 p. m.. in order to give them time to look over their official duties. ami adjust themselves to their offi cial harness. Promptly at the time appointed on lucstlay cvcuiiu; the council met. ami after readiuu of the min utes of previous meeting, Mayor King made tne loiiowing appoint ments; City attorney. S. II. Wreene. Tins SOUTH St Johns Lots for Sale lletween the car line and the boulevard overlooking the river and harbor, close to the Drydock and within n few minutes' walk of all the mills and factories now located in the humming, thriving and rapidly-growing city of St. Johns, Portland's great manufacturing district. LOTS 50x1 00 FEET All clear. Hydrant water now on tract ami will le pied to every lot as required. Title Guarantee & Trust Co. 6 and 7 Cham!cr of Commerce Portland, Oregon WE'RE HERE! And ready for business. The delayed material lias arrived and is being put in place as rapidly as our workmen can do it, and the current will be turned on without further delay. Persons desiring to .use electric light or powcrshould make application at the offices of the Company "corner SEVENTH and ALDER Streets, PORTLAND. PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. KiKcr nml V'nn Itntitcti, Selling AKfiitH. nt St. Johiu. Office nt the end of the cur line. St. Johns Land Co. St. Johns Sash and Door Co. HOLBROOK HLOCKrST. JOHNS Sash, Doors and Millwork Interior Finish PAINTS, OILS AND GLASS BRUSHES BUILDING PAPER AND CEMENT We want 25 men at once to clear our new I St. Johns Park Addition Apply at once at our office. was apmiutmeiit made to avoid any future compIN cations, Mr. Greene now holding CONTINUiU) SHSSION. Humps Discovered along Municipal Kuauway, 1 he city council of St. Johns held ! an aitjouriUM meeting at the coun cil chambers on Thursdav for the purpose of finishing up the business inaugurated at previous meetings, and to get themselves in slrope to ileal with the municipal pioblems which will confront them in tne lulure. Investigation tious for licciis? veaieti tlie fact that the charter is Ulllill.bl A., ll. I! . . w ho vis t St. Louis last year was seems no social luoviim U tlie office hy election and apHint- meiii, ueiiry 1. Mnitli was an- Hiiuted city eugiiieer. H. T. Leg. gett was elected president of the council. On iimuiriug as to his duties. Mr. I.eggett was informed hy Attorney (ireeu that he held the same -rela tive iositiou to the council that the vice picbideut does to the United States senate, and his duties con sisted in looking wise. 1 lie mayor submitted three names for city marshal, John Verdigan, U..C. Clark and Georue Kthelridue. all leing promptly turned down by the council. The following committees for the year were atioinled by the mayor: Ways ami means and current ex IKMises P. J. Peterson, C. S. Thompson. II. W. Hrico. Streets and docks -ll.T. Leiiirett. C. A. Uuouist, J. H.'Shields. Licenses II. T. I.eggett, II. W. Urice, C. U. Ivdwanls. Water audlightsC. A. Linouist. J. II. Shields, P. J. Peterson. rublic buildines and irroumls C. S. Thomiteoii. P. T. Peterson. II. W. Urice. City Attonmy S. II. Greene and City Kugiticer IIeur J. Smith were appointed a special committee to investigate the uccounts and books of the last city administration. An ordinance fixing the bonds of the city auditor nt oo. citv mar shal at 500 and the treasurer at J iooo was read three times under susjension of rules and passed. Recorder Hanks and Treasurer Valentine filed their bonds Retir ing Treasurer J, I Uvcrinore iiirneu over ins books ami cash to the amount of $395,81, and C. M. ROBBINS, Manager. We expect to place in about two weeks. this new tract on the market It is situated near the great Weyerhauser Mill site. SEE W. H. KING For best bargains in St. Johns and Vicinity. Pine site for Sash Door Factory, a much needed industry Sole agents for Title Guarantee & Co.s Point View lots House amTj acres an Northern Hill, a bargain at $2,500 River View lots at reasonable prices on installments Houses to rent new and clean, fine river view business und lesidence property in desirable locations We also write Pire Insurance at reasonable rates. V. II. ICITSTG LAND COIPANY Bickner Brothers Department Store The lots will be 50x106 with 16ft alleys. In the meantime we are rapidly closing out the few remaining lots in St. Johns Park No. 1 . About 20 are still left, which we will sell for a short lime loneer at nrospnf rio " l " 'l IVW! On May I all lots will be advanced $& M. L. HOLBROOK L. B. CHIPMAN AH Goods Sold at Portland Prices! ieji i a large stock or ticneral JlervhaiuliseHnelitdintr Drv leed, htc. In fact everythins. Their Trices are ngut. Don't waste jour time going to Portland, but come in and see our Goods, stock and prices. line uuioiiui oi J95,m, una was i into the nppljea-.ielieved from further resiwusibility. to sell liquor re-, Mayor King said that up to lust ,. i . ' . ' " VXKl1 Hcense for saloons bvv.i wiiooKuoiinuaij may ie gruutetl, although power is evening 39 applications for license to sell litiuor 111 St. Johns had been filed. There will I a mass meeting April 15, 7.30 P. M ,Holbrook 1W. Remember The Big Department Store Corner Jersey Street and Uroadway St, Johns, Oregon St. Johns Land Co The Pioneer Real Estate Company St Johns Phone Union 3ig4 Oregon BusImss Rank to m Kmsis to RHt llHfMII