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THE ST. JOHNS REVIEW Pnbllihfd Erry Vtlitf At 117 Wttl llurllngtou Street, St, Jolim. DV MARKLK & HVKRT.KH. Tutt RttviKW Is entered nl post office In Saint JoIiiib, Oregon, m mnll mnttcr of the second class under the Act of Con gress of Mnrch 3, 1879. Alrertltlni rstci, f 1.00 per Inch pr month. Alt communication! thonld b tddreutd to Th ROYliw, hi. Jonn, ureron. Jab Prtntlnr oxecnUd In flrtl-eUii !. Mllli for Job l'rlntlng eih on dellterr. Phono Richmond 11 Subscription rstti, f 1.00 per rear In sdrsnee, P1UDAY, MAY 29, 1908. So long ns such reprobates ns Senator Plutt of New York arc elected to office vc cannot expect healthful laws nor t lie execution of such laws. The earth Is reported to be trem bling in several localities. Hut we guess it is caused by Tnft moving from place to place, and there is no real cause for alarm. He will settle down after election. 4 Those plngued thistles are ngnln mnking their appearance here, tlicrc and everywhere. If garden truck could only he grown with as little effort as these "juggers" what a hoon to mankind it would be? Tht price of sugar is still soaring skyward. If it keeps on its upward way us poor mortals will he coin lulled to huy a stick of candy and dip it into our tea and coffee a few times for sweetening purposes. Our scales showed we got 6 1-4 pounds of sugar for four hits last week nt one of our leading stores. That's going some. I The jury 011 the Abe Rciif case agreed to disagree last week, and thul high class grafter once more breathes easier. It seems to be a difficult matter indeed to get a graft er behind the bars in the slate of California. Grafting seems to be 11 legitimate and praiseworthy busi ness down that way, since it Is up held by the supreme court and fa vored by a jury. If saloons will make you happier, richer, belter; If they make a cleaner city; II they raise the standard of social life; ifthc) reduce the number of criminals; If they make the government of the city more economical; if they attract the best class of citicus to our cityjvote for them, vote early and often. If you cannot say with a clear con science, truthfully that they will do all this vote against them for you all know the evils of the saloon, 1 here Is 110 denying them. We believe every voter in the city will confer a favor 011 his city and do it an honor by placing his cross between the name of K. C Couch and the number 62 011 the ballot. The cople who got up tl c Hanoi are evidently some of what Is lelt of the antediluvians and do not know that St, Johns Is 011 the map. They place the residence of Mr. Couch in Portland, whereas it is in a much piettier, pleasant er and more desirable town to live in than the Rose City. Mr. Couch lives in St. Johns, Mae Wood, the adventuress who has made miserable the life of Sen- fllfir IMnll fnr t in.Ct 1 tin tit mnikiu a ttV MM tlivnw tllllll llllMlll.lt oveneached herself when she brought suit for absolute divorce from this pitiful specimen of huma nity who is a disgrace to the senate and the country ut large. Instead of pulling a bunch of booty as ali mony from the corrupt old senator, Mae was heihclf incarcerated in durance vile on chntge of pel jury. It was a nauseous mess throughout and little sympathy will be wasted on a woman who confesses her tie pravity in order to secure money. 11 was ouiy a case 01 two Dud eggs, tl? f.l. . .. v wwii 10 can aiiemiou to me open letter from Tom M. Word, all of which we most heartily endorse Mr. Word was a competent mid faithful olhcer, and as he truthfully says, it was the vicious saloon and gambling element that defeated 111111 111 me him election ami are so active In opposing him during this campaign, It stands the lover of decency and good government in hand to put in a ballot for Tom M. Word, the only sheriff in the his. tory of Portland who' has made any detet mined effort to make a clean town of it. Let us put him in office and keep him there until the tnugs will learn to know that to come to Portland means to get be hind the bars. 1 COLVI IM mm BROS Successors to Carlson &, Company. DEALERS IN CARPETS, FURNITURE, ETC. 1 Going Out of Business Our entire stock of Furniture BELOW COST. Every article at wholesale and the same price to all. We have a nice stock of furniture to select from and it will pay you to call early and seject your choice. Make money for yourself by help ing us close out our stock. 304 N. Jersey St. See Us 304 N. Jersey St. When you go to the polls to cast your vote,forget your party. Think only of your country and make your ballot read with the names of only such men as will give us the best government, the most honest and economical. You should be able to determine after this long time who these men are. Do not forget to put your cross between No. G and the name John Manning mid between the number 99 and the name Tom M. Word .-mil tlitiK I'liwt n limn ivlin will catch the rogues and another who!1 s jlaK will trn.piiti. Tlilu Itnu lw,.n t u ue.lirc rccotd of both these men. No more need be said on the subject, IbBBBbj Jt!" ' "jSPBBBBb nmmt-4 ' mml BBBBBx., - "tKm bHbbIbbbbbbbI Ogleshy Young, the democratic candidate for railroad commissioner, is making an active campaign and should be electetl to that office. Mr. Young has been a icsideut of Portland for the past fifteen years, he is widely known throughout the state as a man of upright character, strict integrity and a good lawyer. It is most important to the people of this district that the railroad com mission be composed of men com jetent to perform the duties of the office and to see that justice is done where a difference arises between the railroads and the people, We want men for this office honest and incorruptible, who arc neither allied with any speclul interest or owned by the railroads. except tnai ine very lellows we want these men to watch are work ing day and night, to the utmost oi their ability, to defeat both of them, for they know If they arc elected there will be 110 mace the rogues. They know they have to obey the law or take consequences. That is what elect officers for, and when find the pronounced law breakers actively fighting a man, we may oe wen assured that lie is a man who is an enemy to violators of the law, and such wc believe Manning and Word to be. for will the we we Now, just one last word. When you go to vote just ask yourself the question: "Do you wish to be held responsible for all the sin, sor row and suffering: pain, poverty and peril; disgrace, degradation and destruction, that follows the traffic in liquor?" We do not be lieve you do, Then vote the town dry. If you vote for saloons you area party to all the evil that conies from and through them. If you vote ugainst them you are in nocent of all the evil they do, You huve cleared yourself before God and the world, Old papers for sale at this office. Bring In your priming uow. Proclamation. May 30th having been dedicated as sacred to the memory of those who so nobly gave their lives in defense of our land and homes, and being so dedicated wc believe it to be the tlttty of every loyal citizen 011 that day to lay aside business cares and labor for at least a part of the day and join with that small and rapidly diminishing baud of veterans, the Grand Army of the Republic, in paying tribute of lion or and respect to the memory of those who died defending our conn- We believe this to be of the citizens of St. 'Johns. therefore, 1, II. w. Urice, may or of the city of St. Johns, do earn estly request that you all refrain from labor and that business houses be closed 011 that day from the hour of 10 a. in. to 12 m. and from 1 p. in. to 3 p. nt. and that all per sons properly observe that day. II. W. Ukicic, Mayor. Alemorial Day Exercises. Members of General Compson Post No. 33, G. A. U., will visit the schools during the forenoon in St. Johns, and in the afternoon the schools nt Portsmouth, Peninsula uud Ackley Green. Saturday, May 30, all veterans' of all wars, and the W. R. C. will meet at the G. A. R. hall promptly at 10 a, in. At 10:45 the Hue will be formed, headed by the St. Johns Brass Baud, and will move to the grounds selected for holding the post exercises. After exercises there the line will re-form aud re turn to the G. A. R. hall where a lunch will be served to the veterans and their families. At 1:15 the line will re-form and move to the ferry lauding where the W. R. C. will conduct their exercises, casting flowers on the waters iu memory of our sailor dead. The veterans urgently request our citizeus to come out and par ticipate in these exercises and aid them by their presence, as it is their day as much as the veterans' who will lead in the exercises. This day Is both a national aud a state holiday aud equally the duties arc the same to all. Although the veterans iu their decliulng days take the most prominent part, the time is shortly coming when our citizeus will be culled upon to con- luct these exercises in memory of the dead of the late civil war. Field Meet St.' Johns Grounds. the young men's names who" were the winners. All together there was a delight ful evening enjoyed by all with only one feature to mar the pleas ure of the event. This was the utigentlemanly behavior of some four or five boys who are just about the age when they have not yet attained that degree of intelli gence which will enable them to recognize the fact that they are making blooming asses of them selves instead of appearing smart before their fellows. These boys kept tin a runtime fire of loud re marks during part of the. exercises, disturbing those who wished to listen to the announcement of the different events. Perched on the cast fence like a string of jackdaws, their remarks were at times not only impolite but bordered upon the indecent, and the policeman would have been justified Iu taking one or two of them to the cooler. in the grand stand these live were yelling so that one could not hear, and at one time they were requested to be still just a moment until the announcement of the event could be heard, and replied with insulting remarks aud jeers, keeping it up until they went out of the en closure. I wo of these boys were known and wc had fully intended to give their names aud wc ought to do so, but they came around and apologized for their misconduct, promised to be more careful of the rights of others hereafter aud wc let them off. With one of these boys wc think it was thoughtless ness, perhaps, but the other bears a reputation for ungentlcmanliucss and really deserves a reprimand. Of course wc are sorry that Gresham's pretty girls and fine young fellows should come over here aud carry away so many of the honors; but there is one conso lation, they were taken by one of the brightest and nicest aggrega tions of young people that has vis ited St. Johns In n long time and wc sincerely congratulate them upon the fine showing they made here. Wc hope our young folks will ginger up aud wheh our friends from Gresham come again wc will be able to scud them home with a fine lot of goose eggs. Saturday was a red letter with the St. Johns high school. 1 he Gresham High came over to show our youngsters how It is dotic 011 the hast bide aud they were "showed" nil right. After that delicious lunch iu the school build ing all gathered at the grounds and the sport started with a so-yard dash iu which Hrnest Crouchlcy won hrst and Kalclgh Wutsou sec ond. This was followed by a girl'a ruce iu which a pretty Mtss from Gresham carried off the honors. The next number was the ham mer throw in which Ernest Crouchley took first with a distance of 74 feet AYt inches; Jackson Jones of Gresham 3d with 66 feet 7 inches, and Harry Mount 3d with or feet aud 7 inches. I he ioo-yard dash was the next event aud was won as follows: Kruest Crouchlcy 1st, Raleigh Watson and Charles McCall of Gresham 2nd uud 3d respectively. The girls' basket ball was an in tensely interesting aud hard-fought battle. The pretty girls looked splendidly in their fine easy going bloomers and we are sorry that the good, sensible bloomer Is not the exclusive fashion. Our girls would all be stronger, brighter! healthier and happier if it were so. There would not be the Rebckah Excursion. It was a happy thought that prompted the Rcbckahs of the Vancouver lodge to extend a cor dial invitation to the lodges of St. Johns aud others on the peninsula to visit that lodge last Saturday evening. An effort was made to secure 50 members to join the ex cursion In order to secure a special car. When the time came to start there were that number who went irom or. 1 onus anu uiev were day I joineq en route by about twenty hve more, so that there was a well filled car when we reached the river.. We were met at the landing In Vancouver by a pretty buuch of Rcbckahs from Vancouver lodge and escorted to the beautiful hall of the Odd Fellows, where we wit nessetl the making of 1 r more good Keockans aud enjoyed numerous humorous speeches while they were getting a delicious feed ready for us in the diner. Nothing is done by halves at Vancouver, especially iu the Odd Fellows hall. If the eutire city Is as genial and pro gressive as tueir uud fellow Ira ternlty there is going to be otie of the biggest things In the state of Washington some of these days aua its name will be Vancouver. wneu everything was readv our kind hosts marshalled every guest out iuto the diner aud the way they piled us with everything that is good to the taste and pleasant to the eve would have placed a Cox eyite in the seventh heaven of de light. Well, we ate aud ate aud then they helped us away from the table and assisted us to the ferry and sent us home happy in the thought that we have the finest bunch of the best friends In Van couver we nave ever met. it you want to get in with a gang who Memorial Services. At the Baptist church' Sunday evening at 2 o'clock the G. A. R. Post and W. R. C. held their me morial services. It was a sort of union service of all the churches in the city aud held in honor of the living as well as in memory of the dead heroes of the civil war. Rev. Gates read a passage from the scriptures, which he was just closing as wc entered. He was followed by a song by a quintette, "Tenting tonight on the old camp ground" Miss Edlefscu at the organ. Rev. Young then invoked the divine blessing upon the old heroes present, and was followed by Mrs Kcelcr with a fine solo beautifully rendered. Mrs. Kcelcr is possessed of a very sweet, clear, rich toned voice. Mr. Gates then delivered a most eloquent address. He recounted many of the trying scenes and events of the war, the sacrifices not only by those brave men who went to the front, but by the equally brave mothers, sisters, sweethearts and wives who gave those they Iovcd'thc best on earth for the prcs crvatiou of our beloved country While he extolled to the highest the virtues of those noble men who bared their breasts to the foes of their country, he also recalled the fact that at Appomattox court house the hatchet was buried aud (hat there is no divided country, that instead of enemies the North and South arc brothers, a united family. He urged the young among his audience to remember that our beautiful land was a trust placed iu our hands, a purchase by the blood of the heroes who gave their lives for its perpetuity and preservation, that it was our duty, as heirs of this great estate, to so manage it, to so control it that at the end of time wc nuy meet these old heroes aud present them this country unsullied by anything that would bring a blush of shame to our checks, a nation noted for its integrity, its purity aud goodness. He was followed by some very appropriate remarks by Rev. Iou ard and the benediction was pro nounced by Rev. Nelson. The beautiful church of the Baptist pco pic was tilled to the limit with a most attentive audience, thus at testing their regard for the defenders of their homes. Communicated. Great Game Saturday. tint Iw tin- onl heavy, tugging, tripping, botbar J" tcar froi? . "P- some skirt forever dawllrw about potatmenls, worries and cares of charge Our Charges. As is customary, we will for card of thanks, 50c; for ttotis of respect, ft. 00; for of church or lodge etitertainmeuts, suppers, sociables, etc., where there are charges for admission, 5c per hue, but where there are no charges for these events, we will break the rule uud insert them free, We make this auuouucemeut so thut our good friends may understand our rule iu this respect, the aukles, a nuisance in fair west er, a curse in foul, But Dam Fashion has 'tabooed the sensible aud healthful dresa and every kid aa soon as she begins to wear long hair bows her knees to the old dame, more s the pity. During the first hall our girls were a little too much for the vis itors but the second half the table turned and when the mm was tallied at the limit it stood ta 8 in favor of the Gresham girl. We wish we could give a deaeriatlaa of the battle. It was the pretties sport of the entire bunch. Jt is is vigoratiug, exhileraUac. excklne. graceful, healthful a4 everythMC else that is good far the bright young Misses who engage M K, aua tor an exercise we do net think of any thing so perfect, bringing aa H does into play iu such equal para every muscle in the body, Between the two halven of the basket ball game the vaulting waa begun aud resulted in a whitewash for the Gresham lads, Kruest Crouchley winning first, Karl Crouchley second and Emery Gil more, we think, the third place. After the basket ball the skis' baud ball contest came next'. This was won by Mies Maeve Love lace of Gresham 1st, Miss Lottie Davis of Gresham 3d and Miss Catherine Collyn of St. Johns 3d. 1 a a me aooui once a wecic sua nave a restful, social time together, just you go ana join the "Beckys," They sre the best yet. Try them. The deepest gratitude is due from Laurelwood lodge to the Vaucou ver lodge for this delightful even tag and every one of us votes I'VBS " The M. W. A. and F. O. K. ball teams will cross bats at the local grounds Saturday. The game will commence at 211s P- m. uud the proceeds will go to the social fund of the two orders. Admission, in eluding grand stand, 35 cents; chil deru 10 cents. The lineup of the M. W. A. team is as follows: Catcher Adam Kaemlcin,kuowu a year ago as manager of the Break crs who never went broke. Pitcher C. Derrie. of Muck & Derrie, great twirler. rst base J, Galloway, lives near the cut; said to be iu love. 3iid base E. Monalinn, the dear captain who will bear watching. 3d base I). J.ec.o woodman who will chop the ball. bs C. Garlick, a haudler of wool. Rf D. Pcrriue, ladles' favorite. Cf DeRieux, a warper at the woolen mill. If Breusou, a lumber shaver at the mill. Reserves H. A. Smith, S. Lloyd W. Moxon, I'. W.Valeutltie. The Eagles will bat as follows Catcher McCoweus, a western dandy. Pitcher Crook, who says "Alfee can't win 'em." 1st base Bennett, great slugger. 3nd base Crouch, home product. 3i oase urinic, a bttnter aud a joker. bs Noonan, brae chief who rings the bell. Lf Post, the mau with the eagle eye, Cf Fritz, with a scoop will not miss 'em. Rf Loy, a noted has-been. Reserves Potts, Chisel!. Sloau. Temp'e. What you dou't know about them now you will after the game Remember the M, W. A. band will lead the procession to the ball grounds before the game. Fall in line. Portland, Oregon, . May 36, 1908. To the Citizens of Multnomah County: Four years ago you elect ed me sheriff of this county. I promised you a clean business ad ministration of the office, and I made good ; I was weighed in the balance aud nor found wanting. I closed the gambling hells and dives of Portland, All manner of inducements were offered for a per mit to run the games wide open. They did not avail. The persis tent fight made for law enforce ment and the betterment of civic conditions was waged against the gamblers and dive keepers from a sense of official duty, for public de cency and the protection of our homes. The combined "open town" cle ment viciously fought me during my administration and arc against mc now. They never fall to re ward their friends and punish their enemies. I am a candidate for the election of sheriff of this county itnd ask yottr endorsement upon my record. If elected, I will try to do better than I did before. I will appoint competent men in the tax department and conduct it in an efficient and economical man ner so as to avoid confusion, delay and unnecessary expense in the collection of taxes. I stand pledged to a flat salary, the county boarding its own pris oners without a profit to the sheriff. I will enforce the law without fear or favor. I will be true to my trust. Number on ballot 99. Tom. M. Wokd. ORDINANCE NO. 177 An Ordinance Changing, Altering and Widening Willis Boulevard and Appropriating and Condemn ing Land Therefor. The City of St. Joliin doc ordain follow: Section i. That Willis lloulevanl of St. Jolim, Oregon, be changed and al tered by widening the Mine nnd includ ing in nlil itrtct and making a part thereof the following dcucrlbcit tract of land: Urglnulng at the northcatt corner of Lot 10 in IIIU'm Addition to the city of St. Jolitm, thence Muth 35 decree, 177-5 feet to the wcttcrlv line of 1'chcii dcu street; thence north 56 degrees, cast 30 feet; thence north 35 degrees, west 177.5 fect; tlicnce south 56 degree, west jo fret to the place of beginning, con Ulnhitt In nil MAo. 36 sou a re feet fo.ui acres) which Is (0.3093) part of the Maple This land Is to be anil the same U hereby condemned for the, purpose of widening said Willis lloulcvsrd .from its,, prctcut width, 30 feet, to 60 feci lus width, for a distance of 177.3 feet west of the intersection of 1'cmciuIcii street and Willis lloulcvard. to be aimrnnrlutnl bv said city and to be used ns a ortioii of Mid Willis lloulcvard, according to the plnus. Pint. Profile and specifications made by the city engineer and now on file with the recorder of the citv of St. Johns, which said plans, plat, Profile and specifications arc hereby adopted and approved. rased til c council May 36, 1909, Approved May 36, 190s. H. W. lluiCK, Mayor. Attest A. M. I'.sso.v Recorder. Published in the St. Johns Review May 39, 190a. aud- Pointers for our Patrons. Our rule Is the best stock best work for our patrous. We carry In stock typewriter J taper, carbon paper and ouion skiu or making duplicate copies. We do not allow auy printer to put out nicer work thau we do and we put the best stock Iuto our jobs, The difference between poor stock and first class stock ou a job is a small item when you consider the value of the lob. It is the Erice of a satisfied customer. It is etter to make so cents less on4 a job and have a customer who will come back, than to use the flimsy stock, make the extra 50 cents and lose your customer. That is the way we figure it. Council Proceedings. To Water Users. (Continued fron page 1) the improvement of Oswego street by the city engineer was adopted ey nMotunoa, J. J. Tyroa, eouucUaua for the first ward, because of having pur chased a store iu Pertkad present' 1 t u aw rwMgMiieu which was ac cepted, aad on saetfea at Huater the council expressed their regrets at the actios of their comrade ana wished hint success in bis new vo cation. On motion of Huater the citv engineer was instructed to new survey ana put ot the com tested improvement on Oswece street. We are indebted to our frieod George H. Hiaies for a copy of the March number of the Oregon Hiaw torical Society Quarterly, This w the most interesting publication inat we nave ever read in Oregon. It deals exclusively iu the past of Water used through hose for Oregon. The subscription price is sprinkling yards or sidewalks or 2 P1" anstito aud every citizen of washiug porches or windows must lue Maic who Has any desire to be patd for in advance, and used kBOW anything of the early days only between the hours of 5 and S here w, well repaid if he sub. a. ru. and 1 and o n. m. It "must scribes for the quarterly. All com- not be used for sprinkling streets, muuicatious and remittances should Anyone using water contrary to I R wade to George H. Hirses. these rules, or wastefully. will be wt secretary, City Hall, Port- shut off without further notice. ,andt Ore. There is hardly a num- St. Johns Waterworks and Light ing co., r. ti. .tuller sen. superin tendeat. ber that is not worth the entire year's subscription. Te WImm M May CoHcerii, For. the name and rsmdeace of the OWStf ot anv nrnBartv iu fit makf johna or vicinity, call oh or write T.. T. Parker, attorney at law, in H&lbrook buttdiag. Titles to real property. I : : UJJILJJ ftowrmt irre 4. it Mandolin or QuMar LessoM Would like to instruct a class ef mandolin scholars who have not eomaleted a course of iMtnna The quarter-mile dash was won I Also beginners will be eivaa las- by the Gresham bova in a waHclaatta. Guitar amikt ako. Annlv .... . "... . 1. . . . . 4 :-rrv uway, um we were uaaote 10 Maraiior iniormauea to u, if. Taylor, voter, ramembftr our townamau and fellow cMkea, K. C. Cauah. is a candidate oa the ticket to be voted oh next Monday. Don't fail to cast your ballot for him whatever yauc oread, He wdl make a daadv regrasaaUtive.