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Society ST. JOHNS IT'S NOW UP TO YOU T MWcrHw for THIS Pptr. AM th am who It U nwi U tut Motto. CU la and enroll GET IN THE HABIT Of aaVwtMsg as TMM Pmm B yoH mm loaiot tL ft ot oaet aa4 hot rtsM H Devoted to the tnteretU of the Peninsula, the Manufacturing Center of the Northwett VOL. 5 ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 30. 1909. NO. as REVIEW OREGON BETTER THAN ALL Nothing in the East to Compare With It Gilbert Ooodhuo and wlfo returned Wednesday morning from n tbroo months' visit at their old homo In St. Johns, Michigan. Tlio trip and mingling onco inoro among their old friends and acquaintances after a lapso of three years In Oregon, was greatly enjoyed by them. Mr. Good huo UU that while times aro fair ly prosperous In thu soctlon where ho visited, ho has not tho least do slro to live there again. St. Johns, Oregon, looked very good to him again and ho doesn't think thcro is anything better anywhero. Uoth Mr. Ooodhuo and his wlfo wero afflicted with catarrh bofora they enmo wost thrco years ago, but when thoy reached Oregon and during tho throe years that thoy spent hero tho dl scaso did not bother them In tho least. A few days after thoy again roturncd to Michigan thu affliction returned as vigorously as over, and It waa not until they arrived hero again did It bogln to nbato and now It Is entirely gone. Whllo on tho trip Mr. Gilbert mot Mrs. Jennlo Bhaw and sho asked him If ho know . man named Snow In St. Johns. Ho replied that tho only man ho know by that namo waa "old Cap Snow" and she Instantly replied: "That's him." It turned out then that sho .was a nulco of Mr. 8now. Uoth Mr. and Mrs. Ooodhuo aro glad to bo onco inoro safely anchored In 8L Johns, Oregon. Has Got to Stop Hoodlums and rowdlos who gtvo ipubllo exhibitions of their Ill-breeding will bo sent to tho rockpllo after ;th!s for reformation. Municipal .'Judge Van Zanto announced this iffrora tho bench Monday forenoon, Attftor passing out a sorlca of fines cas punishment to tho nlno youn Irufflans arrested on Mount Scott :nd St. Johns owl cars Saturday - night. "Rowdyism haa got to stop," said (the court. "Hereafter I Intend to isend all such offenders to tho rock pile. Boisterous and profane con duct In public U absolutely Inexcusable." Of tho nine hoodlums In court, seven were fined and all wore found guilty, John C. Hones was flnod $20 -bocauso of having boon most bola tterous of all tho young toughs on tho late St. Johns car. Uonea attrl buted his unseemly conduct to drink and promised to do better In the fu ture. Delbert Noah, Harry Williams. George Quay and C. Bolster, wero 'fined $10 apiece. Frank J. Noel was let off with a fine of $2 for ho has a wife and eight children, Noel saya he waa not with tho crowd which was disturbing the peace. "There haa been plenty of trouble on tho line," he said, "and I hope they will clean tho thing up." V, Kendall and George W. Smith were let off with a reprimand. Their only offense consisted of singing In a noisy, drunken way. Special Agent W. P. OiUU, of tho streetcar company, will continue 'his operations against hoodlums on cam although It Is believed In the faeo of Judge Van Zante'a determlna tloa to 'Bend auch tffeadera to tho rockplle, there la'jiot likely to be an other outburat aoon. Oregonlan. Grow ..More Hogs Swift .and Company announce that they plan to begin actual packing operations 'la their bow -plant at Portland sla July. This brlnga to the surface .the necessity for the tamers ef Oregon to grow more hogs. Pigs can be raised until they are three atMtas M on 'vetch or othor reach, at practically bo ex- pea's other thaa for pasturage. A fat M pound heg la Portias to day ia wort tl.W caan, live weight. The paekera will have to get a aupply, aanat they aead the necwy for the hoga to Nebraska, or wUl we raise tkesa'la Oregon? Subscribe (or the Review aad be FLOAT ASSURED FOR JUNE Queen Necessary to Grace Seat of Honor That St. Johns will bo represented by a handsomo and appropriate float at tho Itoso Carnival Is now an assured thing. Tho money noc cssnry is now practically all raised, and St. Johns need not feel In tho least ashamed of its contribution to tho Carnival parndo. Tho qucu tion of a queon to rldo In stato amid thts bowur of flowors and decora tions Is yot to bo decided. Tho fair est way for all concerned scorns to be to make tho selection by ballot and It Is llkoly thnt a ballot box will bo placed In tho principal business houses and any ono can voto for whomever desired as n fitting per Mnnngc to occupy this seat of honor. Tho Commercial club has tho mat ter Iti charge, and unless somo other scheme Ib Inter dovlscd, onvolopcs will bo provided nt each ballot box. II you want to voto for a cortaln yo.in," lady us queen, secure an en velope upon roquost, put your money liiHldo, seal It up nnd wrlto tho name of the contestant on tho out side. You then drop samo into tho ballot box, nnd when tho content Is over each envelope will bo oponcd and for every penny found therein a voto wilt bo rocordod In favor of tho namo on tho outsldo. It you placo v penny or CO conls In tho ouvolopo your cholco will rocelvo either ono vote or fifty, as tho caso may bo. This mothod of voting for quoon scorns a very good ono, as no ono voll know how many votes aro ro cordod for any candldoto until tho contest Is ovor, nnd no namo Is barrod from tho contest. Moro definite Information will bo given In our noxt Issuo. Charley Kept Busy Chiii. Puss, tho champion land clcan.r, bos secured tho contract for clearing eovonty acres of land at Gilbert station, on tho Estacoda car line, for tho Groen-Wbltcomb Co. of Portland. He now has a big crew ul woik getting It ready for tho plow. Vra. Murcv and family of this city uni looking after tho cooking depart ment. Ex-Chlot of Police Black and ox-Vnvor Brlco aro erecting an office for the company on tho tract and put tin? In an Irrigation project for dom estic and Irrigation purposes, A splondld opportunity Is horo afforded any one doslrlng homo sites, as tho land will all be plotted Into acre tracts and sold at reasonable prices. Tho services of Mr. Fobb are getting to be In great demand for land cloar- lug. Ho pays tho highest wages for his help, and then bo knows how to look after and complete his con tracts In a highly satisfactory man- her. To Hold Big Dance .A ble dance Is expected to be held al .the big new city dock Saturday evening, May 8th, for the purpose of raising U unda for boosting St. Jonns. IUnot be an Invitation affair. but all will be welcome. It is an Ideal place for holding an Immense dance 'and will without a doubt be one -at the greatest occasions that has ever happened In St. Jonns, Many out of town people will be m attendance and the event promises to be one to be long remembered, Complete details have not yet been worked out, and the date may be changed, but that the new city dock -will be dedicated In such a manner Is now aa assured fact. Widening Big Cut Work la bow 1b progress for ex cavatlon and widening the big cut on the North Bank Use, and prepar atloaa are betog made for an Im mense amount of business thla sum mer. It 1b more thaa likely that this company will string a line to encircle the lower peninsula before the year la out. Roses. Oregoa'B pride, at the Vegtte iiUUaery. BUY REALTY AND STAND PAT Opportunity Has Never Been so Bright a Few Years as Now. Young Have the Chance of a Life Tho enormous prices that aro from tltno to ttmo being paid for pieces of Portland roalty almost makes ono wish he wero lucky enough to havo owned tho proporty sold at such a great profit. Many pcoplo as crlbo It to puro tuck that thono pooplo wero nblo to realize so splond Idly from what was originally ft small Investment, and do not bo llovo It was through foresight or good business Judgment that tho proporty was secured In tho first placo. Whllo In somo Instances an element of luck may havo enteral Into tho deals, In tho majority of cases tho owners realized they had a good thing nnd held on to it un til It attained !ta presont vnluo. TI1.1t Is tho great secret of success In n realty way getting a good thing nnd holding on. livery day you hear pcoplo nay thoy wlshod they had tho samo chauco that tho old tlmors had. Well, thoy havo, and If any thing a belter chanco. Today prop erty can bo secured nt a nomlnii. prlco thnt will In a few years hence obtnln as good flguro as is being nv cctvod for first clasa roalty In Port land. Hero In St. Johns aro lots that can now bo obtalnod for $1000 and Iosb that will bo worth from $10, 000 to $15,000 In ton years, and f 50, 000 and upward In twonty-flvo yoarn. This Ib no pipe dream or hallucina tion, but a solid, substantial fact. It has boon proven in many In stances In Portland, and tho history of St. Johns will bo almost Idontlcnl, only Its progross will bo much more rapid. Tboro aro a number of lota In Portland that 25 years ago could bo purchased for $1000 that cannot now bo bought for $50,000, unions McKenna Buys Heavily Francis I. McKenna last wock purcharod COO lota from tho Unlvor slty Land Co. for $180,000. Tho larger portion of thoso lots nro lo cated on tho Peninsula at Unlvorslty Park and- vicinity and aro all cholco lots. About January 1st tho directum of tho University Land Co. declared a dividend of 200 percent which was qulto a surprise to oomo of (he stock holders who whllo thoy wero aware that the properly waa growing rap Idly In value, had not beon Informed so much property had been sold off, until tho return of tho dividends to tho stockholders, some of whom are non-residents, brought them to a realization of the fact that Peninsula property was rapidly coming to ho of great Importance and somo of tho larger stockholders asked to have the property divided, giving each stockholder tho amount of land rein resented by his stock In tho com oanv In order to enablo those who desired to do ao tho opportunity to withdraw their interests from tho market in order to hold for future higher values. Some of the smaller stockholders desired to havo their property sold for the purpose of using their monoy in larger enterprises and the prlco at which this property waa offered was a sufficient attraction to Mr. McKenna to Induce him to purchase 600 of the lots. To close out the scattered Interests remaining among the smaller holders of the University Land Company'a stocks a few scat tered lota will be sold. Mr. McKenna made this large In vestment not for the purpose .of re selling but with the determination to hoi I every lot until after the year 1920. at which time be believes no lot favorably aituated on the Pen insula can be purchased for less than $100 per front foot. Will Help Some Through the efforta of the Com mercial club a phone has been in stalled at the St. Johna station, and It is now a simple matter for our citizens to ascertain If there is any freight at that station belonging to them without making a trip thither. tho veracity of many old rosldonts lot that city who woro familiar with I values at that period cannot bo ro 1 lied upon. Thnt St. Johns will grow moro rapidly than did Portland in her younger days every ono who Ib familiar with conditions horo will concedo. A-surodly It will bo n great city and tho tlmo Is not far distant when such will bo tho case. Ponderous buildings will tako tho placo of tlioBo now occupying tho buslnosB soctlon, moro Btrocts will bo devoted to business blocks nnd values will bo up In tho hundrods of thousands whoro thoy aro now thousands. Tihoroforo, young mnn, loso no tlmo In roplnlng or wishing thnt you hnd boon In on tho ground floor. Pick out a lot anywhero with in ten blocks of tho bank cornor, crapo up enough money to mnko tho first payment down and do not fall to moot tho subsequent pay rnonta when thoy como duo, oven If you do havo to dlsponso with somo at tho luxurlos of life. Don't kcop It a fow years and then sell nt' what looks to you llko a big, ad vnnco. Keep It, and you will noid not worry about your old ago. You will long bororo that period arrlvus bo abundantly nblo to provldo for yoursolf without work. It Ib tho jlund potter who wins in tho end. Tho wonlthy men of Portlnnd nro thoso who bought proporty whon t waa cheap nnd hold onto It. It la .1 good oxamplo to follow, nnd It Is almost tho only hopo a poor man has of becoming wonlthy. Many mon Mill tell you thoy only wished tlwy had adopted this course whon they wero young. You know this and can hear It any day on tho strools. You ask why did thoy not buy. It won bocauso thoy jl!d not roalUo Brings Big Price Haiul Fern, tho rus.gnlflcont tract of land consisting of -162 acres In the hoari of tho Kay. Bldo, owned for many yours by tho Ltidd estato, has Leon acquliud by Onmles K, Honry and associates nt u consideration of opproxlmntoly $2,000 COO. Mr. Honry now haa vndor consid eration thu formation of a syndlcuto to handlu tho vast property, Hazel Fern farm lies botwoon the Purr load on tho north and tho Baso Line read on the south and Kast Thl'ty-lMrd and East Forty-fourth streets east and west. Olmsted brothors, of Boston, somo months aea laid out tho big tract In a park ing system, preserving tho higher portions for buildings with streets followlnc tho contour of tho lands, TUIb plan calls for 2880 lots and It Is tho Intention of the new owners to Place theso on the market. Un der tho Olmsted plan tho tract will bo one of tho most attractive In tho country, lending Itself to ornamental landscape gardening In Its hlghost phases. As at present outlined, lots will sell from $800 upward, and build ing restrictions will range from $2000 to $5000 according to location. Recent Portland Deals Hazol farm, owned by Ladd estate, bought by syndicate for $2,000,000. Thirteenth street tier of blocks in terminal district, bought by unknown investors for $1,600,000. Marquam property, Sixth and Alder streets, bought by Ben Selling and associates, lor $350,000. Kings Heights, bought by D. B. Keasey ft Co., for $238,000. . Proper! les bought by Theodore B. Wilcox, Sixth end Wellington, $250, 000; Seventh and Stink, $100,000; Fourth .nd Pine, $130 000, Like Paradise John A. Collier returned Saturday evening from a business trip of a week's duration In Fossil and Con don. Oregon. He says It seemed like' Paradise to arrive at St. Johns again after a week spent In those dry and verdureless places. to Become Wealthy in Men of Today Time Here how rapidly values wero going to Increase and then things did not look so promising as thoy do to day. Thou the Pacific northwost was but llttlo known nnd It was moro or less of a gamblo whether thoy would tnerenso to nny great oxtont Coming from Bomo of tho old towns In tho cast whero values only doublo about ovory century, It could not bo expected that a small city sur rounded by donsa forests offered great Inducements In a rcnlty wcy, Today, howovor, tho sceno haa changed. Whoro tho virgin forests onco stood business blocks and resi dences havo taken their places. In stead of an obscuro city In tho wil derness Portland has grown to tho loading city of tho wost, nnd In stead of tho northwest being but llttlo known it has bocomo tho moc cn for numerous pooplo from tho Eastern states, But St. Johns holds tho koy to tho situation. It Is hero that tho big manufacturing plants of tho futuro will bo established. It Is horo that thu flnost homos on tho Pontnsula will bo oroctod, and It 's hero that tho groflter volumo of bus iness of Portland will eventually bo dono. As Mnnhatan Is to Now York city, so will St. Johns bo to Port laud. It Is only tho question of n very short tlmo until every foot of tho water front surrounding St. Johna will bo occupied by manufac turing plants and docks. It is so written, nnd so will It bo. Buslnoss mon of today, It thoy hold on and expand with tho prog ress of tho city, will all bocomo well flxod. It him been tho history other coast cities, and St. Johns will not fall behind In this respect. Thoroforo, If you would win, stand pat. At Columbia Beach Tho Columbia Boach Company has startod thu erection of a flno cottage on tht bearlt front at that placo which win be used for the headquar ters of tho ivmpnny. Tho water plpo which was ordered oomo tlmo ago has arrlvod and work on laylug the dlfforont mains will bo started nt onco. Two deep wells havo bocn drillod and an unlimited flow of puro water Ib assured, Tho park koopor's cottago has boon completed and work has been started on a largo barn and gar ago. Tho Pacific States tolephono lines navo been extended to tho boach and tho lumber for tho new "Holmora Lolel" Is on tho ground and con struction work will start at onco. Two boat housos, ono on tho lake and tho other on tho crook, aro be ing erectod, and the first shlpmont f canoos, row boats, launches nnd sail boats has beon received. Tho beach has boon selcctod by the al umni of the Bobnko Walker Buslnesa College as tho placo whoro thoy will hold their annual alumni mooting, and tho Baptists havo soloctod that re sort as tho placo whero they will hold their annual state assembly, which meets on July 6 and lasts for two weeks. The Northwost Student's Conforenco meeta there from Juno 19 to Juno 27. and preparations aro bolng mado for accommodations now. Was Acquitted Oscar Olbus was acquitted at Judge Ration's court Wednesday morning of tho charge of using ob scene, vile and abusive languago ou tho street car late Saturday night. Quite a aood deal of Interest was taken in tho caso and tho court room was well llnod with spectators. The Jury was composed of J. P. Wrinkle, Adam Kaomlcln, H. F. Clark, ueo. m iiaii and B. 8. Hoover. After re maining out ten minutes tho verdict nt acoulttal was arrived at. which, while it mar not havo been according to their convictions, waa In accord with the ovldenco. Tho walks along Richmond street are being placed In condition for the laying of cement. ROCK CRUSHER TO BE BUSY Street Work to Be Pros ecuted With Vigor Council mot In regular session Tuesday avonlng and discussion uf of various uronosod stroot Imnrovo nionts occunlcd n consldarabla nor tlon of tho time. There aro so many points to bo considered and decided unon In stroot work that much tlmo Ib necessarily consumed In this manner. After tho minutes of the nrflvlo.is meeting woro rend and approved, two applications for tho position of watch man on tho now dock wero read and ordered placed on flic. This post tlon seems to afford nulto an at traction and applications for tho "yob" aro qulto numoroua. A communication from Job. Pac quot, contractor on tho dock, stating that tho contract was finished March 15, and was ready for tho city to ac cept any tlmo, waa road. Aa a matter of fact, howovor, tho dock hns Just beon completed within tho pnst ten days, but thnt flno of ton dollars a day which tho contractor was liable for If tho dock was not comnlotod by Fobruary 20th. makes him a llttlo particular aa to tho ox- act date of completing his contract. Aa there wero several llttlo matters vot to bo checked uu and veri fied by tho city engineer, tho affair wan laid over for ono week. Tho ac ceptance of tho painting Job on tho root waa also hold ovor until next meeting for fuller Investigation. W. H. Bwonget -was present and asked that tho proposed Improve ment of Portland boulovard torml unto beforo It reached his proporty, as beyond that tho stroot was not opened up. Mr. Holbrook, howover, had Informed soveral of tho council men that ho Intendod to havo tho thorouKhfaro extondod to Smith's Crossing and Improved In a modern way. nnd In that event Mr. Swonglo said ho waa willing to Join In tho movement. It wna then decided to got somo definite communication from Mr. Holbrook regnrdlng hla plans, and If favorabto to carry tho Improvement through to Smith's Crossing. Aid. A. W. Davis statod that ho had arranged for a meeting with Mr. nucklov of tho railway company In regard to placing a spur to connoct wllh tho now dock for Thursday ar ternoon at 1 o'clock, whou the com mltteo appointed for this purpose will confer with Mr. Buckloy. On motion of A. W. Davis a skeleton ordinance was drawn up by tho city attorney changing tho names of Learned atroot and Hamilton nvonuo to Mohawk street, and any other changes In namo of streets that may thon bo desired and thought advisable. Samo to bo ready by noxt week. That oft dlsoussed and provoking garbago question was then resur rected and commented upon. The hoalth and police commltteo waa given tho problem to solve, and means will bo Bought whereby a fit tine and appropriate burial ground may bo discovered to decently Intor tho off-fallings of tho city. May their quest prove successful. Chief Brodeson asked permission of council to change tho hours of tne nh-ht nollco. He bolloved It moro bonoflclal to tho public weal to havo two men on duty from uoon to mm nlcht when tho greater amount of donrodatlonB aro committed. Tho mat tur waa referred to tho healtli and po lice committee to look Into the mat tor. It is llkoly. however, that tho wishes of tho chief will bo respect ed as be Ib In tho best position to placo his mon to tho best advantage. Chaa. Anderson was present and the mayor called upon him regard ing the progress of Philadelphia street. In a rather wearied tone and manner Mr. Anderson told of the vicissitudes encountered In the pro nosed Improvement of this street How ho camu from Iloseburg, "two hundred miles away" to stop tho im provement when work had been started on a H per cont grado; how h hail boon working over slnco to havo tho Improvement accomplished. nnd how tho St. Johns "News" (wnat ovor that may bo) had worn tho nronosltlon to a frazzle by agitating and touching upon it so constantly;, how ho hud labored to secure enougn avallablo dirt to make tho fill, und LOCALS DEFEAT VANCOUVER St, Johns Has a Winning Club This Year Tho artlclo below from Monday's Oregonlan tells how tho St. Johns baso ball club conducted thouiBolvcs In tho opening gamo of tho Trl Clty loaguo. That Manager Valentino now haa a winning toam cannot bo gainsaid, and our pooplo should on courago thorn by a good patron ago at oach gamo. Mr. Valontlno has sparod nolthor tlmo nor money in furnishing a bnao ball attraction for St. Johna, and tho way to show ap preciation Is by attondlng tho games when played hero. Tho gamo; St. Johns oponcd up tho Trl Clty Loaguo baseball season yesterday with a victory ovor tho Vancouver team at Vancouver, 4 to 3. Tho gamo waa fast and hard-fought. It early dovolopod Into a pitcher's battlo botwoon Elmer Btotio, thu California Winter leaguer, and Trooh, tho Vancouver youngster. Both men had wondorful control of tho slip pory ball and but two playors of each sldo woro ablo to work thorn for passoB, Tho Apostles started out with a rush Bcorlug two runs on tho Wash Ingtonlana In tho first nnd although thoy woro tlod onco thoy never lost tho load. Shorty Adams singled through Erlckson'a lega and stolo second beforo tho Vancouver In field had tlmo to wink. Bhocktoy popped out trying to sacrlflco but hla bunt waa too faat and Trooh Wed for Adams at third. Adams got away from thorn, however, and whou Trooh throw wild to tho pinto to catch Adams, both mon scored. Van couver got ono in her half on Shock ley's error, Causey's sacrifice and Patrick's hit. Vancouver tlod It up In tho fifth on Harris' single, his steal of second, Troch'a single and nn error on tho part of D, Btono. An error by Cau sey on Htono's chance, D. Stonn's single to left, a wild pitch and Ooorgo Pembroke's long two bagger to loft acored two moro for thuSalnta In tho sixth, whllo Vancouver got her last run In tho same Inning on a base on balls, an error by Stone and a long slnglo by Wood, Mayor J. J. Klgglns and Chief of Police John Soachrlat formed tho- honorary battery far tho occasion. A band furnished musto during tho game. Summary: Struck out By Stono 4, by Troeh 10, Dasca on balls Off Stono 2, off Troeh 3, Two-baso hit Q. Pembroke, Sacrlflco hits Echnckley, Causey, Wood 2. Stolen bases Adams, Patrick 2, Harris. Flist base on errors Vancouver 2, SU Johns 2, Left on bases Van couver 6, St. JohnB 6. Wild pitch Troeh. Umpire Ilanklu, yet tho proposition Ib not In shape to go ahead. After hu had recited hla trying experience thu engineer suggested that If Flllmoro street wna to be Improved enough dirt could bo obtained from It to mako tho fill ut a minimum cost, and In that event tho Improvement of Philadelphia might bo accomplished at a cost that would not bo prohlbatory to thu prop erty owners. 8. J, Uownoy stuted that hu Intended getting out a peti tion for tho Improvement of Flll moro street at onco. and tho mut ter was laid ovor until tho outcome of tho petition could bu ascertained. On motion tho mayor and strcot commltteo woro authorized to push work on tho rock crusher nnd se cure men for tho work who know their business, und a completo record bo kept of cost of operation and tho amount of tho output. The O, K. restaurant man offered to supply meuls for city prUonoru nt tho rate of 12V4 cents, but wub very emphatic in declaring that to eeeuro thU rate tho "birds" must havo ttireo meals a duy, and tho wholo of the city business In this lino must go to him. No definite uc tlon was taken regarding tho prop osition. On motion of J. W. Davis tho re corder was Instructed to request tho county commtsstouora to send their engineer out and establish tho cor rect lines on Willamotto boulevard. A resolution tending toward tho Improvement of Fessendon strcot was then passed and may be found else whero In this Issuo.