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VOL. 6
ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4. 1910.
NO. 13
BRIDGES OVER
THE TUNNEL
Will Begin Construction
Soon as Possible
Ou account of the slow progress
being made ou the steel bridges
across the cut causing so much com
plaint, the Mcaglcy Junction Com
tncrcial Club took up the matter
with Councilman J. T. Ellis of the
Tenth ward, who inquired into the
matter and received a response from
T. II. Creswell, chief engineer, who
has the following to say concerning
them:
"The matter of these bridges
was taken up just before I cumc to
Portland, and has been followed
up continuously since. Plans were
submitted for these Inst spring,
which were not approved by the
city although they were of standard
highway conittructiou. After more
or less delay in considering plans,
the plans under which the bridges
arc now being built were submitted
and approved by the City Engineer
about the time of tuc last election,
some of them before and some of
them after the change of adminis
tration. The bridges now being built arc,
I think, of heaviest construction of
any highway bridges in the United
States. In looking over plans of
the viaduct recently built at Kansas
City, about which so much has
been said. I find that those which
wc are providing are at least fifty
per cent heavier and consequently
better in construction than that
famous bridge.
As soon as plans for the penin
sular bridges were approved con
tract was let for the concrete work,
which work is now being carried
out and is just about completed.
This has been carried out under in
spection of the city, and has re
sulted in about as fine work in the
concrete line as I have ever seen.
Orders for steel were also placed nt
the same time, and, as usuul, there
4 has been more or less delay iu the
J&Mnills on account of getting the ma
terial made, but I am now promised
thut delivery will be made during
February and March. Contract
for erection of the steel has been let,
and the constructors are ready to
commence as soon as there is
enough of the steel on the ground
to warrant it.
These bridges provide for a con
crete floor with asphalt cover, and
it will be a somewhat slow job to
complete this floor inasmuch as it
requires a reasonable time say two
or three weeks to set before being
put into use.
Wc ure how after this matter con
tinually and shall complete at the
earliest possible time, expecting to
have at least one of the bridges
done by June 1st and the others,
very soon thereafter. If possible we
shall anticipate this date."
Getting Particular
A new federal law, which weut
into effect Jan. 1 , absolutely pro
hibits all schemes involving any
element of chance such as piano or
other contests', by publishers of
newspapers and by others, or of
guessing contests by merchants or
others and provides a penalty con
sisting of a fine of not more than
$1,000 or imprisonment for not
more than, two years. This bars
the newspapers from circulating
through the mails if any such en
terprise or guessing contest is ad
vertised, and bars merchants or
others from sending through the
mails any "letter, package, postal
card or circular containing any lot
tery, gift enterprise or similar
scheme offering prizes dependent in
whole or in part upon lot or chance. ''
The law is drastic and absolutely
bars in the future all guessing or
prize contests of every sort. Ex
change. Afflicted with blood poisoning
resulting froal a pin prick or pat
ting a pricked band into blueing
water while washing about three
weeks ago, Mr. W. A. Bucbanau
of Corvallia has suffered the lose of
her right arm. She rallied aicely
fro the operatios and gives prom
lac of recovery. Her husband,
County Treasurer Buchanan, is
stiaus bis right arm at the shoulder,
which was severed from bis body
several years ago by a power saw
iyisg froa its noorisgs.
Good Press Agent
There is only one Tom Richard
son, but nt Husum, Wash, is a
man who is training for his place,
and if wc are not mistaken will get
it before the year is out. Husum is
a house. It is perched on one side
of a precipitous canyon about 500
feet wide. The canyon is in one of
the most out of the wny parts of
the world, and Husum is in the ex
act center of it. A dozen or twenty
families ckc out an existence in the
canyon within as many miles of
Husum. Yet the man who lives iu
the house that is called Husum,
has made it the best advertised city
in three states. You can't pick up
a Portland, Seattle, Tacoma, Spo
kane or Doisc paper which hasn't
one or more circumstantial accounts
of the mad whirl that is called life
in Husum, There arc more "slug
heads over Husum datelines than
over any other in the world except
London, New York and washing
ton. We take off our hats to the
population ot HuMiin, nud we are
glad to note that his efforts to boost
his town arc meeting with the re
ward they deserve. A wood shed
is to be built back of the house at
Husum this spring, thus almost
doubling the size of the city at one
fell swoop. Next year an acre of
ground will he cleared, mid it is
rumored that the year after foreign
capital will be enlisted iu a scheme
to grow u crop of turnips ou the
lund. Yakima Republic.
Thief in Town
A young mnu entered the clean
ing mid pressing establishment of
Wyuu Manning one day last week
nud nsked for work us a solicitor.
As he appenred to be rather a
bright sort of individual, Mr. Man
ning gave him n few of his cards
and he stnrtcd out iu quest of work,
ostensively. The next thiug Wyuu
heard about the fellow was through
Officer McKlnncy, who ahked him
a few questions concerning him. It
then leaked out that the alleged
solicitor hnd at once repaired to the
White House hotel, where he quiet-
lv exchanged coats with one he
found hanging there and then
took his departure. A $50 dollar
gold watch hIso made its disap
pearance at the sa- e time. Both
the coat and vest and watch be
longed to Gus Johnson, n boarder.
Up to the present no trace has been
found of the thief outside of the
fact that lie got on the street car at
St. Johns.
Raised a Disturbance
A disturbance was raised in a
Greek household along the river
front Monday. One of the inhabi
tants claimed that another had at
tempted to knife him early in the
morning, and that a companion
came to his rescue and the two tied
the mau with the knife to the chair
and then called in the police. The
case was tried before Judge Essson
Monday morning, and after the
evidence was sifted it resolved it
self into just a plain row over a
board bill. Judge Bsson divided
the costs between the plaintiff and
defendant and allowed the latter to
go, after he had given them a rep
rimand for their conduct and ad
vising them to be a little more care
ful in the future or they would not
be dealt with so leniently.
Something Different
Fastening his lips together with
safety pin.i so be could not curse,
Vernon E. Bennett, formerly a mis
sionary among the Indians, was
carried, a raving maniac, into the
Receiving Hospital Monday at Los
Angeles, Cal. It was necessary for
Nurse Morgan and Probation Police
man Leo Mardeu to pry his jaws
apart with instruments to get at
the ordinary pins and needles with
which he bad filled bis mouth.
Bennett has been mentally unbal
anced before. Iu his early man
hood days he was a missionary
among the Indians, and be con
tinued his work with them until his
health compelled him to retire.
Have Prudence today; have
Plenty tomorrow. You pay for
EVERYTHING you get. Pay
self-denial this day for plenty and
comfort next year. The First
National Bank explains with 3 per
cent and interest compounded every
six moatbs. it
Want some real bargains to sell.
I'll 'find the buyer. S. C. Cook,
cesaeat block, Jersey street.
MAYOR'S AN
NUAL REPORT
Touches on Matters
General Interest
of
Mayor J. F. Hendricks presented
the first mayoralty report that was
ever read before council. It is a
thorough and comprehensive docn
tnent and touches upon matters of
first importance to all rcsidcuts of
St. Johns. Being cramped for
space wc publish only the most
vital points of the message:
Value of property owned by the
city, $86,598.28.
City's bonded indebtedness, $70,
000.
Number of franchises granted by
the city, nine.
Leases in effect, three.
Number of arc lights in the city,
46.
Amount of revenue received from
all sources during his admluistra
tiou, 142,119.46.
Disburscments,$39, 357.50. Leav
ing cash on hand Jan. 1, $2,761.90
The city will realize $400 from
the franchises, plus what may be
obtained from ferry receipts, and
$165 from leases, plus what is
realized from the rock crusher, for
the ensuing year.
Total lineal feet of street im
proved, 30,887 or 3.77 miles, cost
ing $51. 727'35.
There were 49 births, 22 deaths
and 43 cases of contagious diseases
since April 1, 1909.
biucc April 10, 1909, 70 arrests
have been made.
That if conditions continue to in
crease as they have in the past, the
chief of police should be allowed
$100 per month, and the other offi
cers $80 a month each.
That immediate steps be taken to
vucate so much of Philadelphia
street as is occupied by the dock is
strongly urged, as that will un
doubtedly have to be done, whether
the dock is sold, leased or operated
by the city. If the offer of the
Warehouse Co. ($75,000 for the
dock without the side track and
spur or a right of way to the dock)
or any other responsible company
should be again tendered, he recom
mends that it be accepted.
Recommends that a sewer of
suitable size be established on Jer
sey street, from Richmond to Pes
senden streets.
Recommends hard surfacing of
Jersey street, Leavitt to Tacoma, to
be paid for out of the general fund.
Recommends the establishment
of six fire hydrants ou Fessenden
street, provided the water company
will lay and maintain the main, as
it has offered to do.
Recommends that a horse and
wagon or cart be purchased for re
moving rubbish from the streets aud
for hauling hose aud other fire ap
paratus to and from fires when nec
essary.
Favors keeping the streets and
other portions of the city as free
from rubbish as possible.
Hopes our citizens will retain the
spirit they have manifested within
the last year and urge street im
provements, construction of district
sewers, etc, as fast as the value of
their property will permit.
Regarding the saloon question,
the message states; It is the spirit
of our charter, as recently amended,
that the Question of whether saloons
shall be licensed by the city of St.
Johns shall be decided by popular
vote. I think this provision of
the charter should be respected,
whether constitutional or not, and
the subject should not be left for
the administration to fret over.
Officials of a municipality )ike this
are, or should be, elected for their
individual merits, and for the pur
pose of conducting the business of
the city to the same extent as
directors of corporations are chosen
to represent the stockholders of the
corporation, and nothing should
arise to divert their attention to
general political questions. The
majority save the right te rule,
eyen though they sboukl be wrong.
It is tnetrwul. 1 berefore, I again
repeat that the questioa of whether
licenses shall continue to be granted
should he decided by the voters.
However, I feel it my duty to state
just what effect the opea saloons
have had with reference to the
good order of the city, as shown by
the police records:
In the year 1907, 01 persons
were arrested caargea with the
offeace of drunkenness; in 1908, 58;
aad ia 1909, 46, In 1908 the
At the;;Packing Plant
The receipts at the Portland
Union Stock Yards since our last
report to you have been 2918 cattle,
84 calves, 3601 sheep and 877 hogs.
Owing to the unexpected show
ing up of a plentiful supply of cat
tle, together with the cfTects of the
eastern agitation, prices of cattle
are lower than was expected for
this week. Best steers which were
expected to bring $5.50 at this
time are weak at $5.25 with indi
cation of a further decline. While
there is naturally more or less un
easiness here in Portland concern
ing the agitation, the feeling among
all concerned is that it will have
less effect here than in any other
city. Cows have weakened con
sidcrnbly, tops going at around 4c,
with a very sluggish feeling. All
shippers should keep in very close
touch with their Commission men
before making shipment.
There has been a good supply of
sticcp ou the market this last week
and they have been taken readily
at good prices.
The hog market has becu very
materially affected, $8,50 being
paid for some very good hogs. This
is a full half cent reduction over the
last week's general average. There
was n feeling last week that hogs
were too high, taking iuto consul
cration eastern prices, aud that the
decline is more or less n natural
one, although there has been few
hogs ou the market this week.
Wc would advise shippers not to
get alarmed at the situation but to
look into the matter thoroughly be
fore shipping as a rush of stuff to
the yards at this time would mean
a serious slump, a thing that can
be avoided by concerted action
between the shipper and the com
mission men.
D. O. Lively,
General Agent.
About the Size of It
.
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The business man who docs not
advertise simply because his grand
father did not, should wear knee
breeches and a queue. The busi
ness man who does not advertise
because it costs money, should quit
paying salaries for the same reason.
I he business man who docs not
advertise because he tried it once
and failed, should throw away his
cigar because the light went out.
1 he business man who does not
advertise because he doesn't know
how himself, should stop eating be
cause he can't cook.
The business mau who does not
advertise because somebody said it
did not pay, should not believe the
world is round because the ancients
said it was flat.
The business man who does not
advertise because he can not know
absolutely that it is going to pay,
should commit suicide to avoid be-
ng killed by au accident.
Money in Realty
An instance of the advance of
realty values in Portland during
the past 50 years was brought up
this week when the corner at Fifth
and Morrison streets sold for $405,-
000 aud an additional $110,000 was
paid for the transfer of the leases.
Peter W. Severson, who sold the
property, owued it for 51 years. It
was literally forced upon him as
apparently of little value. He was
then owed a week's wages by the
owner of the property, who also
borrowed Severson's shotgun and
ost it. The mau who held the lot
offered the property in lieu of the
week's wages and the missing wea
pon. Severson demurred but finally
was forced to accept the lot to
cover the double debt.
saloons were closed from July 1,
Were opened in February 1900, and
ran for two months, and were again
closed and remained closed until
October 12. The police officers in
form me that the increase in 1907
is also due, in a measure, to the
fact that during that time the
George W. Elder was being repaired
at the dry docks, the bridge across
the Willamette was under construc
tion and other railroad work being
prosecuted, which had a tendency to
bring "undesirable citizens" to our
otherwise peaceful little city. The
police force has not been increased
since saloons were opened. I mere
ly mention these facts, thinking
they will be desired by the con
servative voter.
Don't put it off I Begin nowl
Another month has gone. You
SHOULD be better off. The First
National Bauk will explain 3 per
ctat. it
SMITH DEFEATS
KID WELCH
In a Wrestling Match
the Skating Rink
at
The return wrestling match at
the skating rink Wednesday night
between Charles Strangler Smith of
Portland and Kid Welch of Salt
Lake City was well attended, and
nil went away well satisfied that
they had received their money's
worth. The full five falls were nec
essary before a decision could be
rendered. Smith secured the first
fall after many minutes of roughing
it on the mat. The second and
third falls were secured by Welch,
aud the fourth and fifth by Smith.
It was n supreme struggle all the
way through, and it was any one's
match up to the last fall. Welch
put up a splendid tussle against his
older, more rugged and more ex
perienced opponent. Time nnd
again he wormed himself out of
difficult and uncomfortable posi
tions when it seemed impossible for
him to do so. He trusted more to
main strength all the way through
aud acquitted himself like n true
sport. Smith roughed it more iu
his tactics, and as a consequence
his work was most vigorous nud
effective. With his famous stran
gle hold barred he adopted other
means of subduing his opponent.
Welch fully demonstrated the fact
that us he grows older that he will
be a fit oppoucnt for any of the
leading wrestling artists of the day.
Smith, however, kept himself well
within the confines of the rules aud
proved himself to be a past master
in the art. People who tike picas
ure iu witnessing a wrestling match
certainly had a chance to enjoy
themselves to their heart s content.
It was wrestle, tussle, twist, squirm,
roll, flop, puff, huff, perspire and
strain all the wny through. While
being conquered iu the last fall
Welch hud his bnck wrenched iu a
painful manner, and it was several
minutes before he was able to get
up nnd walk around. After the
decision had been rendered n gen
erous purse was gathered up for his
benefit. Jos. Campbell, the cham
pion wrestler of the south, refcrcad
the match, and Thos. Glover served
in the capacity of time keeper.
The preliminary four-round bout
between Wyuu Manning of the
Firemen's A. A. Club and Bob
Bush of Arleta was the liveliest
kind of a scrap. Both boys were
full of ginger aud quick as est,
aud it was a pleasure to witness the
affair. They were pretty well
matched, and while Wynn was han
dicapped to some extent by injuring
one of his pedals at the basket ball
game at Washougal Saturday night,
he appeared to be iu his usual good
form and mixed it up at a rapid
rate. No decision, of course, was
rendered.
Frank Ely was to have taken
Cart in a bout with Bud Williams,
ut the latter failed to appear. As
no one answered Ely's challenge to
box with any one iu the house, this
feature was wiped off the slate.
Tom Glover refereed the bout be
tween Manning and Bush,
Taken altogether, the evening s
mtcrUiument was a great pleasure
to all lovers of the sport aud the
crowd evinced their enjoyment by
vigorously applauding when occa
sion arose.
The Firemen's Amateur Athletic
Club has applied for incorporation
papers, aud it is hoped that a mem
bership of at least 100 will speedily
be secured. Auy person ou the
peninsula, from Piedmont down, is
eligible for membership provided
his character is good. The support
of the business men is earnestly
desired. It will require some finan
cial support to establish the various
athletic appliances and apparatus
that the club desires to install, aud
it is likely that a subscription paper
will be circulated iu order to aid in
securing the necessary funds, It is
believed many high grade sporting
events pulled off in St. Johns will
prove beneficial to the city, and a
place where young men may go to
develop their bodies aud at the same
time keep away from disreputable
resorts will be a great aid to the
morals and well being of St. Johns.
If you are not a member, it would
be well to joiu. A little athletic
exercise wouldn't harm auy of us
very much.
Apprentices wanted at the Vogiie
Millinery.
Preach the gospel of St. Johns,
In Regard to Poultry
Editor Review: Please publish
in your paper what the law says
concerning poultry running at large,
and oblige several of your sub
scribers. In order to give the information
requested in this anonymous note
we have searched the ordinance
book at the city hall and find that
Ordinance No. 45 bears ou the mat
ter iu hand. It says:
Sec. 1. No horses, mules, cat
tic, sheep, swine, goats, chickens,
geese or ducks shall be allowed to
run at large or herded in auy of the
streets, alleys, parks, uulncloscd
private grounds or public places in
the city ot ot. Johns.
Sec. 2. Auy of the animals
described iu Sec. 1 of this ordinance
found acting contrary to the terms
of this ordinance may be taken up
by any police officer, or by any per-
sou, and delivered to the, pound
master (chief of police) and im
pounded in a pound or iuclosure.
Sec. 6. 1 lie owner or person
having charge or control of any
animal named iu Sec. 1 of this
ordiuaucc who shall permit or allow
any of said auimals to act contrary
to the terms of this ordinance shall,
ou conviction thereof before the
Recorder of said city of St. Johns,
pay a fine of not to exceed five dol
lars for each offence.
Challenge Answered
Ed. Review: In your last issue
was a challenge over the signature
of G. L. Perrine to the St. Johns
Protective Association. I presume
he meant to any one selected by the
above association. If Mr. Perrine
had read closely the article of the
constitution from which he quotes
he would have Keen that there can
be no authority given by the asso
elation to any one . to debate
"methods" of solution until after
the association has set up the spc
cific method against which Mr.
Perrine wishes to put Socialism in
issue. Our articles have not as
serted that the saloon is the prime
cause ot the evils he mentions, so
there is 110 room to debate 011 the
same. And iu regard to his second
and annual challenge that "Social
ism is superior to Prohibition, as
a solution to social aud economic
evils," there is again no debatable
point under the constitution to
which he refers, which is copied
from the constitution of the Anti
saloon League, which lias put so
many thousand saloons out of busi
ness in the last few years. Can
Socialism point to as good a result?
Wc arc organized in St. Johns to
put out the licensed saloon and put
men iu office who will uphold the
law. We may fail, but even then
we have not worsted matters, and
will venture to assert that we arc
causing the saloon interests more
concern than is Mr, Perrine and his
"solutions."
People judge it thing more by
record than promises and the record
of this constitution to which Mr.
Perrine seems to object has done
this work and is doing it all the
time now,
No, it would violate the very
article of our constitution, which is
quoted to take a stand in debate
against auy political party as such,
Our policy is to put the saloons
out of St. Johns aud keep them out,
and if Mr, Perrine or any one else
11 St, Johns wishes to debate the
negative of the wisdom of this
proposition, the writer feels sure he
can be accommodated.
Very Respectfully,
S. J, Donaldson.
Pres. St. Johns Protective Ass'n.
Changed Hands
A, B. Lindboe has purchased the
grocery store owned and conducted
by J. F. Hendricks in' the Holbrook
block on Burlington street, Mr.
Lindboe is on experienced grocery-
man aud knows well how to con
duct such an establishment in first
class style. The store is splendidly
located and there is no doubt but
that the new proprietor will make
grand success of the business.
He is starting out like a successful
and wideawake business mau by
planting a good sized ad iu the
Review, Call iu aud see him and
get acquainted.
Modem commercial activity is
emphasized by the progressive spirit
of the Medford Commercial Club.
It has a membership at present of
563 and when one realizes that there
is an Initiation fee of $5.00 in ad
dition to the monthly dues, one gets
a better appreciation of the reason
why people hear so frequently of
the Rogue River city.
SESSION OF THE
CITY DADS
Municipal Affairs Receive
Careful Attention
Council met in regular session
Tuesday evening with all members
present aud the mayor in the chair.
After the minutes of the previous
meeting had been read und ap
proved, a petition for the improve
ment of Thompson street, from
Myers to Willis boulevard was
read. The petition calls for five
foot cement walks aud a ten-foot
macadam strip in the center of the
street. The petition was accepted
aud a resolution adopted ordering
the engineer to prepare plans, speci
fications, profile aud estimate for
the proposed improvement.
A petition for renewal of limior
license of Samuel Cochran for one
year was accepted nud the privilege
grunted.
A remonstrance was read from A.
P. Lcshlcr against the findings of
the viewers ou the Charleston
street opening aud extension, he
stating that their report was "un
reasonable and unwarranted.' An
other remonstrance was to have
been filed, but owing to the un
avoidable absence of the party from
the city, he asked that the matter
be laid over for one week, which
request was grautcd.
Bills to the amount of $810,41,
which included salaries of the
various officials, were allowed.
UKn recommendation of the
street committee and engineer the
city dads decided to extend the
term of lease ou the rock crusher
and quarry to a period of five years
instead of two, as uow obtains, M.
G. Neasc, the lessee, has proven
himself to be thoroughly reliable
and the price he agrees to furnish
rock to the city is very low. There
fore, council deemed that the plant
was in good hands and the
extension was readily granted and
au ordinance ordered drawn cover
ing same. Mr. Neasc stated that
the impkovemeuts he planned to
put iu at the quarry would
amount to ut least $5,000 aud thut
part of the new machinery hud al
ready been ordered. A duster will
be among the new machinery,
which will enable him to turn out
concrete rock which he will furnish
to the city at the rate of $1.10 per
yard.
As so many remonstrances had
ben filed aguiust the viewers' report
ou Fessenden street, Jersey to the
river, the viewers were discharged
and their report rejected by reso
lution, which appears in this issue.
An ordinance regulating the
speed of trains, etc., on Bradford
street was passed and may also be
found in this issue.
The mayor's message was read,
received and ordered placed ou file,
Roses From Japan
Japan, showing its friendly feel-
lug toward Oregon and the Pacific
Coast, has sent 170 bushes of
native roses to be set out iu the
parks and public squares of Port-
laud ou February 23d, the official
rose planting day, when the me
tropolis will make a holiday and
hold special exercises. The gift is
a gracious one and is much appre
ciated by Rose Festival officials.
A number of foreigu nations have
becu heard from, each contributing
native roses to be planted there on
Washington's birthday. It is ex
pected by rosariaus that the bushes
will thrive iu their adopted country
as well as iu their owu clime.
Building Permits
No. 12 To A. Pachowsky to
erect a dwelling ou Fillmore street
between Cathu and St. Johns
avenue; estimated cost $400.
No. 13 To W. G. Tinkingtou
to erect a dwelling on Newton
street between Mears aud Fessen
den for Mrs. R. E. Breslin; cost
$1200.
Begin Nowl BEGIN THIS
MONTH I BEGIN WITH THE
MONTH I Save a part of what
you earn. 1 lie First National Bank
will help you with time Certificates
of Deposit. it