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Hlitorles! Society ST. JOHNS REVIEW IT'S NQWUPTOYOU To Mtacrft for THIS Piptr. AM IIm mwi whB H k ntwi U mi motto. CU la and raroll GET IN THE HABIT Of Trtkki I Tins Paoor 4 yM'H stror rvgrri H Be lli at net lnt rtcht at M KMR Dtroted to the loterettt of the PealaMla, the Manufacturing Center of the Northwett VOL. 6 ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY n. 1910. NO. 14 A BIG BOON FOR ST. JOHNS Will Be the Improvement of Fessenden Street The uncertainty as to Fessenden street being improved this year has vanished, and from all indications it will be among the foremost to get in line when the weather becomes settled. The property owners in tcrcstcd have done themselves proud in deciding to make the im movement as cood as can be done. Not only have they given a portion of their land in order to widen tlie street, but have concluded to im prove with six-foot cement walk and cement roadwuy its entire width from the cast city limits to Bradford (or railroad) street, and from thence to the river with tres tle work. As an instance of public spiritcdncss this enterprise is not often excelled, and it proves con clusively that St. Johns has a class of citizens that many cities would be only to glad to possess. At the meeting last week to determine the nature of the proposed improve' tnent nbout 75 per cent of the prop erty owners were present or repre sented, and with one single, solitary, low voiced, objection, all voted to improve in the manner above stated. A petition is being circulated for the improvement of this thorough fare, and will likely be presented to council next week, when it will be up to that body to push the work with all the expedition possible. It is difficult to estimate the bene fit St. Johns willl receive from the thorough improvement of Fesscn deu street. Since the street car line traverses the street for a long distance, it will be the first thing of importance to attract the attention of the visitor and investor in our city. The prestige and good Im pression gained in this manner will be inestimable. The visitor will at once become impressed with the fact that the jieople of St. Johns do tilings, und do them on a large and complete scale when occasion arises. Of course with this good impression made at the start they will not be satisfied until they have seen more of the city, aud be glad to meet the progressive citizens that reside within the confines of St. Johns, The employment it will furnish to men and teams for fiye or six months is no small item. A five or six per cent grade can be obtained on the hillside, which will permit of easy travel with loaded vehicles up the hill. Viewing it from all points of view it will be the great est boon St. Johns has ever had and will mark a stepping stone to greater progress, greater enterprise and more; rapid advancement. The property owners of Fessenden strett are to be congratulated upon their luck and progress! veiiess in launch ng this huge boost for St. Johns. Building Permits No. 14T0 J. H. Canright to erect a residence on Leonard street between Chicago and New York; cost 9 1 200. No. i.s To H. C. Finch to erect store building for Geo. Weiss on Pittsburg street between Brad ford arid the river; cost $400. No. 16 To W. S. Lauthers Mercantile Co. to alter building on Burlington street between Ivanhoe and Hayes; cost 1 1000. No. 17 To C, B. Fairly to erect dwelling on Oswego street be tween Fessenden and Seneca; cost $1300. No. 18 To K. C. Couch to alter residence oh John street be tween Hudsou arid Portland boule vard; cost 1 1 300. No. 19 To J. R. Kerr to erect dwelling on Oswego street between Hudson and Willis boulevard; cost $1300. No. 20 To E. A. Simmons to erect a dwelling on Oswego street between Fesaendea and Seneca; cost $3000. This paper isn't intended to be a cook book, but we feel like telling all lovers of baked potatoes bow they can improve the tubers by greasing them over before baking, mi when baked in this manner the outer thin skin will peel off easily, teaviag the delicate and finely iavored inner skin to be eaten in stead of being thrown away as is generally-the ouiota. Excbasge. Perrine Comes Back Ed. Review: Under "Challenge Answered" Mr. S. J. Donaldson, "President St. Johns Protective Association," claims that he is tied hand and foot. I should have known that, but I am so stupid. The association "cannot give any one authority to debate methods" until the association has adopted some specific method. What I Mr. President 1 Are you a lot of anar chists? Have you no specific method of procedure? But what is this let us see: "We are organized in St. Johns to put out the liccused saloon and put men in office who will uphold tlie 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.' " Mr. President, Mr. President! Is this the method you have adopt ed? Is It a "specific method?" We challenge your '"specific meth od" of putting the saloon out of business. We cialm to have.a better way one that will solve the pro blem and cud the row. But that was not all the ground covered in that challenge. Gambling dens and infamous places ot resort were also included. Has your associa tion adopted a "specific method" yet to abolish them? Now, Mr. President, you say that "there is 110 debatable point" in my "annual challenge." Then why do vou not, as tin honest man, throw off your coat and work for Socialism? You should remember your constitution binds you, not the Socialists. We have not yet bowed the knee to Baal. We arc free to fight the "prime" cause of all crime. After your acknowledge ment that you nre not fighting the Mime cause of crime and that you mvc not a "solution," will the honest, earnest people who desire peace contribute of their means to continue the row? Come, now, Bro. S J. Donaldson, let's discuss "prime causes" and solutions We can do it like men who desire, bet tcr things. If we came together thus we could make this old-world a paradise; today it's hell. G. L. Perrine. Bonville Subscribers Subscribers to Honvllle magazine through the Review, please take notice: The new management of that criodic:tl, which now comes out under the title of the New West, have declined to accept any subscriptions at anywhere near the rate our agreement with the former management of the magazine called for. Therefore, any subscriptions we sent in since the magazine sus pended have not been honored, and it took us a long time to find this out. In order that the parties sub scribing do not lose anything, we will date all who have not received the magazine six months farther ahead on the Review. We are sorry to disappoint the subscribers, but it was wholly unlooked for by us. If you have not received the magazine thus far, kindly let us know, and we will give you a re ceipt for six months subscription on the Review iu lieu thereof. Needs No Comment A farmer killed two hogs and a Salem butcher agreed to buy them, the price being satisfactory. The farmer said he would like to have tlie hams and shoulders,- and again the butcher agreed. After the farmer put the hams and shoulders on his wagon he remarked: "Well, what's the balance coming to me?" The butcher figured a moment and replied: "There's nothing coming to you; you owe me $2,85." And the farmer was obliged to pay it. The butcher's figures were correct the farmer's were correct. The butcher bought the entire hogs at a wholesale price, and the farmer was charged at retail prices for the bams and shoulders although that was not understood when he made the bargain. Special round-trip excursion ratea have been made from the East to Portland by the railroads for the annual Rose Festival in June and the national convention of the Ancient Order of Hibernians ia July. Both of these events will at tract large numbers of people and the rates are to be as attractive as those made last year for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition. These fares should be the means of giving thousands of tourists their first view of Oregon during the coming sura- W e WORK IS NOW COMPLETED Charter Committee Hands in Their Report The committee recently appointed to amend tlie city charter have con cluded their labors and their work has been approved by the city council. The main features arc: To change the terms of ull elec tivc city officials from one year to two years, and the time of holding municipal elections from the first Monday iu April to the first Tues day after the second Monday iu November. To provide for leasing the new city dock for n period of 25 years. To allow up to the full assessed valuation in street improvement in stead of fifty per cent, as the charter now reads. We believe the two latter amend ments to be very wise ones. It may be possible to lease the dock for 25 years to good advantage, where it is impossible to do so for a term ot live years, tlie louiicst period the present charter allows, unlet the city lays a spur to con nect with the dock. As to allowing full assessment for street improvement, it seems to be necessary in order to progress with street improvement. It is im- Fiosslblc to improve a number of mportaut streets in our city within the limitation of filly per cent of the assessed valuation of the prop erty lying along the unimproved streets. Therefore, if they arc to -be improved at all the fifty per cent limit must be raised or the as sessment increased. The valuation of some lots in St. Johns we under stand are assessed at $125, when as a matter of fact they could not be purchased for less than $400 to 1500. It would work no hardship on these lots if the limit was raised to the full valuation for street pur poses, No street has yet been im proved in St. Johns that the property adjoining it did not immediately in crease in value more than the im- firovcmeut amounted to. Taxes are ilgh enough iu St. Johus(river front property excepted) and it Is, there fore better to amend the charter than have to call the assessor's at tention to the fact that various lots would bear a higher assessment in order to have the streets improved. We heartily favor this amendment and believe it should carry unani mously. The Portland charter has the same provision as the proposed amendment. In regard to making the term of all city officials two years instead of one, we do not favor. Wc believe the city attorney, mayor, recorder and treasurer and at least three councilmen should have a two year term, but three councilmen at least should be elected every year. In this way an entirely new council would be an impossibility. The ones retained in office would know the progress made in street work and other matters that it would take an entirely new council many months to get the run of. Again, in a practically new town it requires much time to learn just whom the best men are until they are tried. Two years might be au awful long time to keep some men in office, while it would be too short for others. Of course the recall can al ways be invoked, but it doesn't add to a city's prestige to have to use it. We know of no other city where the term of all councilmen expire at one time. It is not a pru dent mantrer of conducting muni cipal affairs. Such a system would never be practiced iu private affairs. No corporation or business firm would discharge all of its assistants at the same time, unless it was the intention to quit business. Neither can the city afford to train men to conduct city affairs without au in structor. The mayor and three or four councilmen should be able to instruct the new members with but very little loss of time if new mem bers are elected. It is improbable that all new members would be elected at one tine, but it is possi ble. The possibility should not exist. Therefore, we are "for ninst" this amendment unless we can see it in a better and more favorable light later on. The amendments as proposed will be pin ted in pamphlet form and sailed to each voter in due time and they will have a chance at the polls in the April election to exprcaa whether they meet with their approbation or sot. At the Packing Plant After a week of record breaking receipts in the cattle market, a large share of which was very common stuff, the market has ap parently reached its lowest level and the feeling seems to be that within a week or ten days there will be a decided improvement again. btccrs that were 'good enough to bring s.3S teu days ago are being sold from $4.75 to $4.90 with a few extra choice loads going as high as 5 cents. Uil-grnde steers have sold down to 4 cents and below with a great many steers for which the offers made were not more than equal to the paying price at interior points. Jobbing shippers and ship pcrs in gcucral have been pretty severely hit by this last slump and they will not soon forget the meat boycott or those who arc behind it. Wc would advise all shippers to keep in touch with their coininis sion men and be ready to take ad vantage of the rise in the market which Is bound to take place with iu a short time. Iu the meantime, it will materially help if all off-grade stun can be kept at home, and nothing but prime stuff brought on the market. There seems to bs a better feeling in the hog market with values somcwhercs around $8.75 to $8.00, according to quality. bhecp arc scarce and duality of arrivals has been very common. I he receipts for the past week have been 2281 cattle, 71 calves, 554 sheep and 792 hogs. D. O. Lively, General Agent. Bourne's New Bill Senator Jonathan Bourne Intro duccd the following bill which was read twice and referred to the com mittee on public lands: I hat whenever the Secretary of the Interior shall designate lauds in the state of Oregon as subject to entry under the Act of February nineteenth, nineteen hundred and nine, an Act to provide an enlarged homestead, such lauds shall be sub- ject to entry under said Act with out the necessity of residence: Provided, that in such event each cutrymau under the provisions of this Act shall in good fuith culti vate not less than one-eighth of the entire area of his entry during the second year, one-fourth during the third year, and one-half during the fourth and fifth years after the date of such entry, and that after entry and until final proof the cutrymau shall reside within the state of Oregon: Provided further, That such eutrymaii shall file in the local land ouico of the district iu which his entry was made a sworn state mcnt verified by the affidavits of two persous having knowledge of thr facts, which statement shall be made prior to the first day of De cember of each year aud shall show the quautity and character of crops produced by him and the value thereof: Provided, however, That no patent shall issue to any such entryman unless his said proof shall show that during tlie period of five years from date of entry he has pro duced upou said laud crops of the total value of one thousatid five hundred dollars. A Big Time Planned The Oregon Agricultural College will celebrate its Quarter Centen nial as a state institution at the close of the present College year with the most elaborate function ever held at the institution. The most able and distinquished speak ers obtainable, excellent music, mili tary drills, athletic contests and dramatic exhibitions will be among the features. All of the college and student organizations will hold re unions in short every effort will be made to attract the alumni of the college at this time, The de tails have not been worked out but the enthusiasm of both the students and the faculty, in whose hands the arrangements have been placed, is a sufficient guarantee of the great success of the undertaking, Coming Into Notice St, Johns is coming more and more into notice. People from all over the peninsula as well as from West Portland are coming to St. Johns to buy their shoes, the Buster Brown line, also the famous Buster Brown Hose, the best line on earth. Try a pair. For men, for women, for boys, for girls, Carried by M. S. Cobb, St. Johns, Oregon. MAY LOCATE ON PENINSULA ion Dollar Project is Looking This Way Negotiations arc said to be under way iu Portland between the Ever itt-Mctzgcr-Flandcrs company, of Detroit, and Portland real estate men looking towards the establish ing of a huge automobile assembling plant to cover several acres, and which wilt mean the investment of close to $1,000,000. No definite information could be gotten on the project, but it seems probable from activities being carried on by L. II. Rose, the district maungcr of the company, that the project will be successful. The objects of the big plant will be to evade the heavy freight rates on completed automobiles. A much lower rate is charged on parts, nnd the E. M. F. company has decided that hereafter they will ship parts by carload lots and assemble the machines on the Pacific coast. The Evcrit-Metzgcr-Flanders company handles both the h. M. F. 30 and the Flanders 20. Only one thing is said to now stand iu the way of the plant, and that is the selection of n site. Se attle, Spokane and Portland were considered at first, but Spokane has since been eliminated from the field, aud it now lies between Port laud and Seattle, with the odds all favoring this city. Railroad and other shipping possibilities arc being taken into consideration, and it is believed Portland will laud the factory. h. II. Rose, the district manager of the company, was n visitor at the Portland automobile show last week, and was a very busy man. He signed up agents for Portland and other Oregon points, besides announcing the agencies for all of Washington and Idaho. I.. J. Clarke, a salesman iu the employ of Frank C. Riggs, the Packard ugent, auded the Portland plum. Rose is said to have spent all of one day with a Portland real estate man looking over available sites, and an option is understood to have ccn taken 011 a ten-acre tract on the cast side of the river, and iu th vicinity of the peninsula, The factory will cover i-cvcral acres of space, having a large assembling room aud testing plant. The boti- evards down the peninsula and the roads which lead away from them make au ideal testing place, and this feature itself is going a long ways towards influencing the E. M. F. people to build iu Portland Sunday Journal. Big Industrial Fair A big industrial fair, representa tive of all Oregon, is being planned for Portland this fall. As yet plans are tentative, but it is practically certain that the exposition will be leld and that it will be a big suc cess Is assured from the interests that are behind the movement. It is expected to hold the fair during the first ten days of September. Manufactures of the state will be given a prominent place iu the dis plays and the co-operation of the Portland Manufactures' Association, a strong organization that has done a great deal to build up manu facturing of all kinds, is probable. The varied products aud resources of Oregon will be shown and it is believed the, exposition will demon strate the progress Oregon is mak ing iu a striking way, No, Marie, the men you saw tearing up the earth under the Evangelical church the past few nights were uot digging for gold, neither were they searching for hidden treasures, nor yet were they digging for angleworms to go fishing. They were neither pirates, brigands or prospectors. The fact is the young men of that church decided to dig out a basemeut under the edifice, and as they were at liberty at night, when their regular vocations are not interfered with, they are utilizing their leisure; hours for the project in hand. The very low lot adjacent to the church is uot leing harmed in the least by depositing the earth removed there on.' Apprentices wauted at the Vogue Millinery, A Mean Rascal St. Johns has one of the lowest meanest and most despicable spec! mens of humanity that any coinmu nity ever produced. A pipe Hue was being laid at 420 Oswego street during the past week, nnd when the workmen quit work in the even ing last Friday night they placed a lantern on a pole as usual to warn the traveling public not to fall into the trench. During the night the aforesaid perverted rascal stoic the lantern. Another was put up on Saturday night, but it was left alone. On Sunday night n nice red lantern was' placed in position by Mr. Edmonson, but it was gone the next morning. The police were notified, but so far the wretch re mains under cover. If the trench had been left open a little longer, another lantern put up and a matt with n trusty shot gun placed him self in n handy position a good chance would have becu afforded to wing the bird. A person who would steal n lantern when placed in position as a danger signal should have to spend the rest of his natural life picking bird shot out of his anatomy with a toothpick. Misrepresented Mcdford, Oregon, Feb. 2, 1010. Editor Review: I notice iu last issue of Review, au item statins: that one Samuel Hill, who claims to have spent some time in Mcd ford recently, says that only "once 11 eight years docs nn apple crop lay nny proiit in Kogue Kivcr Vnl Icy." Mr. Hill is cither remarka bly Ignorant of facts concerning this valley, or else is an unmitigated prevaricator, as any one can easily irovc by getting the facts. If a man sours 011 a community and sees fit to leave it, that is no reason why he should not keep truth on his side when speaking of the place he has left. If any of my bt. Johns friends will visit Mcdford, I will prove to them the untruth of the statement in the item referred to. ... Rcspcctfuly, C. W. Potter. To Increase Supply Planning to increase the failing obster supply, the United States Fisheries Department will trans plant a carload In the waters of Yaquiua Bay. Whether the lobsters will thrive there is not yet known but it is thought conditions arc right for them, Lobsters demand n rocky bottom, without silt depos ited by nearby rivers, which is the case of Yaquiua, This is the rea son assigned for the failure of ex periments made heretofore iu trying to grow Eastern lobsters iu Pacific waters, Senator Bourne has been agitating the matter and has secured the promise of Fish Commissioner Bowers to make the experiment at Yuquiua. Will Paint Roses Oregon roses are to have a wider fame than ever very soon, for the beautiful blooms that have made a reputation for Portland as a rose center are to be copied by Paul de Lougpre, the celibrated painter of roses. The well known artist planned to come there on February 22d at the time of the annual rose planting but was unable to carry out his intention and will come during tlie (Rose Festival iu June. He will paint some of the famous flowers he will see there. Will Give Banquet An event that is of wide interest a complimentary banquet to be is given Judge George II. Williams, Oregon's grand old man, on his 87th birthday, March 27, iu Port land. He was Attorney General in President Grant's cabinet and prominent in the nation's history throughout his active life. Judge Williams commands the affection aud respect of all Oregouiaus and the most prominent people of the city are proud to show him honor. How many hairpins does a wom an use when doing up her hair? The hairpin editor of the "Atchi son Globe" has investigated and makes this report: She uses only as many as she has. If she has two hairpins she nukes her hair stay up with two, but if she finds tweuty in the top bureau druwer she uses all of them. SESSION OF THE CITY DADS Municipal Affairs Receive Careful Attention All members were present at council meeting Tuesday night with the exception of Councilman Johnson, Mayor Hendricks pre siding as usual. After the minutes of the previous meeting were rend and approved, remonstrances against the viewers' report on the openinir nnd extension of Charleston street were read. One was by John John son, who was not satisfied with the damages awarded to him, and the other by A. T. I.cshler, who be lieved the findings of the vicwer9 were inadequate. Botli were re ceived and ordered filed. Contractors on the bridges over the cut asked for permission to lav a temporary track through n portion of several streets iu order to trans port a large derrick from the East St. Johns depot to Willamette bou levard. Privilege was granted. Bills to the amount of Sm.o.i were allowed. A resolution extending the lease of M. G. Neasc'on the rock crusher from two to five years wns adopted. An ordinance accepting n deed for a strip of laud for street pur poses, presented by the Catholic church, was passed. Au ordinance accepting deed of Chas. J. Backstrom and wife for a piece of laud for street purposes was also pas.tcd. Both ordinances and resolutions may be found iu this issue. The engineer's specification for u bell tower was read, and the matter was held over for one week to pro vide the Marine Iron Works ntv opportunity to pescirt a proposition on n steel tower. The charter commission, by Sec retary Geo. J. Perkins, presented ts report, the essential points bf which may be found iu nuother column. The report was accepted and ordered presented to the voters 11 pamphlet form for their disposi tion ut tlie polls at the April elec tion. A report of the city treasurer for the mouth of January was read and accepted. Overreached Himself B. S. Payne, who has been work- ng for the Columbia National Life- insurance Company for about two months in St. Johus, und during that time wrote a policy for a sou of W. J. Chancy, with 11 $46.58 premium, i.s under arrest on u churge of obtaining money under false pretenses. Payne is said to have taken a note from Chancy for the $46,58 and to have turned it nto the company, then to have gone to Chancy with the story that he had lost the note, persuading him to issue a duplicate, aud re ceipting for the note, but uot mark ing it "duplicate." lie then nego tiated the note at the First Natiuuul Bank, and when both notes became due both were presented to Chaney for payment. Chaney immediately swore out a complaint, Payne says he expected to get funds with which to take up the note before it fell due. He was held to the grand jury under $250 bail. Telcgrum. It is expected that over 2000 delegates will attend the annual state convention of the Young Peo ples Christian Endeavor Society iu 'ortland February 15-17 which is likely to be the biggest assembly of the organization ever held iu Ore gon, The sessions will be held in the I'irst Presbyterian church, Twelfth and Alder streets. While in the city the Endeavors will bo entertained by a reception ami ban quet by the Y. M. C. A. Kenton is to have a weekly news paper, with a daily stock yards re port. I). N. Byerlee, formerly interested in the St. Johns Review and also iu a Hood River publica tion, is securing advertising con tracts and subscriptions to the Pe ninsula Press. It will make its first appearance not later than May 1. Tlie paper will be printed in Kenton, Abstract. A full and complete Hue of over alls of all kinds now on sale nt Noyes Babbitt's gents' furnishing store, uext door to the postoffice,