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ST. JOHNS; ORBOCfT. FRIDAY, APRII, 8,910.
NO. 22
JOHNS
The City
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Wets Win Out with
Votes to
The municipal election Tuesday
was the most interesting in the tin
nals of the city's history. The
largest vote 011 record was recorded,
and' the sentiment of the people as
a whole was given hi unmistakable
terms; There were a number of
surprises, but outside of a few per
sonalities injected into the campaign
from one source, the fight was a
clean one, and the result is being
accepted iu truly American spirit.
The defeated one's nrc cheerful and
satisfied to abide by the- will of the
people. Most intercut centered
around the wet and dry proposition
The bulk of the campaigning was
applied to this issue, mill the rvul
is so cleati cut nml uiuii- ik u
that, the issue ui'l ac.,1 lv 'iu
raised iu a locul un fur :vi. c tu
in St. Johns. And it is well that
such shall be the case. Which
ever way the vote on the liijttor
question went it should have been
so pronounced tliut no one could
question the true sentiment of the
.people, mid this is the Case, as the
result shows. The drys put up a
splendid fight, and they canrest
content Ui the fact that they 'went
down to defeut iu the struggle fight
ing to the last, and that they have
performed their full duty as they
saw it. And they are accepting the
result,' iu graceful style,, even
though they uaturatly regret that
they did not win. The saloon
J. P. Hendricks
element have a duty to perform,
And that is'to conduct the saloons
in on orderly and irreproachable
maimer. The mujority of the peo
ple have trusted them to do this,
arid we believe they will not fail iu
their duty in this respect, as they
have not since last October.
The vote for mayor proved the
popularity of Mayor Hendricks'
administration. Ills opponent, II.
W. Brice, one of the cleanest and
strongest men in St. Johns, was de
feated not because he was unpopu
lar, but because the people of St.
Johns were satisfied with Mr. Hen
thicks' actions' and believed he
should continue ' in office to com
plete many branches of municipal
work that had already beeu started
under bis present administration.
:The vote for mayor was as. follows:
First Ward J. F. Hendricks
'344, H. W, Brice 197, J. I. Shurts
30; second ward Hendricks 191,
Brice 148, Shurts 20, making Mr.
Hendricks' majority 90.
The race for the recordership
was a very close one,, both candi
dal being popular and well fitted
for the office. Recorder Esson was
re-elected, however, by a margin of
three votes, the full v6te of which
follows; "
First Ward Fred C, Couch 212;
A, M. Esson 2285 F, J, McCarty
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over Two Hundred
the Good
didatcs find their supporters raging
a vigorous campaign. The result:
First Wnrd A. F, Kacmlcfn 187,
W. Scott Kellogg 257, S. Dicken
son 27, Second ward Kncinlcin
174. Kellone 160, Dickenson 22.
The race ,ifor Attorneyship was
quite close, H. E, Collier winning
H. IS. Collier
out-with 15 votes to spare. The
vote by wards: x
First Ward C. J. Audersou 29,
II, E. Collier 225, O. J. Perkins
206. Second ward Anderson 25,
Collier 164, Perkins 168,
For Couucilmen at large the
three present representatives were
re-elected, S. L. Dobie, leading.
The vote:
First Ward H. W. Bonhnmaoi,
A. W. Davis 239. S. h. Dobie 258,
A. Frcderickson 32, II. S. Hewitt
113, C, I,. Johnson. 2,29, .0. E.
Learned,'2,i2M;C. AL-i Pe'rriue, 100,
A. W. Davis
M. T. Swan 49, Second ward
Bpuhum 146, Davis 184, Dobie 194,
Frederickson 26, Hewittt 80, John
son 162, Learned 93, Perrine no,
Swan 24.
For councilmen of the first ward
S. C. Cook and W. W. Windle won
out. The vote:
R. E. Collins 43. S. C. Cook 2941
CM. Hall 92, G. W. Mallett 41,
P.J.Miller 181, W. W. Windle
214.
For couucilmen of the second
ward J. S. Downey and J, E. Hiller
were chosen on the following vote:
M. A, Bitgood 84, G. W. Curtis
41, J, S. Downey 206, N. A, Gee
39. V, Hill 132, J. E. Hiller 166,
The proposed charter amend
ments all fell by the wayside, not
one carrying, Many people did
not understand them all thoroughly
anu'ratber than take a chance on
Eoiuetlpug they were, not sure of,
. , S. I,,jpofeie:
they voted "bo" on all. 'The vote
foMowa: f
First ward, Amendment to See-
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To Section 30,-133 jie, 79 bo.
To Soctioo 3liioy, 178 no.
Te Sctio 4i-.i63l yg, 192 mt.
To SaattM, 42j-ioa ym, : 176 ao.
To StxHioa iiririiy, 167 m.
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To Section 7195 yes, 214 no.
Section 102 99 yes, 217 no.
Second ward, charter amend
mints Section 17, yes 32 no 112.
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tiou 31, yes 119, 110 125. Section
41, yes 107, no 146. Section 42,'
yes 101, no 138. Section 66, yes
101, no 132. Section 71, yes 77,
no 174. Section 102, yes 87, no
The vote on the liquor question
was most pronounced, the majority
id favor of the council issuing llq
tior license was 203. When the
S. C. Cook
question was up lust the city voted
wet uy close margin of four votM,
w)iich sliows .k'urf or some reasoa
the sentiments of our people bave
undergone a radical change on this
issue. The vote:
First ward, for liquor license
267, against license 171. Second
W. W. Windle
ward 226 for 119 against liquor
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There Were 022 voters recrlsterpH
but all did not vote. Quite a num-
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859 votw were cast, which shows
that there were quite a Miwbar el
votes aileiit en the Haw iaatte.
The full CitiieM ticket, wkk tlic
exceptkm of traurer and recorder,
wae eiectea,
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jetty M tk mmtk ef the Cekmhk'
River Mis seeseti. Week eturte to
day m eateadhHf k further aad the
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tine the work Moos' ia Nevewber.
it is expeeted to have a depth 0 30
feet oa the her at lew tide.
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THE HIDU SIT
UAflON WW
The eittopl Filline Out
of tin mile Affair
The Hindu situation has sim
mered down tov a minimum, the
tension has be relieved, and
things in this regard have resumed
their normal sway in St. Johns.
Several preliminary trials were held
in Justice Olson's court in Portland,
and the evidence given by the
cloth tops" Moved them to be
unitedly and cofcetively the most
wonderful, the most weird aad
most amazing .prevaricators that
ever disgraced Ihe face of the
earth. The heaft of Annlas of old
would surely ha1
nlowed with de-
light had he
permitted to hear
etimeuv. Their
some ot titetr
sole purpose settled te be to con
vict us many Wajite men as possi
ble, regardless el, their innocence or
guilt. V .
bincc the staokcilias. blown away
the affair is now being viewed in a
clearer light, and it is seen that
things were not nearly so bad as
they seemed. In spite of the Hin
dus' evidence to the contrary no
shooting was done, very little harm
or violence was used against the
greasy cloth wearers and no rob
bing was done so far as we have
beeu able to discover.
It is rather amusing in a maimer
to note the way the city papers
have dealt with the affair. The
Journal and Telegram were very
radical in their statements, and a
stranger to the facts would have
judged from their writeups that
something bordering on huge race
war with blood flowing down all
the streets and avenues bad taken
place. The Evening News last
Saturday awoke from a deep sleep
and stated that there was absolutely
nothing to it, that a disturbance no
greater than a cat fight had taken
place. Therefore, it will be seen
that both extremes were arrived at
by the city papers unfamiliar with
the facts, and willing to pueilsn
any wild statements tnat tnignt
come to their attention, The fact
of the matter is that there was
something to it, but it was neither
as great nor as small as the city
papers portrayed it, and the News
was much the closest to the truth.
An assistaut from tbe District
Attorney's office is much to blame
for the sensational part of it. When
the rumpus was stirred up he
imagined it would be a great oppor
tunity to make a name for himself,
and accordingly came to St. Johns
with a horde of assistants and a lot
of dirty Hindus trotting at their
heels. With visions of the great
fame within his grasp, with tbe de
lighted roars of the British lion
tingling in bis ears ia pleasurable
anticipation, he was going to do
something. What were the feelings
of tbe people of Si. Johns to him la
comparison to tbe wonderful name
he was going to esuBiten tor aim-
self in an international way. The
chance of a life time was knocking
at his door, and he must needs
grasp it. A big sbewtyc was nec
essary and be made it. In a high
handed manner at placed every one
indicated by hie dusky followers
under arrest. Al) that be desired
waa for a British subject t creok
his finajerat a man and say "He
" Witu turn crude method of
identiScation, it is extremely doubt
ful if more than mm or ,two of the
guilty ones were arrested, With
two Justice Courts. hi t. Johns the
arrested men were refused a chance
te establish an alibi when good citi
zens were ready to swear that it
was impossible for some of the men
te have been on the street when
the racket was in progress. All
pieced under eajeeoduagly
heavy bonds, and in lieu of that
were bundled off to jail. This is u
proceeding that has no precedent
as far as we have been able to as
certain,. and if there is any justice
in this good old state of Oregon
there surely must be an oppor-
IUUII IU1 ICUIC33 BUUIUCUl X IIHI
men with proof at hand to show
that they were absolutely innocent,
were out of town or were sitting
quietly iu their homes when the
so-called riot was in progress,
should lose their time and spend
their money in employing counsel,
looks like justice is blindfolded
,completely.if there is no chance to
evcu be reimbursed for their time
and expense. The statements that
Mr. Assistant is alleged to have
mode, 1. e. that his life was threat
ened unless he dealt leniency with
the arrested ones, is, we believe, all
bosh, and that he presumed the
ringing of the fire bell that Monday
nigut was at signal for calling the
"mob" together, proves what a
wonderful man he is for finding out
things. Any resident of St. Johns
could have told him that, the fire
bell taps every Monday night to
call the firemen's meeting.
lhc good name of several of our
prominent citizens were attacked,
the nolicc denartment waa censured
and the citizens iu general were
scored by court officials. Judge
Olson even promised to show the
"maniacs" in St. Johns something.
But the bottom has dropped out.
Alibi after alibi has been estab
lished, and accused ones discharged.
Uvcn Olson has become so dis
gusted with the bare-faced false
hoods and misstatements made by
the off-colored ones, that he is
ready to wash his hands of the
whole affair. So the beginning of
the end is at hand. One, two or
three may be fined and that is likely
to be the terminus of the whole
matter,
It is unfortunate that (he distur
bance was created While tbe end
seemed to justify the means to tbe
participants, the method was wrong
and tbe result has shown this to be
tbe case. We all want the Hindus
to go and mingle with their own
kind. If they were cleanly in their
habits, conform to American dress
aad customs, be of some good to the
community, no objection to their
remaining aad hseomlag useful elti
sens would be made. But this
cannot be. They will not do away
with their greasy turbans nor will
they spend a cent to help the pro
gress of tbe town. They love to'
parade up and down the public
thoroughfares. Strangers coming
to town get on impression that it is
a Hindu city, aud it is a great in
centive for them to make a hasty
exit. But to remove them, mob
methods are not the proper ones,
aud we believe even the participants
in getting rid of some of them tem
porarily will admit this now. Any
other method that would be lawful,
humane, but yet effective, would
be hailed with delight as soon as it
is advanced. Until such a method
is adopted, let us bear with them
as best we may, and trust that the
time will not be long until bt.
Johns will be rid of their presence
forever, and forever.
Charley Foss Injured
Charley Foss met with a painful
accident while at work excavating
for the store building of W. T.
Bush on the west side of the river
one day last week. He was in tbe
act of tamping in a charge of pow
der preparatory to shooting out a
body of rock when it exploded,
One of his arms was badly lacerated
and tbe powder blew into bis eyes.
For a time it was feared that he
would lose his sight, but that dan
ger has now passed and his eyesight
will soon be fully restored, Char
ley is very grateful to the ferry
company for bustling him across
tbe river for medical attendance in
record-breaking time.and to tbe Ea
gles and others who were very
solicitous of his welfare. He was
able to vote all right Tuesday.
COMMUNICATED.
Editor Review: I desire to con
tradict Mr, Snow's statement In
last week's Review to the effect
that tbe state of Iowa went wet
after it bad been voted dry at tbe
time be speaks of. After it bad
been voted dry tbe state legislature
passed a law making it so, and it
did not come up for a vote. Mr.
Snow is either Ignorant of tbe real
facts or is guilty of a falsehood.
si. w. jonne.
One of tbe big wheat farms of
the state was sold the past week
when the lands of the J. A. Wool-
ery estate, ia Morrow county, passed
to a syndicate of North Dakota
bankers. The sale included 19,000
acres aad the price paid was $150,-
000. It will be cu,t up into small
farms.
BoMon Displeased
To the Xditor of the St. Johns
Review: Mr. Editor, I have never
asked for space in your valuable
paper until now, and I ask space to
give my nutnble opinion as to some
of the causes that ltd to the results
in our city election just past. You
know, Mr. Editor, that in Oregon
there is a Primary law, and, by
the way, a law that has been
almost universally sanctioned, The
intent of that law is to do away
with tbe old convention system,
a system that got to be a stench iu
tbe nostrils of all good 'citizens, a
system under which a few wire pol
iticians in a county or municipality
could make up a slate and then
call a faree convention to endorse
what a few wire politicians had al
ready framed. Now, Mr. Xdlter,
was not this just whst was done in
this little city of St. Johns by both
parties, one calling themselves
"Citizens," the other "Progres
sive?" One little coterie of peanut
politician meeting in the Christian
tabernacle for several meetings,
framing up a slate then calling a
farce of a convention at Bickner's
hall purely a farce to endorse what
the wirepullers had hatched in the
church, In tbe other Citizens party
the same thing happened, only they
did not meet in a church to make
up their slate. They probably met
in one of the three saloons of the
eity, but a slate they framed up
and then called anotber farce of a
convention to endorse what had al
ready beeu settled by the few wire
pullers of the select few. Now I
submit that both the parties acted
in direct opposition to the spirit
and letter of the Primary law of
the State of Oregon, of which we
are all so'proud, and what the re
sult is we all know, The common
public expect better things of the
Church than Machine politics, and
so while they put up some good
men to be slaughtered, among some
poor ones, the people, the average
voter, when he came to thiak of
the methods used said in his heart:
When the Church so far forgets
her calling as to iadulge iathe most
loathsome Machine politics, waa
DMseutradiag under a name ia it
self deceptive-T-St.' Jehas Protective
Association and again Progressive
Party, when all aloug all knew that
the prime object of both was to
wipe out tbe saloons of St. Johns,
and why net take a name that
means jast what tbe intent of the
organization waa? So, Mr. Editor,
110 honest democratic voter felt
under auy obligation to vote only
for such men of both parties as to
him seemed right. Aud so in the
loss of fsith in the methods used,
the voters both in' tbe church aad
out must have voted largely "wet,"
as that big majority indicates.
When tbe church people learn that
open, fair polities in harmony with
the Primary law Is used, then, and
then only, will men bave faith in
the Church and her principles; snd
white we cannot expect the Saloon
Element to work square politics,
for any way to win is their motto,
we do expect better things of the
Church, and it is to be hoped that
by another year the good people ol
St. Johns will get their eyes opeu
wide enough to see what Is for their
best interest aud act as becomes
meu and women of exalted Christian
character. Yours for Oregon dry
in 1910. AT. Boldon.
Should Erect Band Stand
C, V. Faulkner, who has been
leader of the St. Johus baud lor the
past year, is making a great success
in bis efforts as was evidenced by
tbe delightful music furnished by
that organization upon the streets
last Saturday evening. Council
should uow get busy aud place a
good band stand around tbe big fir
tree beside the city hall. Much ex
pense has already been put in a
cement enclosure aud a little more
to put it iu first-class shape for
giving baud concerts there every
week or so would just be about
proper, Mr. Faulkner states that
the band would be willlug to fur
nish open air music every week if
a suitable stand was erected for the
purpose. Any aid the business
men of the city could extend, to
ward this organization would 'be
greatly appreciated. A good band
is a good thing for any city, aad
they should receive the support
they deserve.
Next Saturday night the Fire
man's Athletic Club will have
another of their delightful dances.
The beys have been at work oa the'
floor and say they have it ia f ae
condition. Weinberg's Orchestra
will furnish the music and a f ne
time is assured every one. Don't
miss it.
Reunion at Dr. Vincent's
Nelson F. Jto.is ad,9aMaatli
Truas Ress. father and Mother, of
Mrs. A. W. Vincent, of St. Johns,
celebrated their 69th wedding anni
versary at their daughter's boats la
St. Johns Monday. M. aad Mrs,
Ross are each 79. She waa ben. fa
Durham, Ontario, while he is a
native of Vermont. They wart
married on a farm near Lexingtea,
Mich., April 4, 1850.
The life of both has been filled
with stirrine- incidents. Mr. Sm
enlisted in the Tenth Michlama
Infantry, Nov. 4, 1861, aad served
all throueh the Civil War. ,hab
with Sherman in his march te the
sea, and took part ia many batttet,
among them Chattanooga, Lookout
Mountain. Parmlntrtna.itM attar.
Atlanta and Jonesbero. He also
helped to relieve General Bunahle
at Knoxville. His last real battle
was at Bentonville..
While Mr. Ross was aarvlaa hie
country,, his plucky wife waa sup
porting herself aud family, bv weav
ing, being, said to be. the beet
wesver ia the country. After, bia
return from lhc war. air. lata au.
cupied his time at farming, and on
coming 10 uregoa in 1070, setiiea
at Rooster Rock, oa the Columbia
River, where thev alaa .oaarand In
farming aad where they still have
a nice nome.
Mr. Ross is verv oread of the
fact that his areat-sxaadfathcr.
Georsre Rosa, waa one ofi'thc alraar
of the Declaration of Independeaee.
This atred counle has had' 1 1 ehU
drea, seven of whom are still alive
and five of whom were present at
Monday's Catherine. They are:
Mrs. Hannah Vlaoeat. Dsn 'W.
Ross, Dewitt C. ",Roas, Jftmes W.
Boss and, Mrs. Joatphlae StepletM.
In addition, that mank Ium Hvfaar
42 grandchildren, and tight great
grand children. Tbe two absent
ones are: Henry ,C. Rata, of Bir
mingham, Wash., and Gee W. Reaa
ot vayvuie, ureajeu.
Those present Monday were Dan
W. Ross, Cleon, Ore., Mr. and
Mrs. Dewitt C. Rata, and three
children, Oresham; James'W, Rata
and daughter, of Booster Reek:
Mm; faaanhlae
deMKhter; Mra. Mary
o. r. layey,' Mrs. Mew; Or. I.
U. Vincent. Mr. aad Mrs. Witts
Fisher, Portland; Dr. and Mrs; I.
R. Vincent and twe seas, of Saer-
wood. Ore t P. ItvaaUL al
Cleoae; Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Valea
tlne. Dr. and Mrs. Ai.W.Viaceat.
son and daughter, St. Johns.
A dinnervwas 'Served u and the
afternoon spent in remlnisceaata
snd listening to songs aad manic
and stories of wsr times. Talc-
gram.
Didn't Happen Here
A nervous looking man west
into a store the other day -and set
down for a half hour or so, when a
clerk asked him if there was any
thing she could do for' him. He
said "no," he didn't want any
thing. Bhe went away and be sat
an hoar longer, when the proprie
tor went to him and asked if. he
wanted, to buy anything. "Ne,"
said the nervous .man, "I just
wsnted to sit aroUHd. My physi
cian has recommended quiet for. we,
aud says above all things I should
avoid being ia a crowd. . Noticing
that yon do not advertise la the
local paper, I thought this would be
as quiet a place as I could find , ae I
just thought I would drepi ia for
a few hours of isolation." Ex.
TO WATER CONSUMERS.
Rates for sprinkling through
hose:
1 Let 1 1. 50 per month 6.oo
per season.
3 l,ou 3, 30 per mouth a to.oo
per season. ,
All rates payable, in advance.
A Iot is 50x100 or 5000 suusre
feet of ground, including the space
occupied by the buildings.
St. Johns Water Works .and
Lighting Co., By P. H. Edlefsen,
Manager.
She looked beaeecbiugly iup into
tbe eyes of Mrs. Martelle, ia whose
arms she was passing away, .and ia
her last broken, sobbing, words
said, 'I Be good to my UteWdog."
Wouldn't that sicken a civilised
community, and yet r that very
death bed scene happened in a
fashionable New York home. Sat
was blond and pretty aad will be
sorrowfully missed beat the circle
of dogs tbat knew ber beet
Tea aet fall welnht
euallty at the Central market. J
try U awake. w (i.(t
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