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Hlitorkal Socliy ST. JOHNS REVIEW r IT'S NOW UP TO YOU Toiubicrlto for THIS Paper All the newt while It li newt li . our motto. Call In ind enroll GET IN THE HABIT J Of edrntlilnr. In THIS Piper ndyos'llnircrrttretlt. De tin at ooce and keep rbjM it It Devoted (o the Interests of the Peninsula, the Manufacturing Center of the Northwest VOL- 7 ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1911. NO. 21 PicK 'Em Out Below is a complete list of candi dates who have complied with the requirements necessary to cuter the race for the various city offices. In looking over the list one will note that only ouc member of the present council J. S. Downey is 11 candidate for re-election. The present mayor, J. F. Hen dricks, is also n candidate for re election, but as councilman at large instead of for mayor. There is some good timber to select from, so figure It out: For Mayor ,K. C. Conch -Repubjiciin-Demo crat. A. W. Vincent Itidcpcudcut-So cialist. For Recorder F. II. Brodahl Independent. Frank A. Rice Republican, Dcm ocrnt nnd Independent. For Treasurer W. Scott Kellogg Republican Democrat-Independent. For City Attorney A. M. Esson Republican! -Demo crat-Iiulcpcudciit. O. J. Gatzmeyer Independent. Councilman at I,nrgc . Charlefircdcson Independent. G. Curtis Independent-Social ist. J. S. Downey Independent. -N. A. Geo Iud-Socialist. J. F. Hendricks Rep-Ind. ' I). Frank Ilorsmau Independent V. w. Vulenttnc Rep Dcin-Ind. For Couucilmeii for First Ward John W. Duvis Independent. Randolph Graded Independent. Oaylord Mullett Ind-Soc. A. A. Muck--Rep-Ind. J. I. Shurts Ind-Soc. For Councilman for Second Wartl . C. J. Anderson -Iud-Socialist. W. S. Hasey Independent. A. T. Boldou Democratic. .J F. Gillmorc Independent. I' Hill Republican-Independent. Rudolph Mark wart Independent. (J. L. Perrinc Ina-boc. Vote For a City ParR Nimmo-Pentoney . Mr. John Andrew Nimnio mid Miss Minnie I'cntoney were united 111 marriage Wednesday, March 29, 101 1. at eight o'clock p. 111. in St. Johns, (jrcgon, at 007 Hudson Mreet, the home of the officiating clergyman, Rev. G. W. Nelson. Mr. H. II. Dunn acted as grooms man and Miss Agues F. Nimuio, a bister of the groom, served as brides maid. The groom, a sou of Mr. I'eter Niuuno of this city, is a young man of splendid character and in dustrious habits. He holds the jvosition of fireman for the Oregon Wood-distilling company of Whit- wood. TJie bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Pentoney of of Crystal, Midi, one is a young lady of winsome personality and Merliug worth. The huppy young people will make their home in St. Johns and will begin housekeeping at 613 North Fillmore street, Building Permits No. 30 To V. M. Zink to erect a dwelling on Fillmore street be tween Catlin and St, Johns avenue; cost I400. No. 31 To C. B. McCrackan to erect dwelling on Gilbert street be tween Hartmau and Thompson; cast $400. No. 33 To Herman Kroman to erect residence on Astor street be tween Oregouian and Midway ave nues; cost $200, No. 33 To Kerr & Son to erect office building on Burlington street between Crawford and Bradford streets for St. Johns Lumber Co, ; cost $1800. No. 34 To L. E. Hand to erect dwelling on Allegheny street be tween Swift boulevard and Bank street; cost $200. The "Tale of Two Cities." re cently preseuted at the Electric Theatre was one of the finest produc tions that has yet been placed be fore the public at moving picture shows. The costumes, characters and scenic effects were of the high est order. Three thousand feet of film were required, but every foot of it was full of interest. The Elec tric is to be congratulated upon se curing the attraction. It may be reproduced iu the near future, as many requests have been made for its return by those who failed to see it. 0 Christian Science lecture given by the Christian Science Society of St. Johns in St. Johns rink corner of Ivauhoe and Johu street, Friday evening, April 7, at 8 o'clock. All are welcome. The opportunity for securing city park will be provided next Monday, when the question of Issu iug bonds for the purpose will be voted upon. There is no reason why St. Johns should not possess a park. Iu fact the city is not up to the times unless it acquires one. The interest upon" the bonds is all we need directly concern ourselves about; Portland will have to pay the principal after annexation. The site offered to the city is well adapted for park purposes, nnd f 2 1, 000, or an average of about $500 per 50x100 lot, is not an exor bitaut price when the location is taken into consideration. In fact ninny of the lots arc worth $600 to f 800, as any realty man will attest It is doubtful if any arc worth less than $500. The property will al ways be worth the price nsked. So that if n better and more suitable location can be found later on, this ground can bo sold for what it cost at least, and the proceeds applied upon the purchase of another. But we want a park, need a park and should have ouc. It would be some thing to boast about, a place to .spend many pleasant hours iu good old summer time, and would be a source of pleasure for the youngsters. Die laud in question is situated just south and adjoining the ice plant on Dawson street, and is owned jointly by Mrs. Nancy Ca pies and II. E. Harris. It contains n fraction less than six acres, is within the trolley line loop, easy vf access, level, and contains a number of fine fir trees. It might be well for those who are unfamiliar the location to pity same a Sunday, so that an intelligent cnu be cast Monday. win visit vote That Aviation Contest Back to Nature A lien in not upiKc(l to have much common sense or tnct, Yet every time she Uy un ce.g flic cock ics loriu me nici. to rooster hain't cot a lot of Intellect how. hut none the let, ; - Most rooster linvc vtionuli liood sctuc to crow. The mule, the most despised of beasts, lias it persistent way Of letting people know lie' around hy Ills insistent uray. The busy little Iters, they biux, hulls bellow nuil cows moo. And watch-dogs Imrk.nud ganders quack aun wvc nun piteous coo. The peacock spread hi tall uuil squawk nil's union mm roiiin sine. Ami even cnciit know enough to IiIm utiore tney sting. Hut MAN, the i;rcatest masterpiece Je- l.ovuli could devise, Will often stop and hesitate he fore he'll ADVERTISE Roscoe Parker Married Roscoe Parker of the Parker Bros, was married March 14, to Miss Ida Anderson. The ceremony took place iu Portland, Rev. J. R. olinson officiating. The wedding was something of surprise to the friends of the groom and when he and his bride arrived here they were given a learty welcome and compelled to ttend the "hard times" social where they received the congratu- atious of all present. Mr. and Mrs. Parker are now keeping house in their new resi dence near the Parker Bros. Mill. 'he Times joins in extending best of wishes to the happy couple. Willamlna Times. There is an old warning about poking your nose iu other people's business which Earl Moore thinks originated with the man who caught behind the bat without a mask over his "mug" iu a hot game of base ball. Earl tried it Monday. The pitcher put in a hot one, the batter tried to fan out a home ruu but tipped a foul just so the sphere caught Earl's unprotected bugle. For a time he saw all the signs of the zodiac and a number of stars not yet charted. After he put a little tar on his fingers and pulled his nasal appendage out from be- ween his eyes, where the ball bad driven it, that facial ornament leak ed a gallon or so of good Irish blood, and it wasn't green, either, even if Earl was. He will know better the next time. Mrs. G. O. Keeney and young daughter of Cheyenue, Wyo., are guests at the home of the former's mother-in-law, Mrs. C. v. Liu berg, 411 Allegheny street. Mrs. Keeney is immensely pleased with Oregon, which is in strong contrast with the cold aud barren lands of Wyoming. She may decide to re main here permanently. About 75 people met at the love ly home of Mrs. Overstrect on Burr street last Saturday evening for the purpose of entertaining the winners in an "aviation ' contest Held re cently by the enterprising young people of the Christian church. 1 hey divided their members in to three sections to make a trial of the three most successful flying ma chines: the dirigablc, the biplane, aud the monoplane, the ouc making the shortest flight to entertain the other two sections, the object be- iug to increase the membership of the C. E. Miss Edna Fountain was cap tain of the dlrignblc, Jerome Wills Icr the biplane aud Earl Moore the monoplane. In the gct-awav the dirigabte nailed away majestically leaving its competitors away be nnd, the fair captain giving tli merry uai ita ' to ner pursuers and was soon out of sight in the dis tance. Interest then centered the planes. The biplane made fair start nnd Captain Whislcr.who is otherwise known as the Shake spenrc, poet-laureate of the James Johns High, began to get chesty and make plans for all kinds of fireworks when they should pass the diriga lIc; but suddenly there came a dis cordaut sputter from the motor, th carburetor was bucking and th ilanc scarcely held its own. Then t worked good lor awhile nnd short advance was made, but was n brief tcspitc when the iucvlt )lc came and with a groan the uobl captain struck his colors and grace fully muted around to n good, soft place to alight. But how has the uthlctio Captain Moore fared witl the monoplane? Like its relative the biplane, Captain Moore's bin ship ninden fair start, but in his tisuii energetic way he crowdctl on too much power at the start and the motor supped an execntric, sprung a slue rod aud came to n dead statu still. "Out of the way, quick' roared the captain, "Let me have hold oi that crank shaft and I'll turn the machine myself." But was too late, just as the captain's biceps began to swell and the pro peller blades began to hum and the airship was gathering itself for strong, victorious flight, the plane came iu coutuct with a tall pine, crumpled up, the ship turned turtle aud came down iu the hazel brush, just outside the grounds, with no body hurt. Just about this time Captain Fountain with the dirigible came sailing iu with nil colors (lying, circled tiie grounds ami alighted iu front of the grand stand like duck, amid the cheers of all be holders and was declared the win There may be some poetic li- Ends Four Years' Service Rev. Chester Pdul Gntcs will close his ministry iu St. Johns on next Sunday, April 2. According to the law of the United Evangcli- lrfil nli,trrli fl nnetnr 1intttt.iv ct...1 a term of four years must move on. Anent Westrumite it ner. cense taken in this description, but this is the way it looked to the wri ter judging from the blackboard il illustrations of the flight. And the "gathering of the clans" at Mrs Overstreet's was to entertain the dirigables at the expense of the de fcuted bird men. The amusements of the evening were a number of new and inter esting games, interspersed with songs by Mr. Thompson of Port- aim, witlt his sister, Miss Thotnp son. as accompanist. Mrs. Keeler gave two readings in a most de Ightlul itianuer, the latter iu res ponse to a hearty encore was par ticularly applicable to the "tight wads" who go to church, sit with closed eyes and sing "I'm glad salvation's free" while they permit the basket to pass without contrib uting nuythiug. After the enter taiumeut, the guests were served with the most delicious cakes aud fruit punch, aud we were obliged to hurry this closing ceremony so as to get home before Sunday. Now, just a word more. If you wish to have just the happiest time oi your life, work your rabbit's foot to secure an invitation to some func tion of the C. E. to be held at the lome of Mrs. Overstreet and then go, even if you have to put off your own weddiug. It's a combination that never fails. Dad. John CurL father of Mrs. C, J. Audersou, corner of Ivanhou aud Richmoud, met with a severe aud painful accident about six o'clock last Thursday evening. He had ust come down stairs and as lie stepped upon the sidewalk some one ran into him with a bicycle, knocking him down and injuring him to such an extent that by rea son of his great age his physician thinks he may never be able to walk again. The wheel men ought to either keep to the street or use greater care in passing buildings. With a 10 or 1 2-foot sidewalk to ride upon there seems no excuse but criminal carelessness for running the old gentleman down. If you have anything iu the fur niture line to sell, see H. F. Clark, the furniture man. KKV. C. J, OATPi. Mr. Gates was appointed to St Johns in 1007, aud having served the specified term, must move. II regrets very miuh the neccssit that is laid upon lilni, yet proceeds in observance oi the law. The theme of the services next Sunday MltS. C. !. OATltS. will be: A. M;, "The Fini ih; 7:30 p. m., "Tilt Irretrievable Past and the All Possible Future." Rev. Gates and his estimable wife have innumerable friends here, who are loath to have them leave, but trust that their new location will not be so far away but that they can often iwy n visit to St Johns. About 52 persons, old nnd young, were present to enjoy tiie mask so cialnt the home of Mr. nnd Mrs. Guldens last Friday evening. A short program, consisting of music and readings was given after which marsiuuallows and punch was served. A prize was given for the best sustained character. The pro ceeds will go towards helping to pay for the hospital expenses of one of the members of the M.E. church who is now Iu a Portland hospital. Oregon is getting its full share of the colonists who are crowding the westbound trains. A telegram from Louis W. Hill, president of the Great Northern, to Manager Chapman of the Commercial club, bore the information that over one- third of the passengers on the Ori eutal Limited one day out of the Twin Cities were bound for Oregon. This ratio is probably true of prac tically all ol the colonist trains com ing to the Northwest. The apple is such a common aud well known fruit that few people are tamlllar witu its remarkable medical ualitles. But one of the best things pcrsou can do to keep iu good lealth aud to keep sound is to eat an apple just before going to bed. The.apple is an excellent brain food, because it has, in easily digested shape, more phosphoric acid than any other fruit. Oregon's Naval Militia will get le Cruiser Boston for use in traili ng the members iu the ways of the navy. The vessel will be available May 15 aud will be stationed at Portland. Cruises will be made to seacoast points to give the member- up practical instruction iu hand ing a fighting ship. The Reserve s an active organization that prom ises to become more important as me passes. Thad T. Parker greeted mauy of his old St. Johns friends here Sun day, rnau is located at willamlna where he is engaged in the law and other business. He has leased his newspaper plant, aud is devoting is time to other work. The ex periences he felates in getting out a newspaper are highly amusing. Thad'a many friends were glad to greet him once more, Editor St. Johns Review: With growing conviction of your lairmiuticducss, which lias been fos tered by personal contact, and r full appreciation of the influence which the Review wields in St. Johns, I am appealing to you to publish certain results of n person al investigation I have made into the merits of Westrumite. I nin fully nwnre tlmt the publi cation will be construed by certain lean and fleshy swivel-chair poli ticians as the paid product of a com peting company. But disregarding these narrow, biased views and act ing on the urgent solicitation of the minority of the Jersey street proper ty owners, and n not inconsiderable number of ordinary tax-payers, I feel justified iu setting down such facts as my own inquiries have de veloped, relying on your own per sonal acquaintance mid my con stantly expressed views for the ad vancement 01 tiie city to onset nny biased Insinuation that may be off ered. In making the investigation into the merits or demerits of Westru mite as a hard surface material, my urst move was naturally to exam iue the recorded patents of th founder of the company nnd ti. authorities that dealt with his prod net. These investigations showed me thalWestriimlte is n trade name was registered iu 1903 by Leonard S. Van West nun, iu accordance with the several patent spcclfica nous ue nan uieti in uermauv am: iu England for his material, 1001, following the procedure he had ndopted iu Germany, Van West rum obtained three patents which nre numbered 7.S2,.i8.w. tab and 752.4H7. These patents reier to nu emulsion of oil nml wa ter, consisting of 00 iwr cent water ami were originally for the Bprluk ling ot streets, tor which purpose tney nre admirably adapted. Air. van West rum on His nrriva 11 this eoniitrv innde niitilirntinn in -.. tiie New voru authorities for demonstration ot product nnd on August at mid 22, 1005, such demonstration was made nt Stnteu Island. As a dustlayer the product was pronounced "excellent," but the excessive cost of the product militated against its adoption. iMir titer experiments made later on the Midway Plaisaucc at Chicago, and 11 1007 VanWcstrum, recognizing that the abnormal cost of sprinkling would debar its adoption in many American cities, used his product 111 n (intercut way. At bt. Paul, Minn,, he used this oil and water product to sprinkle the several layers of macadam, and niter repeated failures with the use of his emulsion under the layer method he applied to the owners of iJltuiitlilc patents for license In the middle west to use the novelty of their invention, which novelty provided for the mixing of the var otis grades of the stone together, and the addition of his Westrumite emulsion, thus making possible more dense mineral aggregate than was provided by the use of his emulsion under the layer method. William Piersou Judsou, the cm iicut New York consulting eugiu eer, says iu his book that Westruiu te is an emulsion of oil and water saponified with aiuouia and other ugrcdients. John Henry Larson, 11 his book on roadmakiug, con firms this statement. When, owing to complications, the holders of the Bitulithic patent were unwilling for the agreement to continue, Van westruiu made application to the United States Patent Office for an oilier patented roadway and on April 25,1910, Patent No. 956,009, A method of building roads which consists of mixing an asphaltic ce ment agent whose basis is water with broken stone, gravel, earth, etc., iu their natural condition, spreading and compacting the mix ture on a suitable foundation" was issued. This patent is the sole one that has hitherto been granted to VauWestrum for an asphaltic lavement and the recent date at which it was granted precludes the possibility of it having received a fair trial under severe traffic condi- tions.even granting that it has ever been used for the laying of n regu lar roadbed. Representatives of the Westru mite company have exhibited in St. Johns laboratory samples of the Westrumite pavement, but their specifications make no offer that icy will take this sample, seal it, aud file it with the city engineer aud use a product equally as dense ith the same iicrcentage of bitu men on Jersey street; and it is my belief that the laying of such a mixture would infringe the basic patent held by the Bitulithic people, le validity of which was upheld the decision of Justice Lurtou in 1909, aud alterwards upheld by Supreme Court, The committee of two which t by visited the eastern cities reported that the streets of Hammond and Chicago visited were without flaw. Irom letters filed with the city re cordcr of St. Johns, I have extract cd the following statements directly antagonistic to uicsc views: Magiuot Brothers, of Hammond, Indiana state that "the letter given to Mr. Hill regarding Westrumite pavement aooui n month ago, was secured from us by misreprcsenta tion 011 his part." George S. Do bin writes: "As n free-holder and citizen of the city of Hammond, Indiana, I do not like Westrumite for improving a street. It is no good." Peter L. Davis states: "I have been a member of the board of public works of the city of Ham mond for the past five years. In my opinion Westrumite for dust layer Is good, but for a permanent improvement, I do not consider that it is good." John Kane. chairman of the streets nnd alleys committee for the past seven years at Hammond, Indiana, says: " West trtimite dries out nnd the surface wears off nnd blows nwny within eighteen mouths nftcr the comple tion of the improvement. A. M. Turner, president of the First National Batik of Hammond, said: "Our experience with West rumite has not been highly satis factory." Witli regard to Chicago, the let ter scut by Engineer Andrew was returned to him with the succinct remark across its face iu blue pen cil "N.u." whilst the city of Chi cago under their seal declare that "the Westrumite laid iu this city was practically worse than use less." These letters and many others iu the same strain nre n matter of rec ord, being filed with the recorder. City Engineer Andrew has claimed that the specifications furnished by the Westrumite company arc in definite. They make no mention of sub-grade, no details of the amount of bitumen iu Westrumite, aud nre uncertain ns to the process adopted iu laying the flush cont. He made n careful dissection of the two sets of specifications iu nu in terview for the Portland Journal Sunday, nnd n schoolboy knowledge 01 the elementary laws of physics apart from any technical kuowlcdg of road-making, must show that road constructed upon the layer upon layer principle, containing some 45 per cent of voids, cannot have the compressive strength which a road ied constructed 011 a principle where titc wearing stirlace npprox- mates the density of common stone must nave, rue absolute worth essness of the guarantee bond, how ever optimist the guarantors may c, has been shown by the city attorney relying on the decision of supreme court ol the state of Ore gou. The weak financial standing of the Westrumite company is matter ol record with the commer cial agencies. I hold no brief for any competing company and almost incredible as it may seem to those whose whole training has been a refutation of the principle, am merely anxious to uncover what consider a gigantic steal from the citizens of St. Johns. If the result of my personal iu vestigatious can have any weight, et me urge the rank and hie of the itizeus of St. Johns to call a meet iug, jct me urge them to obtain the opinion of a reputable engineer who is unbiased by the opinions of any competing company. Let the samples of Westrumite that are be ug hawked around the city be filed with the engineer as a sealed sample of their product, aud let the citizens themselves, unmoved by the hoarse bellowings of interest- d politicians, do their own ier.son- al investigating. Aud if they find that their judgment, after carefully weighing the matter, leads them to laying down Westrumite on Jersey street iu opositiou to the views I lave expressed, and if they cau show evidence that the product will ie a credit to the city, I will cer tainly do my little all, vaunting it iu and out of season to advance the sale of the Westrumite product and to uphold the credit of the city of St. Johns in the years to come, J. F. WRIGHT. The Lcightou Hardware Co. has succeeded the Hendricks Hard ware Co. aud the new management assumed control last week. E. L. erkins, the efficient and obliging assistant of Mr. Hendricks, has been retained by Messrs. Leigh ton, and his smiling countenance will continue to beam upon patrons (es- icciully the ladles; of the store. The Fraternal Order of Eagles will give an old time eastern dance in M. W, A. hall, St. Johns, Tues- ay, April 4th. Good music aud good time assured. Admission 50c, ladies free. How do you easterners like Oregon weather? this Council Proceedings Westrumite scored nuothcr de cided victory nt the regular council meeting Tuesday night, when the city engineer waived his objections to the specifications submitted by the paving company and ulso ex pressed n willingness to mnkc his estimates iu accordance with the bid recently submitted by the Wes trumite company. The seating ca pacity of the hall was more than reached by the attendance. All members were present with J. W. Davis filling the vacaucy caused by the resignation of W. W. Windle. The first matter tak en up was petitions for arc lights nt Aienrs nnd Orcgoulnn, Swift nnd Macruiu and Olympla nnd Mncruin streets. The three lltihts were or dered Installed on motion of A. W. Davis. A written communication from the engineer, iu which he stated that owing to a prcmndcrauce of sentiment in favor of Westrumite. he waived his objections thereto nnd wns willing to change his esti mates, was read and 011 motion of Mr. Doble received nnd placed on file. An ordinance adopting Wostrum te, there being one or two slight alterations, nnd it resolution pro viding for the Improvement of Jer sey street with that material were ordered drawn by the attorney for next week's session on motion of Mr. Downey. An ordlunncc providing for con nection with the sewer wns passed on motion of Mr. Cook, nil voting iu the affirmative with the excep tion of Mr. Dobie, who contended that the time given for connecting wns entirely too short. A portion of the Jersey street sidewalk nnd the improvement of of Oswego were nccepted by the council. Au ordinance providing for the time aud manner of improving Chi cago street from Jersey to Portland boulevard was passed nu motion of Mr. Johnson, Mr. Downey made 11 motion that the tree adjacent to the city hall on Philadelphia street be removed. All opposed this step except Council men Cook nnd Downey. So the nxmau will spare the tree for the present at least. The library committe was author ized to procure the necessary furni ture for fitting up n library loom in the McChesuey block to the extent of 125 on motion of Mr. Hlllnr. Bills amounting to 491.50 al lowed on motion of Mr. Johnson. The Pythian Sisters' card imrtv was held 011 Friday night nt the I. O. O. F. Hall. A Inrue crowd was iu attendance. Mrs. P. J. Mil ler won the ladies' first prize and Mrs. Thos. Cochran captured the second. C. II. Derric received the gentleman's first and H. S. Iluwitt carried off the second. Thse weekly card parties ore very ponu- lar and much enjoyed. The next one will be held April 4th nt the same place. Boiiham & Currier, with their usual enterprise, have decided to close their stores after April 1st nt 6:30 p. m., and later, if the peopUt accustom themscves to the change, will make the closing hour nt six in, This is n move that should appeal to the public. The clerks are deserving of the additional time this will give them. The oth er stores should follow suit. The excavation for the new bulki ng 011 the old site of the St. Johns Review and Dobie's realestnte office, s almost completed. Construction work will be pushed right along, It is Bickuer Bros.' intention to build n brick structure where Mans field's barber shop aud the confec tionery store is now located .some time during the next two years. 0 The members aud pastor of the Congregational church desire your iresetice at their place of worship, corner of Richmond aud Ivauhoe strects.Sutiday at 11 a. 111. and 7:30 p. 111. Come. G. W. Nelson, pastor. I. F. Clark, brother of II. F. Clack, the furniture man, hailing from San Deigo, Cat., arrived iu St. Johns Wednesday aud will probably engage iu business here. S. W. Bugbee, the drayage man, purchased two teams of fine draft horses at the Uuiou Stock Yards Monday. Increased businoiw emauded more horse Hetih. Albert Dix, living on Willamette boulevard, left Wednesday for Elk River, Idaho, where lie goes to in stall a lumber plant. "