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Historical Socitty ST. JOHNS REVIEW ITS NOW UP TO YOU Toiubicrlbc (or THIS Paper Alt the newt while It li newt It our motto. Call In and enroll GET IN THE HABIT Of admtlilnt In THIS Paper and you'll nam retrain. De tin at one and keep rttht at It Devoted to tho Interest ot the Penlntula, the Manufacturing Center of the Northweit ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1911. VOL. 7 NO. 22 The City Election The regular city election was held on Monday, and for some rea son but little iutcrc.it wns tnken in same. Only about fifty per cent, of the voters took advantage of the privilege of voting, or to be more exact 484 votes were cast. A clean sweep was made so far as council tucii arc concerned. Messrs. Hendricks and Downey were the only members of the present conn THK NKW MAYOR cil making a run for rc election and both were defeated. K. C. Couch, J. W. Davis and F. W. Valentine have all served previously either as mayor or councilman, while the ex perience will be new so f.ir ns St. THK NICW ATTOKNKV Johns is conce'rued to the others elected. The closest race was be t vcen Pascal Hill and J. F. Gill more in the second ward, the for mer winning out with only one vote to spare. A. W. Vincent, socialist etudldate for mtyor, jnade a splen did nin, anil received many com plimentary votes. Following is the list of candidates elected, who will begin business next Monday night: Mayor K. C. Couch, Recorder Frank A. Rice, Treasurer W. S. Kellogg, Attorney A. M. F.sson, Couucilmen at Large Charles Bredcsoti, D. Frank Horsmau and K W. Valentiue. Counclhuen First Ward John W. Davis and A. A. Muck. Councilmeu Second Ward P. Hill and G. L. Perrine. Following Is- the total vote each candidate received; For Mayor K. C; Couch 331, A. W. Vincent 147. For Recorder F. H. Brodahl 156, Frauk A. Rice 230, R C. Stokes 83. For Treasurer V. Scott Kel logg 406. For Attorney A. M. Esson 263, O. J. Gatzmyer 198. For Couucilmen at Large Chus. Dredeson 241, G. W. Curtis 115, J. S. Downey 227, N. A. Gee 116, J. F. Hendricks 170, D. Frank Horsrnan 334, F. W. Valentine 242. Councilmeu First Ward J, W. Davis 119, Randolph Graden 73, Gaylord Mallett 47, A. A. Muck 190, J. I. Shurts 63. For Councilman Second Ward C. J. Anderson 32," W. S. Basey 41, J. F. Gillmore 66, P. Hill 67, Rudolph Markwart 49, G. L. Per rine 113. The vote on the nark bonds was: Yes 260, no 209. As it required a two-thirds vote to secure the park, the project was lost, being 106 votes short of carrying. Allen Murray, his son, Edgar, wife and two children arrived in St. Johns from Clearfield, Penn., Wednesday morning, taking up their habitation at the. Chicago rooming house. Mr. Murray was a former resident of St. Johns, and and after spending another winter In the Keystone state, was more than glad to once more reach this land ef sunshine and flowers. J. J. Hurlburt has begun con ctmrtlnn ution a ,handsome resi dence on South Ivanhoe which will cost 13000. John Blum isliaviug a fine home erected on Astor street. Words of Appreciation The following letter showing the high esteem in which Rev. Qnt.cs is held in the community was signed by some sixty citizens of St. Johns, representing every phase of the city and is a tribute seldom paiu 10 a citizen upon his departure to anoth er field of activity. The letter was written and circulated by Gov. J. H. Fletcher: Rev. C. P. Gates, pastor of the United Evangelical Church, St. Johns: Having heard with regret that you arc about to leave your charge in this city after a residence nnour years, as pastor of the United Evan gelical church, we, citizens of St. Johns,lrrespectIvc of denominations, cannot allow you to depart to anoth er field of labor without expressing our regret, as well as bearing testi mony to your worth nsa man and your character as u citizen and a Christian. While some of us did not see eye to eye witli you on nil pub lic questions, yet we never failed to admire your fearless, outspoken and conscientious advocacy of what you believed to be for the best in terest of the city and country. Your eloquent and powerful discourses invariably cliarmed us. and your kind and obliging disposition to nil regardless of icllgloii or politics won our gratitude nndcsfcm, thus illustrating the truth of the Hues of the poet: "If each for each do all he can, A very god is man to man." Of votir lofty character and high aims wc entertain the highest ad miration and we hope that where- ever you go you will continue to .ii. 1. 1 irt... 1!... I ' iTvacn uunsi nun mm kiuliiiwu with the same power and acceptance that you did here, and that you will continue to enjoy the same con fidence that you did in St. Johns. We ure Indeed sorry to sec you leave us, for as the poet says: "It is not they who go who feel the parting It is they who stay behind who feel it most." Hut be assured, dear sir, that wherever vou may reside we shall cherish the warmest remembrance for both you and your nmlable part ner and that when you quit pro claiming the "glad tldfugs" on earth, you may receive the crown of righteousness that fadeth not away, eternal in the heuvens. Then followed the list of names, too numerous to warrant space here. Beautiful Spring Flowers lly K. H. Plakket See, Oh I see the beautiful spring, The flowers so early peeping, ' As they come forth with their dew drops on, Pointing heavenward.silently creep ing. Then they spread their leaves, As tue sunsniue on, wmi tuuer cnt shades of color. Some are large and some are small But each is distinct trotn me other. Then comes the bud, and then the flower. The fragrauce we love for smell hie: And In the house it fills the room Of our little cottage dwelling. It makes me happy to see them grow, And makes us feel like living. Oh I give me more to put in store, On my little window sneivmg. Oh' this beautiful earthly world With all its beauty given, Is only a home, an earthly home, m f 1 . To prepare tor a nome in neavcn. Building Permits No. 35 To J. J. Hurlbert to erect a residence on Ivanhoe be tween Catllu and Trumbull; cost $3000. Nn. ifi-To Mrs. B. Smith to erect dwelllug on Mohawk between Swift Boulevard and liendricics avenue; cost $400. Wn -it To Frauk Powers to erect a dwelling on Mohawk be tween Oswego and Alleglieuy; cost $75o. No. 18 To Tohn Blum to erect a residence on Astor street between Midway and Oregoian avenue; cost $800. The Eagles gave a delightful okl fashioned Eastern dance in the M. W. A. hall Tuesday evening. The 1 1 1 f I S l . . n Ita Annnnidl nail was Ultcu mutual iu iw ui.i7 and the old time dances were en ioved to the fullest extent. Re freshments, bountiful and appetiz ing, were well taken care of by those in attendance. All voted it an unqualified success. '. Lavender Dinner Mrs Alice Learned entertained the Debonair Club at a Lavender dinner at three o'clock Thursday afternoon. The table decorations were very beautiful and elaborate. Broad lavender ribbons hung in festoons from the ceiling and were fastened to the four corners of the table. Candles were used on the table and had pretty lavender shades. The central decoration was a lovely fern in a jardiuerc cov ered with lavender crepe paper. Just before dinner was announced eneh minst drew a number from a troy. At each place was a square of mauilla paper numbered to match the numbers on the tray and bearing on one side a humorous sketch while the opposite side cur ried n very clever illustration of the sketch done in water colors by Mrs. Hope Learned. The guests were seated at the tabic 'according to the number drawn and nmid much laughter each in turn read aloud the witticism found on her place card. The menu was as follows: Grape Fruit Salmon Patties . Salad Chops Sliced Tongue Mashed Potatoes Pickled Jcllo Salted Almonds Olives' Ice Cream Cake After Dinner Mints Cofe Noir The dinner was delicious nud beautifully served In every detail. The Ice cream and cake were tinted lavender to carry out the color scheme. The pickled jello was purticu'jrly fine and called forth many complimentary remarks and iiiuiiv lL-niiL'sts for the recipe. It is titi eastern dish ami was made for the occasion by Mrs. Boyd. After dinner, slips of paper containing a short type-written story in an in complete form were passed one to each guest nud they were given a half hour to fill in all the blauks. Mrs. Day's paper was found to be correct and she received the first prize, a handsome cut glass bowl. Mrs. Gnmmcl and Mrs. Bovd were next with only two crrqrs, and . . a drew for the second prize, a stiver pickle fork. Mrs. Uoyd was tlie winner. Afterwards a lame box was passed containing the favors, wrapped In white and tied with lavender ribbon. Each one took out the package to correspond with the number given on ine piace cards. Mrn. Dav received an oriental sachet. Mrs.Uickuase a Jap. cold cream jur, Mrs. Kinder, a jap. pin tray, Mrs. Fones, n Jap. puff box, Mrs. Rambo, a hatpin holder, Mrs. Hartel, a Japanese puff box Mrs. Weeks, Japanese pin tray, Mrs. Sandifer, a piece of Iudian notterv. Mrs.'Boyd, nut crackers, Mrs. Evans, a fancy soap box, Mrs. Hiller, a Japanese tray Mrs. Keeler, a Japanese tray, Mrs. G amine!, a Japauese tray, Mrs. Markle, a brass bowl, Mrs. Hewitt, a brass bowl. Seventeen members of the club were nreseut and all voted it Otie of the most delightful affairs ever given the Debonair club. Mrs. Learned Is an ideal hostess and in every way deserving of the high esteem in which she is held as the president of the club. Confidence In Oregon No less a financial authority than Frank A. Vanderiin. nresidetit of of the National City Bank of New York, and who was formerly an assistant to the secretary of the tieasury, has handed out good ad vice to Oregouians this -past week. He snvs that everv man should get a piece ot laud and he urges that now is the time to get It. Mr. Van derlip was entertained during the mi st week bv the Portland commer cial club. He expressed great con fidence in tue tuture ot uregon anu says the very attractive appearance of the state impresses him with the Wisdom of every man securing for himself and tamiiy a piece ot ianu, for it will not be a great while until a poor man will be unable to get land. In discussing the financial situation Mr. Vanderlip expresses the bellet tnat business conditions in the country at large are taking a hopeful turn. He finds banks are sound, crop prospects are good and there is general commence in me future. Bad breath, bitter taste, dizziness and a general "no account'' feeling is a sure sign of a torpid liver. HERBINE is the medicine heeded. It makes the liver active, vitalizes the blood, regulates thebowels and restores a fine feeling of energy and cheerfulness. Price 50c. Sold by St. Johns Pharmacy. , C25 West Side Development "Turn to those western hills of Portland," says the realty dealer. "Study your city map at the same limp. Observe flint the irent I white patches which indicate acreage within tue city limits yet unplatted arc to be found in the western hills only. In self defense, the realty man who makes a business mar keting newly platted property, is turning to the western hills for lo cations." Students of the realty situation arc arguing that the era of the West Side resident development is returning, nud the rather numerous additions being pushed on the western hills is cited ns evidence. The effect of this trend, they say, wjll be to draw more of the new population to the West Side, in stead of letting practically all the small homcbuilders no to the vast expanse of the East Side between the Columbia Ktvcr and tlic soutu eru city limits. Many arguments arc being advanced to prove the contention. "Take vour man." savs Vincent Jones, "measure off the great areas within easy distance which nave not been platted. Wc have hund reds of acres right here at our doors on the western hills. Population has not gone there because of the relative cost of building on level ground, nud the hill cost of street improvements. But n time is reached where distance on level ground begins to counterbalance the slight nud much exaggerated difficulties of hillside building. I think that that time has arrived. Good, sightly cheap lots within sat isfactory reach on the East Side are growing scarce. People do not want to go into tue country, tie youd the five cent carfare limit, when they can find anything sultn- ble nearer. Minn car lines tin the westciu hills like Portland Heuihts Hue. You could reach hundreds of acres now vacant Within the ao-tnlmite limit. If this land be tmt on the market so that the owner gt'ts his business site for $400 to $1000, why Is it not reasonable to expect rabid de velopment in thin-direction? Some of the additions now being platted, and others to go on later, will have a large number of popular priced lots, all on the hill elevation, giving food air and the finest view. Ev erything points to their becoming a powerful drawing clement tor me increase in Portland's population." Mr. tones, with the other men who arc becoming interested in the northwest hills, also makes a num ber of observations on the trend of Industries which favor residence in the northwestern district. Wharves, warehouses and facto ries are L'olmr in on the river and adjacent territory below the bridg es. That is conceded. 1 ne penin sula is to become a great mauufac turincr nud warehouse center. The time is coming when thousands of men able to own good homes will le employed in that region. Laud thereabout will be too high priced and not desirable for such homes, and this class will go to the nearest locutions where rates are within reach. Suppose that iiitertirbau lines operate on the North Bank rnnWs tliroiiL'h the neuinsula dis trict, crossing the Willamette -at the North Bank bridge. It -would be easy to distribute this traffic through out the northwestern hills, which would be the nearest accessible re- All the West side ot tlie river from Guild's lake northward will have its institutions. When Lewis ....... . . . & Wiley have finished their great filling work at tue laKe ami oilier property is brought up to grade level, heavy business interests will be located there and the northwest ern hills will be the only residence section near. To expedite the work o.f popular izing this hillside region, and to use it as an equalizing influence upon the ereatest values of city property, it is the purpose of Mr. Jones and aud others interested to carry on systematic work in explaining. what can be done with hillside buildings. A multitude of plaus of ' the Swiss chalet type, and Portland buildings already reared upon the hill slopes, will be pictured, tue cost, 01 mis type of work will be shown in de tail, and the public urged to take advantage of hill possibilities. Or egon Journal. There is no spot that is more at tractive as a building site by reason of its delightful view of mountain, river and landscape, its easy access to the great manufacturing district developing at St. Johns, than that of Whitwood Court. Directly across the river, when our free ferry is in stalled it will make that thriving communhv aud St.Iohns practically one city. Hundreds of employes of mi 1 r. ...In .....1.,. our mills mm muiuiica win nmnc homes there where they will be free from the dust and smoke of the The Paving Question It is somewhat amusing to those not interested in the street to watch the properly owners of Jersey street shifting ground on the hard sur facing proposition. One week 75 per cent arc in favor of Bitulithic, aud sign up to that effect. The nevt week on tier rent, renonnee their former views and petition for westrunutc. inst wcck nuotuer shift was made and about eighty per cent, according to Attorney Collier, signed a communication to the council asking that Westrumitc he not tiKPft. Due went Knme fnvor one thing, the next week they nrc in tavor ot somciiiing else, i.ikc a shirt on a clothes line, they arc subject to every wind that blows. They hug to their breasts one kind of hard surfacing, and soon tliscard it for something else. The same tactics on n iurv would hanir n man one week and free him the next. Olly-tougucd representatives of the strongest paving concern the world has ever known have been sent here, one after another, to in still noison in the minds of the prop erly owners. One takes hold where the other left off. Doubt, hesitan cy, vacillation nrc the result. The uninterested citizens can only look on and wonder if they arc ever go lug to discard their swaddling clothes mid net like men who know their own minds, instead of playing the part of weak willed children. What will the world at large, as the news goes forth, think of us ns a municipality, anyhow? Why have some of the people renounced Westrumlte? If West rumitc is good, the competing com D.mv could afford to lav the Jersey street paving free of charge to the properly owners to Keep 11 irom getting a foothold. If it is bad the company could well afford to spend money in seeing that Westrumlte is laid just to snow to tue worm west that It is utterly worthless, lint tln coinnetinif comnauv Is cute. shrewd nud well know how to deal with human nature. Only their best talent Is used here, nud one man is not used long enough to bore ills hearers. Another conies, and still another. The tales that appeur from time to time in the livening Post concerning the "Sys tem" are fairly out rivalled nerc. Their interest in the dear people of St. Tohns is immeasurable. Phil- nnthroplstically they spend their money, time nun laieuis 10 save 01. Johns from laying n worthless pave ment. And their interest is so dis interested. What care they what kind of surface is laid, only so it Un't Westrumlte? Thev know that people are gullible ns in P. T. JJaruum a time aim incysuapc ineir tactics accordingly. Oiled promi ses, siicrnr-coated insinuations mid startiing visions of what the result would be were Westrumlte laid, are tin wennons used, aud ah I how skillfully they are brought Into play. One cannot neip mil nuuiire the deftness with which they poison the mind and apologetically at tenmt to miucture the reputation and financial stnnditig of their com petitors. l et us look at the facts, stripped of their clinging honey and veiled inuendoes: Attorney collier saiu lie had written duly to engineers in tiu Krmt. An inspection of the re plies, which he so disinterestedly placed with the city recorder, dis closed only a couple from engineers. How the others came to reply from letters addressed to engineers does not become clear. Not one letter from an engineer is derogatory to Westrumlte. but on the contrary rather upholds it. Letters from . 1 . 1.1 1 other sources cannot oe cousiuercu reliable. Money can buy testimo nials, and men have beeu known to neriure themselves for money, especially so wheu there is little chance of being discovered. En gineers, as a rule, have reputations tosustatn.and tliey are very carenu regarding the statements they make. Attain, sunoo.se a city iu California should write to our own city en- gineer, or the l'ortiaud cny eugin eer.concerning Westrumite.can you imagine the reply that would issue from each? Aud yet neither of them has had any personal exper ience w ith Westrumite. Our en gineer and Mr. Woodhouse both affect to believe uie touuuaiiou inai Westrumite company proiwses to lay to be inadequate; yet we be iieve neither ever had any exped ience with hard surfacing. wauy things are being doue today that were tlioiiL'ht impossible a dozen years ago. Science is ever on the move. Mr. Andrew stated that he factory district and where unsur unsseil loveliness of the panoramic scene which spreads out before the vlsiou charms and sootues tue weary worker after a day of toil. This little hamlet, once a ferry is in will grow like Jonah's gourd and will soon cover the entire slope. had sent back to Chicago for speci cations used there, yet the ones he wanted used here were secured from Canada. There is no abso lute proof that the specifications submitted by the Westrumite Co. arc not similar to those used in the East. All the letters and testimo nials received from city engineers from any section where Westrumite lias been laid unite in speaking iu warmest praise of it except one, which says it has not been laid long enough iu his city to give n just opinion. Then are wc to lose faith iu our two townsmen, who were sent back to eastern states to in vestigate? Arc they men who arc likely to be hoodwinked ? Is not their word of more value than a dozen letters, the authors of whom arc utterly unknown to the people of St. Johns? Think you, if the streets were "blowing away," "full of holes," "disintegrating" and "utterly worthless" ns some of these letters nvcr, that Mr.McKcou and Hill would gain no inkling of it ? D. N. Byerlcc traversed one of these streets when at Chicago a year or so ago, aud says it was one of the finest he ever saw, that one of the citizens living on the street informed him that the street had been laid three years, that it was the most economical ns to repairs after being torn up for pipe work, requiring no expensive skilled work men to make such repairs, but that any one with gumption enough to use a shovel, a tamper and a trow el could make the repair, n process Byerlcc witnessed at the time. He says while hi was talking nu immense truckload of structural steel, evidently weighing several tons, passed as did n large number of other vehicles, and he could not see any signs of wearing or cracks or any other defects, that so far as this street is concerned he knows by ersoual observation that these adverse rciorts, insinuations and vague rumors are absolutely false to the distance of a mile or more where he passed, nud consequently he has no confidence in nuy of the (mis) representations made in oppo sition to Westrumite. Do not the letters aud affidavits the representatives of the Jersey street property owners brought back with them offset the letters received by disiutercsted(?) parties here? Surely the preponderance of of evidence is still with Westrumite. It is claimed by some Hint water will get under the foundations nud wash holes. With a top surface that sheds rain and n 1 2-foot con crete walk on each side of It, we would be glad to know how enough water could get under It to wash nuy thing, or how it could "creep" with cement walk on either side. No man who had any faith iu Wes trumite has had reason to lose any of it by the evidence thus far ad duced. Miss Ilulda Uuger returned to St. Johns Monday evening from Pasadena, Col., at which place nud Prescott, Arizona, she has been spending the greater part of the winter, bite came up from Cali fornia by steamer, and while 011 the voyage sent n couple of wire less messages to her father here an nouncing her coming. Her broth er Milton is still at Pasadena, but expects to arrive in St, Johns with in a few days. Miss Uuger says Southern California is beautiful, but there is no place like St, Johns. Her many friends here were glad to note her return. Mrs. T. E. Roye and young son will arrive iu St. Johns tomorrow, from Converse, Indiana, where she left a husband and two daughters to keep house while she looks for a new home in Oregon. She was in duced to make the trip by her bro ther, J. Nutting, whom she hasn't seen for seventeen years. Mrs. Roye Is n member of several ladies' societies aud stands high in her home town circles. Arnold Unger, since his retire ment from the retail business, is manufacturing cigars iu the Mc Chesnev block. His cigars have gained a wide reputation aud the local demand alone keeps him Hus tling to supply. More help will be added later. If you want a good cigar ask your dealer for one of Unger' s make. The Princess has changed man agement once more, and likewise its name. Henceforth it will be known ns "The Idle Hour." This theatre has had a precarious exist ence since it was first installed, owing principally to Inefficient mauagment and inferior apparatus. The new manager promises to make it first class iu all respects. Mrs. B. Smith is having a com fortable dwelling erected on Eust Mohawk. Council Proceedings The last active session of the present council was held Tuesday night. The next one will be held on Mondny night when the reins of government will be turned over to the new officials. A large crowd was iu attendance, and as usual the paving of Jersey street had another inning. A communication signed by n number of Jersey street prop erty owners objected to the laying of Westrumlte on that thoroughfare nud proceedings were once more stayed. Dr. White, of the state board of health and Dr. Geary of the county board, were present nud addressed the council In relation to safeguard ing the city against bubonic plague, which they claimed was raging iu all the Asiatic ports and other for eign ports as well. They desired that this city inaugurate precau tious to prevent rats from escaping from vessels hailing from thcuc for eign ports, that the police nllow none to tie up at the (locks unles rat shields were used. Council ugrecd to use nil precaution possi ble nlong this line, aud instruct the police regarding same. L. D. Jackson was granted nu extension of 30 days time 011 tlie mprovemcut of North Ivunlioe street, us was also T. II. Cochran on the improvement of Mohnwk, both on motion of Mr. Cook. A tctitiou for nu arc light nt the intersection of Seneca and Rich mond streets was referred to the light committee. A communication from a number of Jersey street property owner) claimed that the Westrumlte speci fications were loosely drawn nud did not conform with eastern stxtci- ficatious. Mr. Mckcou demanded that certain letters placed by the city attorney witli the recorder for public inscction be withdrawn, declaring that they reflected upon the honor and integrity of the repre sentatives sent East to investigate hard surfacing. Mr. Collier denied that any contained any reflection upon nuy one, hut expressed 11 will ingness to remove same if it wns deemed desirable. After some lit tle discussion it wns decided to push the hard surface problem upon the shoulders of the incoming council for adjustment and settlemuut, on motion of Mr. Downey, J. W. Davis voted Iu the negative, how ever. The Star Sand & Grnvul Co. sought permission to use 11 siintoh block system 011 Kiclimond Mi out for the purpose of hauling snud aud gravel to the top of the hill. Mr. Leggett stated that he would op pose the proposition, taking it into the courts It necewiary. On mo tion of A. W. Davis matter was re ferred to the street committee for more definite investigation. An ordinance providing for cros sing the 0-W. R. & N. Co. right of way with the sewer was hwm unanimously. W.J. Cheney made streiiuoiui ob jection to the sewer nuuiuunt nit on his property. He stated tlmt to connect with the sewer he would be compelled to lay 300 feet of pi)e at his own expense, while other parties within 30 feet of the Inttrnl were not assessed any higher limit he. He could not see the quity nud justice of the proposed aMaM incut. After he had explained matters the council agreed with him, and the matter was laid over for adjustment by the next council. A motion to accept the sidewalk of Jersey street from Catlin to St. Johns avenue was the subject of quite a debate. It seems tlmt lUc frost uipicd it slightly and some of the top surface scaled off iu soU. The property owners iu front of wiiose property the impcrfoctne occurred had signed waivers, but Mr. Hiller believed a bail precedent would be established to accept it, that it would affect the appearance of the whole street. On vote Man srs. Hiller, Cook, Downey aud A, W. Davis voted against accept ance, while the three others voted to accept. The matter was referred back to the engineer for report. Mr. Johnson pointed out the dan gerous condition at the curve on the roadway leading to the Willam ette boulevard bridge, aud he made a motion that the street com mittee be authorized to have a suit able barricade constructed. All favored this step except J. W. Da vis. Mr. Downey stated that it was incumbent upon the city officials to provide a conipeteut sewer inspect or, aud that it should have beu doue long ago, aud he made a mo tion to that effect, which carried unanimously. Tlie engineer wan authorized to secure a suitable man. The mayor then appointed Mar ion Johnson and T. H. Cochrau to I to canvass the vote of Monday's elect iou,