THE ST. JOHNS REVIEW
BY A. W. MARKLE
Publlahod Evry Friday
At 117 Woat Darlington Street.
Tirs RRVIXW is entered at post office
In Saint Johns, Oregon, na mail matter
of the second class under the Act of Con
grats of March 3, 1879.
Official Nnrspsper of Uia City of Bt. John
Advertising rales, 91.00 per Inch ir month.
Job Prlntln assented In Aril-class stjls.
tUItt tor Job rrlntlot easb on dsllter.
Subscription prlco $1,00 per year.
Carrie Nation, of national fame
as a hatchet wieldcr against the sa
loons, passed to the other world
last week. Having the courage of
her convictions, she adopted a pe
culiar method of attempting to de
stroy the saloons. She was arrest
ed so often that it grew rather mon
otonous. However misguided and
futile her efforts were, she never
theless made a unique place in his
tory for herself for the havoc she
wrotitiht and the odd things that
she did.
The just punishment of crime is
getting to be very conspicuous by
its absence. A man's life is spared
only because of n harmonica inter
cepting the murderous bullet, yet
the assassin not but 00 days nnd
-100 fine. Another man is found
with stolen goods in his possession
and even confessed that he had
stolen them: vet he is sentenced to
one year in the iwiiitentliiry, but
left out on rnrole. The.se ate two
cases with which the people of St
Johns arc familiar, happening with
in the past week. How many like
cases there are every week in Port
laud is bevoud estimate almost. No
wander crime is rampant.
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Yet another obstruction has been
placed in the pathway of the on
ward progress of Wcstrumitc. At
the adjourned meeting of the city
council Wednesday evening a vol
uminous document occupying many
typo-written pages in the nature of
n complaint against Wcstrumitc and
proposed cujoiument against its be
ing laid on jersey street and signed
by half n dozen presumably prop
erty owners was inflicted tipaii the
city fathers. It alleged many irreg
ularities in the proceedings and the
charges so frequent and devious
that no attempt was made to digest
them all. Mr. Mud promptly de
clared that he would assume the
additional burden and go right
ahead. Isn't it preposterous to sup
pose that (bene procrty owners
would go the c.cusc of keeping
out n hard surface that they have
reason to believe is better than any
laid in the Northwest, and which
personally they know nothing to
Its detriment? Docs it require
great imagination to discern the
dark and foreboding shadow of an
octopus behind it all? Think you,
which has the greatest object to at
tain the handful of procrty own
urs who never saw Westrtiunte, or
the paving trust to whom a bvtte
pavement would mean it
death blow? It may be that
the so-called proicrty owners are
acting in good faith, that they be
lleve Wcstrumitc is no good, that
they are spending their good dollars
lor attorney Hire that might bette
be used in laying hard surface, that
they believe the so-called facts pro
(lucetl by the trusts against the evt
deuce of our own citizens who hav
seen Wcstrumitc and pronounced it
best it may be. Hut if the al
leged property owners are ucting in
good fuith, their philanthropy is so
maguluccnt ami so entirely out ot
the ordinary tliut they must expect
their motives to be questional.
That this will be the biggest
year that Oregon has ever known
with the biggest crop total in it
history, is the prediction mude by
Stories of Success
JAMES OLIVER
It was the
Itroat Franklin
who said "Plow
doep whlln slug
gards sleep," but
It was left to a
fioor boy born
n bonny Scot
land to bring
ths plow up to
Its highest effi
ciency. Jnmcs Oliver
fared forth to
fams and for
tuno In America
when ho was 11
years old. nifl nrst jon -farm
ncdr Geneva. New York, at
fifty cents week and board.
Tho call of tha West caused the
ffirr.lly to remove to Mlshawaka. In
.llanaT where In a log "hooK house
James attended school Just one wln-
teiils rlso from a cooper shop at two
dollars a day to the great Oliver
Chilled I'low Works, giving employ
ment to thousands, proclaims n.
etory of great success.
He always knew the value of ft
dollar, ond acquired the savings
habit early. ,
A savings account gives a sense
of security for the future.
Make a deposit With us today.
FIRST NATIONAL
BANK
St. Johns, Oregon
Svi.VKSTKK I'l'.THKSON, Pres.
A. U. Joints, Vice President
I''. P. Dkinkkk, Cashier
C. U. Rt'.ssHM., Ass't Cashier
Do You Want in on it?
Dr. James Withycouibe, director o
the United States Kxpuriiiient Stu
tion at Corvallis, He estimates
that the total value of Oregon crop
lor 101 1 will he more tliun $125,
000,000,
Loggers of the Columbia River
basin will go to Vancouver, H. C
to attend the third annual I.oggiug
congress t be held there in June
22 uud 23. The conditions that
obtain in this industry will be dis
cussed thoroughly and all matters
of interest to timbermeii will be tak
en up. It is expected this will be
one of the most important meetings
ever held in the history of the
Northwest logging and there prom
ises to be a large attendance.
German-speaking societies of
Portland have raised a fund to be
used in connection with a sum pro-
video by the Commercial club to
be expended in attracting German
immigration to Oregon. It is
planned to devote the money to the
publication ot German booklets,
telhug 01 the advantages Oregon
offers to the settler and in answer
ing letters of inquiry iu the German
language.
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Oregon's newly formed naval
reserve will have a flagship before
the end of the mouth for the United
States Cruiser Dostou has been or
dered transferred to duty at Port
land and will be prougut here dur
ing the coming week by the officers
of this organization. It will there
after be headquarters of the Reserve
and will participate in practice
cruises to train the officers and men
In naval mauauivers.
Portland faces the greatest water
famine it has ever known, says
Tuesday's Journal. The first really
hot day of the year fell Saturday,
and since then the reservoirs that
ordinarily hold 66,000,000 gallons
have been steadily falling every
day. Ofiicials of both the water
aad health departments have been
buried under a continuous. stream of
complaints by letter, telephone and
in person. The clamor of tlie peo
ple from all quarters of the city is
incessant and the thermometer has
not gone anywhere near the sum
mer limit.
The water board will meet this
ifter noon and consider ways and
mcius of relieving the situation. It
may be found necessary to discon
tinue the sprinkling of streets and
lawns, "There is a shortage of
water now at the high ix)iiits in the
city and there will be an unusual
shortage before the middle ot the
summer," declared Superintendent
Dodge of the water department to-
lay. "The cause ot It is, as usual,
the approach of hot weather and
the almost invariable accompani
ment of that season with the waste
of millions of gallons daily."
liven if both the new reservoirs
were available however they would
probably not ailed the present sit
nation as the city is now using
every drop of the 22,800,000 gallons
poured into the old reservoirs by
the old pipe line and the reservoirs
continue to fall day by day.
The city council and the engiu
eer measured the distance between
the saloons and the school grounds
Wednesday evening and found a
safely outside of the limit prescribe
by charter. It was discovered im
possible to sell liquor iu the Wood
house building, only 12 feet ot
being outside the limit, Afte
measurement the body adjourned
to the city hall, where a represent
alive ot the bond buying company
which was awarded the ferry bond
asked for eight days more time
which was grunted, A lengthy
document, signed by six alleged
projerly owners against laying
Westiumite on Jersey, was read ant
placed with the city attorney. Mr
Mud .stated that he would shoulder
all costs that might ensue by rea
sou of the latest move to impede
Wcstrumitc, and that work would
proceed on the street.
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Postmasters of the state, who
were in convention at Portland dur
iug the past week, endorsed the
postal savings bank system am!
urged its extension throughout Or
egou, Postmasters where these iu
stitutious have been tried were earn
est advocates for them elsewhere
Next June postmasters of Oregon
and Washington will meet iu Poit
laud,
Children that are affected by
worms are paie ana sicKiy ami are
liable to contract some fatal disease
WHITIv'S CRKA.M VKRMI
FUG 15 expels worms promptly am
puts tue child 011 the toad to health
Price 25c per bottle, Sold by St.
Johns Pharmacy.
Portland now claims to have the
fastest motor boat in the world,
the Oregon Wolf having just been
launched, and it made its first ap
pearance at the races run during
inc nose 1'csuvai. 1 111s crait was
build solely for speed purposes and
it is expected to race her through
out the country. She runs at the
rate of 41 miles au hour,
o
A billions, half-sick feelinc, loss
of energy, and constipated bowels
can be relieved with surnris 1111
promptness by usinir HI5RHIN15.
The first dose brings improvement,
tew doses puts the system iu fine,
igorous condition. Price 5,0c.
Sold by St. Johns Pharmacy.
John None & Co.
TAILORS
have moved to
the north room
of the
McChesney BIocK
pending the
erection of the
new building.
All the Comforts of Home
depend largely upon the charac
ter of its furniture. We think
you will be interested in our itiea
of what constitutes
A Well furnished House.
We shall be glad to illustrate our
idea if you will honor us with
call. We are always pleased to
Show Goods and give Prices
whether you buy or not.
St. Johns Furniture
Company
"Cash or Credit"
ORDINANCE NO. 396
An Ordinance -Declaring- the
Cost for Improvement of
Columbia Boulevard in (he
City of St. Johns, Oregon,
From Portland Boulevard
to the City Limits, and As
sessing the Property Bene
fited Thereby, Declaring
Such Assessment nnd Di
rccting the Entry of the
Sam in the Docket of City
Liens.
The city of St. Johns docs onUiu as
lot low:
Tluit the council tins conslilcral til
nroK)tcil assessment (or improving Co
limiDi.i ixmicvunl, ami mi objection
made thcivto, mill hereby asccrtuins, tie
termine unit declares the whole rot of
wild improvement in the nmntier nruviit
ml by Ordinance No. U4 to be the mini
of f1.6yj.B7, nail that the siieeiul anil tw
culliir benefits nccniiug to each lot or
part thereof or jxirccl oi lml within the
assessment district, ny reason 01 sain im
movement nml in just proportion tostch
tjcut'tits, are in me respective amount
Set opposite the number or description
of vach lot or mt thereof or parcel of
html in tlie following auuexeii assessment
roll, ami said assessment roll, which is
numbered i, is hereby adopted and
approved as the assessment for Mid im
ptovemeut, uud tlie recorder of the city
of St. Johns is directed to enter a state
ment of the assessment hereby made in
the docket of city liens, ami cause notice
thereof to lie published us provided by
emitter, which assessment is its loiiows
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I'issed by the, council
1911.
Approval oy the mayor June ijtlt,
1911,
K. V.OUL'11,
Mayor,
Attest! l,A. Ulee,
Recorder.
Published by the St, Johns Review
une 16, 1911.
Preach the Koapol ot St. Johns.
Every Little Girl
will soon be saying, "Oh, iiiotlierl
its warm enough to leave off my
coat" which means that i mother
must start working on new dresses
for the Summer play days.
We've been anticipating just
such a move and our stocks of
sturdy fabrics for the little girls'
clothes are more complete than
heretofore.
Ginghams 12 l-2c
Foulards 5c
Calicos ,. 5, 6, and 7c
Percales 10 and 12 l-2c
Choose the needs for the little
girls summer wardrobe at this store.
When the Girl grad
uates the dress will be the all-important
thing. Nothing weighs greater
upon the girl'.H mind 011 this great
day iu her life than the correctness
of her graduating gown.
With a dress of our pretty UIQII
OP I.AWN at 35c or KODU
SILVL at 30c made with the aid of
a Ladies Home Journal Pattern,
girlish heads will rest easy under
the commencement crown.
Wc invite you to this timely
showing of fabrics for graduation
lime.
TREADING ON
THE HEELS
OF SPRING
Comes the demand for cool, dressy
suits. We have secured a special
showing of snappy suits for men
and priced them nt a moderate
figure
$15
Now is the time to buy, while
our stock is complete.
A full line of men'sU Negligee
Shirts for summer wear at 75c, $1,
$1.50 and $2.00. Just received.
Owing to existing circumstances
relative to our street improvements
it has put us somewhat above the
sidewalk - but our exceedingly
low prices in groceries still remain
on the leveK consistent witli legiti
mate business.
A SPECIAL PRICK of 4c per
yard on a large assortment cr Im
itation TORCHON I.ACICS, this
week and next.
If you have never tried the
LADIES' HOMK JOURNAL Pat
terns, try one now for that new
Waist, we have several designs
that insures comfort and style.
Then select your material from our
showing of stiberb waistings.
All widths, all colors of RIHHON
K KM N A NTS at one fourth off
COUCH & COMPANY
PIONEER MERCHANTS
OppositejCity Hall Phone Columbia 1 37
One Half Price
Everything in Hats
and Flowers, also
some Plumes.
Come early while you
still have a large selec
tion to choose from.
St. Johns Millinery
207 N. JERSEY
Mrs. C J. MARTIN, Prop.
Comfort
In warm weather is assured iu
the office, factory aud home by
using
ELECTRIC FANS
See the large variety in stock at the
Electric Store
P. S. Dou't forget the la
bor saving
Electric Iron
Always Ready.
Portland Railway, Light & Power Company
7th aud Alder Street
Keep your business before the. public
advertise in the Review.
Parents."
No matter what heritage you
leave, your child will some clay
be dependent on SELF.
If left with a fortune already
earned, the habits formqd in
early years will determine how
wisely that fortune will be ad
ministered. The best object lesson your child
can have in the care of money
and its earning power, is a sav
ings account at this bank. A
dollar will start an account.
The Peninsula Bank
St. Johns, Oregon
Capital $50,000.00 Surplus $7,000.00
Resources over $200,000.00
R. T. Piatt. Prcsideut
C. A. Wood, Cashier
F. C Knapp, Vice President
S. h. Dobie, Assistaut Cash.
Excursions East-Low Round Trip Fares
May 22 lo 25, 27 to 29; June 5, 7. 9. 10. 12. 16. 17. 21.22.28,
29. 30; July I to 6. 19, 20, 26. 27 28; Augu.t 3, 4, 5, 14 lo 17.
21 to 23,28 to 30; September I, 2. 4 to 7.
St. Paul, Minneapolis, Kanui City, Omaha, Duluth, Winne-
pe.t $ 60.00
Chicago and Milwaukee 7230
St. Louia 70.00
Denver, Colorado Springs 55.00 New York and Philadelphia..... 108.50
Wathington and Baltimore 107.50 Boston 110.00
A rsrlcty of routes going and returning U opto (or selection. Ketutn limit October jut. Stop-
orets are allowed In each direction.
0. M. CORNELL, Agent.
W. E Coman, C. F. & f. A.
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