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ST. JOHNS REVIEW 1 IT'S NOW UP TO YOU GET IN THE HABIT To lubtcrlb lor THIS Piper All ntwi while It li ntwi Is our niolli). Call In and tnroll 01 dvrtlilot In THIS Paper and yoa'llntTtr retrofit. Be lla at onct and kMp right at It Devoted (o (he Interests of the Peninsula, the Manufacturing Center of the Northwest VOL. 7 ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 191 1. Robert Johnson Dead More "Sorrow" Council Proceedings Teachers Elected ,1911:12 The Boy Scouts Again 1ms the angel of death .seen lit to visit and rctrove from our midst one of our most esteemed and highly respected citizens. Wc re fcr to Robert Johnson, who passed to the great beyond Sunday morn ing at about it o'clock in his home nt 301 West Mohawk. Mr. John sou had been in poor health for several months with acute liver disease. For several days prior to bin death all hope of his recovery was abandoned by his friends who realized his serious condition, and demise was not unexpected. Robert M. Johnson was born at Santa Rosa, Sonoma county, Cat., November 22, 1854. l'rotn banta Rosa he moved to Condon, Ore. and came to St. Johns in 1906. He wns employed by Cochran & Co. for several years, and for the past year was a patrolman on police force ot this city. He leaves a widow and three sisters; Mrs. Bell Neil, of Cottage Orovc, Ore. j Mrs. Lauru Drown, of Autonc.Orcgon.und Mrs. Jennie Noble, of Hollistcr, Cal. The funeral "services were held nt his home Tuesday morning at 9:30 under the auspices of Doric Lodge A. l and A. M. of St. Johns, of which he was n member, and inter incut made in the cemetery nt Ore gon City.- Robsrt Johnson was a man whom it was a pleasure to know. En tirely honest, fearless, honorable, up'right and a thorough gentleman la -every sense of the word, his death is keenly regretted by this whole community. In the perform ance of his duty asa police officer of of this city he was ever just, and showed no partiality to friend or foe. Of n rugged, stalwart frame licforc the ravages of disease had nude iuroads upon his constitution liis physique was mngnificcut, and he was a mail of great strength. "Bob,"as he was familiarly known, was a great favorite with all, and it is hard to realize that his familiar form and cheering presence will never more be seen upon our streets. Hold a Reception When C. W. Potter had been prevailed upon to stay over until nftcr Lodge meeting last Friday evening, the Knights of Pythias und Pythian Sisters speedily came to the conclusion that they would jointly giye him an impromptu re ception in their hall. Mr. Potter was not made acquainted with this fact, however, anil after lodge had met it quickly adjourned, and the ladies began to swarm the hall in a Tuanner bewlIderiugto our former townsman, but he was equal to the occasion. Theeveniug was spent in a most pleasant manner. V. J. Peddicord gave an address of wel come in a few well chosen words, and Mr. Potter responded inter estlugly, telling of his town of Medford and of K. of P. affairs there. He also told a few incidents connected with the meet of the Grand Lodge at Astoria, to which he had been a delegate. A. M. Esson gave a most pleasing talk that tickled the auditors immensely. D, Frank Horsraan, E.C.Hurlbert, W. H. Brice and others also spoke n few words, after which refresh ments iu the shape of ice cream and cake were bountifully provided. Mr. Potter is one of the most earn est and faithful workers in Pythian ism Jhat.ljas yet been produced.aud if gave the members greM pleasure to meet him once more. He left Saturday for his liome in Medford. Building Permits No. 69 To L, A. Smock to re construct dwelling on Oswego street between Swenson and Richards streets; cost $450. lj No. 70-Ta Andy Hartle to erect dwelling on Banks street between gregonian avenue and Macrum; 'cost $150. Frank L. Test was elected school director to succeed J. F Heudricks kt the cfectfoti held last, week. Lit tle interest was take" i" the event, as only 28 votes were cast out of a possible six or seven hundred. Of these Mr. Test received 27 votes and J. F. Hendricks one. The lat ter, however, was not a candidate for re-election. The selection of Mr. Test, who holds a responsible position with the Portland Woolen Mills, is a most excellent one. A man of integrity, upright, careful, possessed of fine judgment and plen ty of good common sense, he com mauds the respect of the entire community, A better selection could not possibly be made. 0 . Nat tk lbt on ywr Mff. lvJitor Review: concerning a possible invasion of this coast by the Japanese of which we have been so earnestly warned by Mr. Hobson and others, do you not believe that the lethargy and un concern with which this warning Is received by us is due to the fact that iu the matter of physical war fare wc have eliminated all indi vidual "competition and profit?" "The zest of life is gone, ambition gone." Because no matter how good a fighter wc might be, we could gain no ndvantagc over the man by our side even though he is u numbskull and a coward. Remove the restrictions, turn lis loose, let every fellow go out with his gun, his knife or club and get wha he can and keep what he gets. Then if the Japanese should ever have the temerity to invade these shores they would find such a bunch of fighters as as any oth er unorganized savages. The above, Mr. Editor, is exactly your argument in reply to Mr. Pcrrinc concerning "competition and profits." I, lor one, refuse to believe tuai our chief zest iu life consists iu get ting ahead of some numbskull any more than taking physical advan tage of some weakling. Of course you do not mean that you enjoy the other fellow's failure but tuat is just what it amounts to, for as far as competition goes one wins only because someone else loses. You say "Profit und competition are what make life worth living. The nciirocs of the South give n splendid example of life without itlier." Really? Since when have they been living in u socialistic state of society free from comtctition and profit? Sir, their condition is a di rect result of the system of com petition and profit, dating back to be sure to the days of physical competition when their ancestors in Africa, living iu tliat blisstui state of individual competition with every chance to enjoy the "zest" and "ambition" you describe and get ahead of the other fellow, ncv thcless carried away into captivity. And that by men who had learned the advantages of co-operation. And millions of other men, white, red, yellow and brown ure today iu practically the sames'ate of hope lessness because of competition and profit, they get the competition and the other fellow gets the profit Don't get mixed 011 the varying shades of meaning of the word profit. The profit we ure talking of is that gain over and above an equitable (N. B. not an equal) share of the total product of indus try. That which is taken from the just portion of another. That prof it to one which means loss to an other. In taking account of the zest and stimulation of profit for the few, you fail to mention the withering, blightiiig,damiilug etfect of loss upon the many. "The hope of profit wasxilled iu their souls." Yes, and you kuow and I know what a delusive hope it is. A hope to few and a despair to many. The only hope that can be otherwise, tlie only hope worthy of a Christian or hon orable man is the hope of a just re ward. Is it uot strange that reli gion offers no hope of profits iu the better world? Will life be worth liviug there with no chance to get away from auother some part of his just reward? A. W. Viucent. In the first part of the doctor's epistle we fail to discover any ap plication to the remarks we made last week. If there is any it is so clouded and obscured that our un socialistic mind fails to grasp it. He asks: "Since when have they (the negroes of the South) been living' iu a socialistic state of socie ty?" The answer to this is: since they were sold into slavery, and possibly years before. Ever since then, at least, meir conumou nas been delightfully socialistic. "Com petition and proht" haveuo allure, ment to them. Enough to eat, enough to wear, enough to drink and they are happy. Isu't this the highest hope of attainment .from a socialistic standpoint? The" doctor talks of the hopelessness of the 'hu mau race and the system of slavery in existence under the present con dition of affairs. Wouldn't social ism prove a more pronounced form of slavery? Under it all men must labor or starve, and yet individu ally they could not own enough ground to be buried in. With the wiir of a majority of'the people as taskmasters what, woujd it result in and would, this majority be obtained by vote of the most enlightened or the more ignorant and impractical inhabitants of the country? An item in a recent issue of "Judge'1 stated that a Socialist was a man who was .willing to divide bis thirst The Fraternal Brotherhood Base Ball Team -mi m . Tills organization has made a splendid reputation since the base ball season opened up. It was organized April 1st, and since that time hus played cleveu games, sevcu of which it has won and losing four. Following is the tiuc-tin: Win. Stccllsh. 1st base: Charlev Lei 11 ml 2nd lv-i... Aunr Iflnlolmr iril l.ncp? Tnflr center field; Cy Aiken, left field; ilordtnan right field auu puciicr; ciautic 1011 caicncr. Miiui.iy mey nlaved the strong Overland team und won handily by a score of 17 to 7 011 the McKcnna grounds. On July Washington, and cross bats Willi uic The steamer Undine will run an 8:30, fare one dollar for the round Portland, Oregon City and st.joiitis will mane uie trip. t uig celebration will also be held at Camas 011 the Fourth. if you were willing to divide your beer. Isn't there a grain of trtitli in this humorous definition? Isu't the whole fabric and superstructure ot socialism founded somewhat on cuviousuess? Envy of the man who has succeeded in guiuing u compe tency. Siuce it is impossible iu this enlightened age to confiscate the wealth of those who have it, socialism proposes to turn their money into Apples of Sodom by rendering it valueless as n pur chasing medium and absorb their lauds, miucs, railroads, manufac tories, etc. They propose to cut the ladder of financial success close to the ground and let those who are upon it be crushed iu the ruins. They propose to turn the gold of the man who by honest effort ami frugal living has attained a compe tence into stone, as well as of the man who has obtained it dishon estly and unfairly. And what do they propose to give him instead? a chance to work for a living, or starve. Divested of its profund ity of words and ambiguous phras es this is exactly what socialism means, as we understand it. It is not to advance civilization, but to bring all down to a common level. Instead of gold and silver coins, potatoes, beans, scrip, tin tags, buttous or toothpicks are proposed to be used as the medium of ex change, identical with that of the aborigines. They are not very sure 011 this point themselves, and for that matter oil some other things. In the "other world" the doctor mentions, while there will be 110 "profit" iu the sense he uses it,yet there will be fouud degrees of re wards and punishments. All will not be placed upou oue level. "As one star dlffereth from another iu glory so shall it be iu the king dom." Those who have laid up treasures in heaven will gain a higher plaue than those who have not. God is not a socialist else he would not have given wealth to some aud withheld it from others as iu Abraham's case, for instance, and many others that might be mentioned, He believed in adding to those who used their talents, while the socialists believe iu sub tracting. How could an "equita ble share" be arranged. In trade liuious, as a rule, if a man lias served his apprenticeship, he is a journeyman and entitled to union wages, uo matter how deficient he may be iu ability. So it would be under the socialistic regime. The tinieserver aud dolt would" receive the same compensation as the alert, industrious workman, else iu a short while there wonld the same difference between the two that exists today, Such a condition is so manifestly unjust that even the socialists themselves would revolt and the end would be chaos. If there is to be a distinction, who is to make it? Is there auy assur auce that the judgmeut will be more equitable than at the present time? Will mau be less fallible tbeu than now? Will men yield more gracefully to the judgment of his fellows who differ from him six years hence, when Brother. Perriue proposes to introduce socialistic rule? Again, if capital fought la bor as labor is fightiug capital it is doubtful if an Industrial wheel would be turning today. Isn't cap Mi'Nlvnn i1tnrl Mini.! Ilvrmt I'nff Raymond Lee, John Khun and Harry Fourth they will journey to Camas, tamous nggrcgniion ot mat place. excursion trip, lenvliur St. Johns nt trip. The Prutctual Brotherhood of ital is the real slave, while unionism cracks the whip. This has been demonstrated iu our own city the past couple of weeks, iu a degree ut least. The good doctor should remem ber that in the "other world" the thoughts, desire's, ambitious and en tire nature of man changes. Envy will uot exist. If oue man is en dowed with more blessings than an other he will be congratulated in stead of envied.' If conditions iu this world were perfect who would want to go,tb tl;: otliej? Married 20 Years A very pleasant surprise party was given to Mr. and Mrs. Weimcr on East John street on Monday evening, June 26, the occasion being the aotli anniversary ol their mar riage. There were about 40 of their friends present aud the party was a complete surprise to the gen ial pair. A bountiful wedding sup per was pleasantly disposed of with much merriment and good cheer. Dr. Vincent was the officiating clergyman and did his part with a grace aud dignity seldom equaled. D. Frank Horsmaii was best man nud Mrs. Fred Valentine was maid of honor. The feature of the bride's apparel wns the bridal veil, A bit of merriment was caused by the groomsman, Mr. Ilorsmau ask ing after the ceremony what he was going to get out of the event. Mrs. Condon suggested that he should kiss the bride, This so em barrassed both the would-be kisser aud kissee that it brought down the house. The bride was present ed with a handsome china cake set consisting of a large cake plate and six smaller ones, all hand painted china. At a late hour the merry guests departed wishing their good friends many happy returns of the day. Advertising one's business is growing to be more of a necessity each year. It is something each business man should give his most careful consideration. The most successful business house is ever the heaviest aud most consistent advertiser. It does not pay to hide your light under a bushel. Adver tisements might aptly be compared to candles. When a bright light is shining all the time the public, like 'the moh, hqver.prpiijid It cou tlmially. When it is ' allowed to burn low or be snuffed out, the moth will be attracted to some brighter light. Persistent advertis ing is the only kind that really. pays. 0 Children of school district No. 112 near Hermistou, will be given practical instruction in agriculture, taxpayers of the district having vot ed a special tax to buy a tract of laud lying near the school grounds that will be used as a farm. Com petent, instructors iu agriculture will be secured and all the work of plowing, planting, irrigating, culti vating and harvesting will be done by the pupils under the direction of au instructor. Be a, fiOOSTKR for St. Johns. All members of the city council were present at the regular meeting Tuesday evening, with Mayor K. C. Couch presiding. Considerable interest wns maul fested on account of the fact that the acceptance or rejection of the Maple street sewer was scheduled to take plncc. More visitors were in cvi deuce than nt any previous meeting of the council, and gave hearty ap proval to Soc. Perrinc's dcuuticia tory peroration. The first matter taken up was a petition for au arc light at the cor ner of Polk street and Willis boule vard, which was referred to the water and light committee by the mayor. A petition for a change of arc light 011 Hayes street met a like fate. A petition for the Improvement of Crawford street from Richmond to Salem, presented by Daniel Brccht and others, wns read and a resolu tion directing the city engineer to to prepare the necessary plaus,ctc, for the requested improvement was ndopted. A lHititiou for the icucwnl of li quor license from October to De cember 31 were received fromChns. G.- Bnrhitc, Sherman Cochran nud W. S. Ba.scy. They were recom mended by the liquor license com mittee nud granted by the council 011 motion of Alderman Valentine. A communication from the Mt. Hood Light & Power Co. stated that they were willing to place their poles aud wires where desired by the council. Sherman Cochran made a claim against the city for damages done to his awning by sparks flying from the steam roller aud burning holes iu the nwniug. Referred to the street committee by the mayor. Alderman Brcdesou suggested the necessity of providing spark hoods for the roller to prevent like casual ties iu the future. Bills to the amount of $189.71 were allowed on motion of Alder man Muck. Viewers' reports on the proposed opening of Kellogg and Crawford streets were referred to the city at torney. The attorney reported that the E. Hill claim for rebate on lower ing water pie.s on his Willis boule vard property wns not nil justified by investigation of the profile, which showed that for most of the distance the cut was deep enough to justify the company's claim of ten cents per foot for lowering the pipes. Held for further investiga tion. The engineer's nccentnncc of the Maple street sewer, 111 which he stated that same had been laid sat isfactorily and according to the plans nud .specifications, was read. It was endorsed by the sewer in spector aud street committee. Al derman Valentine moved its accept nuce.whlch wns promptly seconded, Socialist Perriue immediately took exceptions to the acceptance. He most emphatically stated that it was uot iu accordance with the specifications, that he wondered at theuudacity iu stating that they were followed, that the inspection made by the council was a "grand farce," that the flush tanks aud one line of hose would not wash a small stick through the Edison street lateral. He challenged the engineer's veracity, aud said that uo man would accept it without be ing iu cahoots with the contractor. The property owners, he contend ed, were perfectly willing to pay for a good sewer, but not for a poor oue; that it was uot the price they objected to, but the manner in which it was laid. Alderman Hill concurred in Mr. Perrine's statement that the specifications had In nowise been followed, and the sewer should not be accepted; tliut he would stand a lawsuit him self before he would pay his pro portion of it unless remedied. In spector Brown was then called up on and stated that water had becu used in filling all the holes. Socialist Perriue then took up .the specifica tions aud picking out certain sec tions of it, aske4 Mr. Brown point blank had they been complied with. Mr. Brown admitted that they had uot been, but stated that the prop erty owners had secured a good sew er. Alderman Bredesou stated that he was unable to keep up with the engineer and contractor on the In spection tour, that he had measured the depth of the water at one point and two blocks lower down found the water was only about one-third as deep. He wanted some one to tell him where the oth er two-thirds had goue to; but as the engineer was discreetly absent, the question went unanswered in a satisfactory maimer. After some further discussion, Socialist Perriue offered au amend- The following teachers were elect ed for the coming scho6rycarYi9ii 12 at the mcctincr of -the school board last week: Chnrles IT. Anvil. 'pllVRHtvrltilrtid. cut and principal Of central school, limit school Clarn A. Boss, principal; Kathcr inc Knhley, Ethel B. Rtmdnll and Charles' A. Fry, assistants. CUNTKAI, SCHOOL Charles II. Boyd, principal; Anna B. Clark, Mablc F. Burghduff, An na T.. rillillpv. Ifilltli Vnnvtpr. T.v. dla Villcncuvc, Sarah B. Gray, Al da Ovcrstrcct, Verne M Fonncr, Fannie Lollcr, Edith Carter, Mar garet Ostrander, May Halcy.Evnn gcliuc Hart, assistants. NORTH SCHOOL Nellie M. Stevens, nrtiiclnal; Madge Dunn, Edna Hayes, Mae btcpiiciis, assistants, with one yet a I I 10 DC elected. KAST 9CII00I, Emma T. Clanton, principal; Lu cy u. lloylc, assistant. Sl'HCIAI, Mrs. E. L. Coovert, music; Efiic McDauicls, drawing. J. E. Tanch wns elected clerk, which makes his ninth successive election to this office. ment to the motion that "not n cent be pnld the contractor until he had complied with the specifications." On request of Alderman Brcdesou the contract witli Contractor Sey bold was read, and it was proved that the specifications were to be followed to the letter. A vote wns then called on the amendment which resulted as follows: Yes Bredesou, Perriue aud Hill; no Valentine, Davis, Muck and Ilors mau; amendment lost. A vote was taken on the original divested of the amendment ns follows: Yes Valentine, Davis, Muck, Ilorsmau. No--Bredcsoti, Perriue nud Hill; motion carried. Socialist Perriue arose nud said: "Gentlemen, I will give any of you n $20 gold piece if you will snow me where the sped ficntions were complied with." Al dcrmnu Muck protested that he was out of order, nud was sustained in the contention by the mayor. t he audience then almost to n man silently aud wrnthfully arose nud took their departure, thoroughly disgusted with the sewer s accept mice. Mayor Couch introduced n reso lution that iu public work contract ed for hereafter local labor must be given the preference aud prohibit ing the employment of Southern Europe aud Asiatic laborers. Soc. Perriue did not altogether favor it, fearing that other cities might re ciprobate and discriminate against St. Johns labor. However, he did uot oppose its adoption when Mr. Muck made the motion that it lie adopted, which carried without a dissenting voice when it was put. Mr. Perriue staled that he favored the establishment of a free employ ment bureau in St. Johns. A resolution to improve Philadel phia street from Jersey to Hayes with Bitulithic was adopted on mo tion of Alderman Ilorsmau; car ried witli uo opposition. The First Nutional Bank was awarded $20,000 improvement bonds nt par aud accrued interest on motion of Alderman Muck; oil yes. Bids for the Improvement of Portland boulevard from Thompson street to Bruce street (four) were then opened aud read as follows: Chas. 15. Wheelock, $8,749.90; T. H. Cochran, $7,662.61: Peterson Bros,, $8,804.05; Chas. E. Pottage, 18,349. 60. Ou motion of Alder man Muck Mr.Cochrau was award ed the contract. A directory resolution for the improvement of Charleston street from Hayes to Olympia was adopt ed on motion of Aldcrmau Valen tine; all yes. Ordinances announcing the assess ment for the improvement of Olym pia and New York streets were unanimously passed. A resolution to improve Burling ton street from Hayes to the inter section of Philadelphia street with Westrumite was referred to the treet committee for slight altern ation. An ordinance requiring bonds from contractors covering personal injury reached the third reading. A. A. bcrimsher asked that his bill of $14,25 as special police be paid by council, which was so or dered. The miduight hour haviug ar rived aud as there was still some business that needed atteutlou, council adjourned to meet at 8 o'clock Thursday evenlug. Twelve German families have located iu East St. Johns during the past few weeks. There seems to be n misappre hension in the minds of some of our citizens in regard to the organi zation known as the Boy Scouts. Some think it a military organiza tion, and they seem to suffer from a sort of nightmare dud prate of militarism aud create iu their de luded Imaginations n condition for our country similar to ''Darkest Russia" with her brutal Cossacks and torture of rack aud knout. It would be amusing to listen to these ignorant rnutings were it not for the harm it does nmoiiir the tut- . informed. The promoters of the Scouts iu St. Johns have perhnps been partly to blame for this state of affairs, by neglecting to give the movement the publicity it deserves; but as their intentions and efforts were of the highest order aud nil their opcratious open to the eye of public, and ns they were uot seek ing their own aggrandizement, but only the benefit of the boys with with they work, they neglected this feature of modernity, that of mak ing your business known through , the medium of the press. With this apology to the "misguided citizens" who have seen fit to op pose the organization, we will for the future agree to present under the above heading nu answer to any nud nil objections that may come to our notice, ns well ns n report of the workings of the Scouts, nud lest we forget, the Scouts wisli to thank Mr. Mnrklc for granting them this privilege. The Scout movement is endorsed by men and women who .stand iu highest positions iu the political, social, educational nud religious world, which certainly is something to commend it; for if the bogie of militarism wns so dominant in the work of the Scouts, these same in dividuals would be the first to con demn it. The object of the movement is to develop our boys physically, moral ly, intellectually and spiritually, aud to do this by methods which make the traiuiug attrnclive nud agreeable to the boys. One unfortunate condition which the local organization Is called to meet Is that their .scout master is employed through the week nud can meet the boys only at night aud Sundays. The objection is raised that the boys nre tnkeu from the Sunday school. This only oc curs during the summer mouths, when the boys arc able to go out iu the open, camp with their scout master, make nature studied, prac tice trailing, learn to swim, lenrit to enre for their fellows so that in case of nu accident they would be able to quickly nud efficiently be able to" render the first aid to the injured, thus securing the most fnvornble conditions for saving life or limb. The Scouts go into camp Saturday evening like Regulars, picket camp during the night to see that noth ing dirturbs It aud to watch the fire that it does uo damage, hi the morning they have breakfast aud exercise trailing or swimming, at Sunday school time they gather iucamp and have their Sunday school lesson the same as If nt home nud then ngniu to the woods until time to come home. The life is clean, invigorating, health giving, and the only thing to be deplored is that our boys, aud girls too, can uot spend two or three mouths thus every summer. Now, to those who object to this Sunday work of the' Scouts, ask yourself this question: Which would you prefer, your boys to spend the day as described or go to your own Sunday school and then spend the remainder ot the day.. smoking cigarettes, pitching horse, shoe, playiug craps, baseball, iuajr bles, cursing, swearing nu'dj fiht-J (tic travelling toward heaven (fuel liour aud toward hell the balance of the day? The Scouts law doesl not tolerate the use of tobacco qn bad language; the first, because If filthy and injurious to the user, secotid because it is uot genteel but degrading. A custom witli tlte Scouts Is to tie a knot in necktie or liaudkerchief in the morning and1 watch for an opportunity to do an act of kindness to some oue, r wheu the knot may be untied. To go an entire day without belug able' to untie the knot by some favor shown or kindness done to some one, they consider a disgrace. scouts are preparing an acqua- rium which they hope to secure per mission to keep in the public libra ry, so that the boys aud girls who cannot go with them may yet be enabled to see some of the interests iug thlties in nature which are commonly met with in their work. This is a brief glimpse of the ob ject and worklugs of the Scouts aud it dees seem that every one who has the best interest of the boys at heart would encourage the St. Tohus troon iu every way they can, for a boy caunot obey the law (Concluded ou rouriu page;