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VOL. 8
ST. JOHNS, OREGON,
JANUARY 12, 1 912.
NO. 10
Mr. Cook Gives His Views
The following 1ms been submitted by
S. C. Cook. lit orucr 10 economic 011
space, wc insert our comments, in small
type, following the numbers:
Editor Review: Vcs, wc will en
deavor to auswer your questions in
issue of Dec. 29 anent annexation!
1st. Would taxes be less? Yes,
people that have property In both
cities state that their taxes are lower
in Portland compared with tiie real
value of the property than in St.
Johns. Let me tell you 11 secret
about the tax levy of St. Johns the
last two years. When the levy for
1010 and ton was made the coun-
cil knew that the levy was too low,
and that there would be a deficien
cy but the levy must be kept a mill
or two below 1'ortland levy in or
der to make "campaign thunder"
for the ant, annexationists, and I
think the present levy is too low
and wan probably kept dowu for
the same reason.
Mr. Cook flatly contrndlct the first
portion of his argument In his reply to
the ninth question. He first says that
tnxes will be lower, later on he nays the
vnluntlou will rcumin the same whether
St. Johns is In rorllauil or not 60 per
cent mid yet he Is fully nwnrc Unit the
tax rate is n mill and otic-half lower here
than in Portland. The arguments will
not reconcile in the least. The only wuy
tuxes could txwdulv lower would be a
vast depreciation of procrty In the eyes
of the nsscssor.
A IIIUI
her mill rate ccr-
Ulnly could not lower taxes on the Mine
valuation, air. woo men wanes 1 wuai
must oc n niosi inuniinuiiiK coiumiuu
for n man who has recently retired from .
two term's on the council, nnd who now
nrofesscs to he n most ardent annexa
tionist "The levy must be keptn mill or
two below Portland levy in order to
mnkc campaign thunder for iintl-auncxn-tlouists"
the two years he was on conn
ell. Yet Mr. Cook voted "yes" to both
levies, even making the motion levying
the tax rate In one Instance. Hut, per
haps, lie was not an annexationist when
he was a member of the city council
certainly not such 1111 anient one.
2. Would the price of water be
reduced at once and stay reduced,
and would wc get the same
abundance of it? I auswer yes,
yes, ycsl That Is just exactly what
would happen, ond it is the very
point that started this controversy;
the nub to the whole thing. In ev
ery instance where territory has
been taken into Poitlaud that had
been supplied by private water com-j
Dailies, tlie city has bought the pri
vntc companies out at a good price
aud extended to the new territory
the advantages of the municipal
water system as rapidly as possible,
and niyniain idea or purpose lu advo
eating thewithdrawal of that suit was
to enable us to,at least have a chance,
to get a good representative on the
council or commission for the very
purpose of buying out the local
water company 11 1 a fair price, and
do it now, while if we are kept out
Portland by legal quibbles, thegold
en opportunity to take a part in the
formation of u new commission
government and secure representa
tion thereon, will have been gone
forever. The price of water to
Portland consumers has been re
duced 25 per cent, to take tfllct
January 1, 1912.
Perhaps Mr. Cook fulled to note Ust
summer how the city papers were full of
wails from citizens because ot wrurclty of
water. Again, why should not St. Johns
buy the local water works at the same
fair price?" It could do this If Port
land could, aud the price of water would
be even lower than in Portland. The
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company slates it is willing to sell at
lair price to wus cy. iiic wai
.r que
tlon is easy, if we possess enough energy
iu ciiic 11. ,. vwfc a nut ,u uk ..in
...tit.. I 1 1 - (VaI. la ..nl .n 1 , . I
sured for a yearning to be put on the coin,
mission, if that form of government is
ever iuvoked in Portland. A fat job but
useless so far as St. Johns is concerned.
The tail has never yet been able to wag
the dog, Ask County Commissioner
Hart about it. He is nuoted as saying
that the less he tried to do for St. Johns ,
in regard to the tree ferry, the better it
would be tor bt.jonns bo ii wouia te
wiiii ri fiiin 111 ihhiiiiirr inmi .-si. iiiiimm. iiii i
doubt the dog being too heavy for the
tail.
3. Would we get a paid fire de
partment? Answer. Yes, much
sooner than if we stay out.
We could have a paid fire department
now if wanted one,
5. Would we get better car serv
ice? Ans. Yes, with more people
and increased business we would
get better service not because we
were iu or out of Portland.
When we first came to St. Johns it re
quired 35 minutes to come from Port
land. With "more people aud increased
business" it now takes an hour or more.
With a still further increase of both how
long will it take?
5. Would the city dock at once
be occupied? Ans. -Yes. I will
be willing to deposit a boud of
$1,000,000 as a guarantee that the
city dock will be as well occupied,
aud that the revenue derived there
from will not be less than it is now
yes, the city dock, a conspicuous
monument to imbecility. We have
shown our utter incapacity to do
anything with it. Could Portland
do worse?
It is a safe bet that Mr. Cook voted
for this "imbecility," and that even now
he would not favor selling the dock for
what it has cost the city to date, nor
would the majority of citizens. An offer
of cost and J 15,000 profit was turned
dowu by the council Mr. Cook was a
hicmber of. This was where the "ltnbc
cllltv" came In. The fact of the matter
Is that the city hasu't been trying to do
nnytmug wltn It.
6. Would we get better police
protection? Aus. One day the past
summer I was standing on ruila
dclphla street near Burlington fuc
ing the city hall. The window of
the oolice office was raised high
In plain view sat a policeman in an
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easy cnnir, icci on 111c wmuuw an
his face turned toward the lawn
On the lawn was four dogs at play,
one dot: wore a license tag, the
other three had no collars 011, In
violation of the city ordinance.
do not say the policeman saw them
he might have been asleep, Possl
blv Portland might bent that. I
don't know.
Portland has made provision for
50 more policemen and what is to
hinder our policemen from taking
the civil service examination and
remaining just where they arc?
The same is true of our engineering
force, our city recorder and deputy.
All take the civil service cxamina
tlon, receive appointments and re
main right where they arc to look
after he city business down here.
This is no idle dream, but can be
done if done at once.
It Is n good citizen's duty, when he
sees tlic law violated, to nil I tlic atten
tion of the xllcc to the fact. Portland
txillccincn nrc not required to catch
dot's, and It should not be the duty of
our police to do so. As to the efficiency
nun integrity 01 me rortinmi twitcc scr-
vli'e. rrnil tin- ilnllv tuiDcrs. Wc can
uuly judge what the police force would
i,e jjy that of oilier suburbs of like pop.
umtiuii. University rnrlc and Ports,
mouth, with like nonulntlon, has one pa
llccinnn occasionally. I'onncr Chief
Cox staled, however, that we would get
one iHiliccmnu, nnd iiossibly two. Not
only an 'idle dream" but folly to be'
llcvc that the city hall force could re
main where it Is, The business of Port
laud Is done at the city hall, mid not
parceled out to outlying dtsttlcts.
7. Would wc have saloons on
Jersey street and more of them?
Aus. -'Portland is not issuing any
new saloon licenses that is, the
number of saloon licenses cannot be
increased until the population grows
to a certain number, consequently
unless the 5000 that St. Johns
would bring in would bring the
population up to that number there
would be no room for our snloons
and they would cease to run after
the expiration of their St. Johns II
cense, and wc would have no so
loons at all, like Portsmouth aud
University Park. As to saloons on
Jersey street it is in my opinion of
little consequence, whether they are
on Jersey or Philadelphia.
Mr. Cook is perfectly uwurc that the
precut license will run until July next
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in any event; that if they ore not renew
ed licenses could be transferred to St
Johns from any part of Portland: Unit
with one saloon to every 800 people St.
i otitis could have a couple more, nnd that
'uivendty Is dry by vote, while this city
is wet, by the same token.
8. Would we get a road to the
Swift Packing plant? Ans. Yes, If
we go otter it iu the rlgnt way
whether in Portland
talnly St. Johns has
or out cer
done nothing
towards gettitig it.
Just to.
9. Would we get a public park?
Ans. The chances of getting a
park would be a thousand times
better if we were a part of the city
of Portland. They are making
parks, we are not and ucver will.
All we have to do is to vote for a park,
aud we get it.
10. Would the assessed valuation
ot our property be less, and It so,
could we sell them for
higher pri
- . ....
ces? Ans. The assessed value of
all projerty is fixed by the coun
ty assessor, aud whether it happens
to be in St. Johns, or Gresham, or
Portland, makes no difference.
They aim to assess at 60 per cent
of its actual cash value.
The sel-
ling p
Johns
Hng price of all real estate
iu St.
jobns wmjUj immed!ately advauce
25 per cent.. 1'roperty is ottered
in St. Johns today for less money
than at any other place witli like
natural advantages in the county,
aud is very slow sale. Is held back
by an artificial condition,
A contradiction of first auswer. Taxes
would lower and values raise, intimates
Mr. Cook, It never happens. Staying
out of Portland must be the "artificial
condition" he mentions.
11. Would the high school be
operated? Ans. If needed, yes.
Why are some of the St. Johns pu
pils now goiug to the Jefferson
High in Portland?
We understand that Sunt. Robinson
states it would not be used. They are
going to Jefferson High not on account
of lack of room here, where many more
could be accommodated. Just a matter
of preference,
12. Would we have a ward of
our own? Ans. No. Under the
commission form of government
there are no city wards. The com
missioners and any other elective
officers are chosen at large which,
by the way, is the key to the suc
cess of that form of government.
As expected. No ward.
13. Would we get the same qual
ity of gas at a reduced price? Ans.
Yes. My first official act after
taking my seat on the council iu
Aprjl 1909 was to hold up the fran
chise of the Portland gas company
for Co days until it could be repub
lished so ns to insert a clause pro
viding for that very thing. We
got it.
Wc learn by reference to our files that
A. W. Davis made the motion that the
franchise be republished with the pro
vision ndded, but the quality need not be
as good as is now supplied.
14. Would insurance be lower?
Aus. Yes. The basic rate for
dwelling In St. Johns is 45, in Port
land it is 35 cents. Example: An
ordinary plastered, frame dwelling,
no exposures with 60 feet, the cost
for $1000 insurance would be iu St.
Johns $4.50 for one year, or $9.00
for three years. Iu Portland using
the 35 cent rate the cost of the same
amount would be $3.50 for one year 1
or $7.00 for two years. A saving
of 72.00 011 vour house insurance.
Insurance rmetlts 111 a v differ as to this
Two have told us there would be no dif
ference; that rates arc fixed nccordlug to
lire protection or risk,
13. Would we get more Indus
tries. If so, how? Ans. It is
said that God made the country
nnd man made the big town, and
the devil made the little town.
Men of large capital intending to
embark iu large enterprises as n
rule keen shy of little cities be
cause they arc afraid of the freak
legislation of the little city councils
they arc likely to encounter. In
the past six years has St. Johns sc
cured an average of one payroll in
dtistry a year of any magnitude?
Have we got nny prospect of nnyr
Have wc not demonstrated our
Inability to get any, by not getting
any t Tlic new pay roil inutisirtcs
(tlic St. Johns Lumber Company
can not be classed as a new indus
try because it took the place of oth
er mills that burned out;) iu the
past six years would support a
very small town. Yes, wc would
have a much better chance to get
more iudustrics. Because wc
would have the assistance and not
antagonism of the various clubs
and organizations that arc working
for a greater Portland. 1 lie very
name itself would be n great help,
perhaps would aid moic than any
one thing, Portland is well aud
favorably known the world around
nnd the name carries weight and
prestige, otherwise why do most of
our enterprises sail under the Port
laud name? c. g., Portlaud Woolen
Mills, Portland Manufacturing Co,,
Jobcs Milling Co., Portlaud-St.
Johns, etc., etc. Join forces and
all boost for a greater city, that's
low.
I'reak IculsTutlou has nothing to do
with it iu St, Joints, it is the high price
of water front, and yet Mr, Cook states
that the selling price will be increased
35 per cent by annexation, making n
still stronger obstacle. Nearly every
real estate man iu St. Johns at one time
or another has had a chance to locate nu
industry here iu the past six years If a
reasonable price 011 location could have
liecn secured. Proportionately how many
has Portlaud landed in the past tlx
years, Including Kenton, where they lo
cated on account of cheap laud? What
clubs are antagonistic? We haven't
heard of any. They would be, however,
11 tins pari 01 mayue roruaun would get
more man tueir respective localities.
The name didn't prevent the industries
we Have Irani locating nere, nor win 11
prevent others, They can all use the ti
ne "l'oniauu" 11 uiey care 10.
16. Would we get better streets?
Ans. Yes. The matter of streets
s a purely local affair, paid for by
the local property, and is usually
mproved ouly when the local prop
erty owners ask for it. Hut the
standard of work Is much higher
in Portland than iu St. Johns. Look
at the job of grading that was
accepted on Fessenden street over
the protest of property owners. Do
you think that would have passed
inspection in Portlaud ? Not by
about a week's work, with five
teams.
Yes, we would get better streets,
Mr. Cook was chairman of the street
committee when a rood slice of I'esseu-
den street was accepted, He is the one
to be censured if the streets were below
standard duriug his regime. "People in
glass houses should not throw stones."
No streets were accepted by council un
til accepted by the street committee.
Portland has better streets because they
are hard surfaced. If the property own
ers want to stand for it, ours can be im
proved the same way.
17. Would business be better and
why? Ans. Yes, for everybody
except the Review, business would
not be so good for it. .It would
necessarily lose the city printing
worth nearly $1200 per year, which
very uaturally makes the Review
think it would be bad, verbad to
withdraw the appeal to the supreme
court. Business for all others
would be better because more peo
ple would come to settle here and
build and improve and enter into
the activities of building a city.
Did you know that St. Johns had
actually lost in population during
the last year? The school census
shows a loss of 30 scholars.
As to the Review that is very simple
and should occasion no alarm for our
welfare. The profit, less stock and ink
on the job printing, on city printing
barely pays the salary of one good print
er. All we have to do Is to drop him
from our pay roll, which we would do If
was not for the work involved in the city
(Concluded on fourth page)
Council Proceedings
All members were present at the
regular meeting of the city council
on Tuesday evening, with Mayor
Couch presiding, as usual.
The first matter to receive atten
tion was n. petition for an arc light
at the corner of Weyerhaeuser ave
nue and Kellogg street, which was
granted upon recommendation of
the water aud light committee, it
appearing that that part of the city
was destitute of light?
Petitions for three arc lights on
Orcgoniau street were referred to
the water and light committee for
investigation of conditions.
A. I). Robinson, contractor on
Tioga street, proposed to put up a
certified check to cover cost of com
pletion of tills street if the cottnei
would accept it in its present con
diliou, so that the contractor could
pay for his material, averring that
it would place more money iu cir
dilation in St. Johns. Aid. llredc'
son objected to compromising with
contractors, that property owners
petitioned to have the streets im
proved, nnd didn't want to wait a
year or two on completion, that he
believed in holding contractors to
the time limit. Attorney Esson
also strongly advised against cuter
ug into such agreement. Matter
ordered filed,
Dills amounting to $333.03 were
allowed on motion of Aid. Muck;
all yes.
It appearing that flush tanks
tlic sewers were being turned on
too frequently at heavy cost for wn
ter without the cognizance of the
city authorities, on motion of Aid.
Valentine the engineer was direct
ed to shut off the tanks during the
wet weather, or as much so as ex
pedient during the season; aud
011 motion of Aid. Perrlue all keys
to same be turned over to the engi
uccr aud he be held resonsi!)lc for
same. It Is suspicioued that some
boys have been tinning the water
on witli monkey wrenches as a
prank, aud they will be watched
more closely iu the future.
The improvement of Baltimore
street from Jersey' to Hrad ford was
accepted on motion of Alderman
Hill; all yes.
I he quarterly reports of the city
recorder and treasurer were sub
mitted and referred to the finance
committee.
Reports from the fire department
announcing the election of B. F.
Noonan as chief, and general busi
ness during the past year were re
ceived and ordered filed.
The department also asked that
lights be placed at sub fire stations.
On motion of Alderman Valentine
drop lights were ordered installed
where necessary.
A resolution directing the engi
neer to prepare the necessary data
for the improvement of Fessenden
street from Buchanan street to the
east city limits with concrete hard
surface was adopted on motion of
Mr. Valentine; all yes. Ilnlbrook
brothers have agreed to pay any
excess over what the property will
stand fur on this improvement.
Upou suggestion ot the mayor,
the attorney was directed to draw
up a resolution providing lor tue
improvement of Burlington street
from Bradford street to connect
with the bitulithic improvement in
front of the city hall; said improve
ment to be of concrete hard surface.
A resolutlou providing for lease
of Bradford street to the St. Johns
Lumber Co. was adopted on mo-
tiou of Aid. Perrine; all yes. The
proposed lease was then read. It
called for a rental of $550 for a
term of five years, but there was a
string to it. The money must be
used for the purpose of purchasing
a strip of land that must be cither
purchased or condemned before
Crawford street, between Richmond
aud Tioga street, could be opened
up. A. L. Miner owns the land.
The viewers allowed him $832 for
it, but he said he would fight it
through the courts if it was con
demned. On the other baud the
city could have it for $550 by pur
chase if Bradford street be not open
ed at this time. Mr. Perrine want
ed the string cut off; he wanted the
reutal to come untrammeled; de
clared the mill company was the
greatest beneficiary by the opening
and subsequent improvement of
this street, and intimated that it
should donate a generous portion
besides the rental. He was flatly
against the lease with its caudal ap
pendage. Mr. mil and nearly all
the other councilmen objected to
the string, but feared to cut it lest
the "bird" get away. They hat
ed to lose the chance to get Craw
ford street opened up at this time
in an amicable mauuer, as it might
take many months to thresh it out
11 tbe courts, and perhaps the reu
tal money might be eaten up for le
gal services. Therefore, on motion
of Mr. Hill, it was decided to swal-
ow string aud all at one gulp and
ruu chances on wasmng tue bad
Joint Installation
The joint installation of the offi
cers of the General Compsou Post
and Wonians Relief Corps was held
last Saturday at the G. A. R. hall.
The W. R. C held their Installa
tion at 10:30 a. m. The following
officers were installed by Mrs. Geo.
M. Hall, the installing officer:
Cynthia Hewitt, piesident; Mary
Simmons, junior vice president;
Cora Merrill, chaplain: Mary Cha
ncy, Secretary; Lillie Sizetnorc,
treasurer; Sarah Hurley .conductor ;
Sue Clayton, assistant conductor:
Harriet Miller, patriotic instructor;
Hannah McColhun, press corres
pondent; Mabelle Walker.inusician;
Mary Downey, second color bearer;
Adele Hanson, third color bearer:
Carrie Vnndcnberg, fourth color
bearer; Maytle Steele, senior vice
president; Sarah Nolan, guard. Cla
rissa Lathrop, assistant guard and
Sarah Rippley, first color bearer,
were absent. These two officers
will be installed at the next regular
meeting of the corps.
After a tew fitting remarks by
the president and the installing offi
cer nnd thanking our past presi
ident, Mrs. Anna Barnard, for her
efficient service in the past two
years, the meeting was turned over
to the Post.
The following officers were in
stalled by the installing officer,
Adjutant General Williams:
Geo. II. Adams, commander; E.
II . Parker, junior vice commander;
R. II. Miller, adjutant; Levi Stew-
art, surgeon; O. A. Bemis, 0. I).;
A. M. Mason, O. G.; S. M. Hor
ton, S. M. The following officers
ol the post were absent and will be
installed by the commander at next
meeting: D.G. Ilorsinan, S. V. C;
Daniel Drew, chaplain: F. E. Hub
bard, quartermaster; James Down
ing, quartermaster sergeant; Daniel
Drew, patriotic instructor. After
a few remarks by the installing offi
cer, commending the post for its
good work, the announcement was
made that lunch would soon be
served.
In a short time the tables were
ready and all sat down to a lunch
of .sandwiches, baked beans, salads,
pickles, cakes mid coffee,
iuay tins be n prosperous year
tor Doi 11 the Post and Corps nnd
may we have many social times to
gether, this year. Press Cor.
taste out of their mouths afterward.
tlds. Perrine aud Horsmiiu balked,
however, ami would not let go of
tlic tail.
The bid of Kuowlcs & Kauotisc
011 the improvement of Gresham
street from Buchanan to Ida hav
ing been found to be the lowest,
they were awarded the contract.
Some complaint having been
made concerning the mauuer some
of the cement crosswalks have been
put iu, on motion of Mr. Perrine it
was decided to require neater work
iu the future.
An ordinance assessing the cost
oi improving Jersey street from Ida
to Mohawk was passed 011 motion
of Mr. Valentine; all yes but Mr.
Horsman.
Mayor Couch then advanced the
meritorious proposition that the city
furnish needy men of St. Johns
with employment by entering into
an agreement with Mr. Gallon, Sr.,
whereby the city would furnish the
labor for cutting cordwood and Mr.
Gattou would get his laud cleared
for the wood. Mr. Perrine warmly
championed the mayor's sugges
tion, aud it was the sense of the
council that the ngreemsut be en
tered into and the needy unemploy
ed be put to work.
An Editor and Booze Ad
Editor Bliss, of Hillsboro (III.)
News, recently was reproved be
cause he inserted an advertisement
for a "booze" palace iu that city.
Editor Bliss in the next issue of his
paper answers the critics.
He says he coufesses to the act, hut
assigns two reasons therefor: First,
because he needed the money, and
he got fifteen cents a line for it.
Second, he desired to ascertain
whether his esteemed brothers and
sisters read his paper. Both his cur
iosity aud cupidity have been satis-
tied, lie Had talked ot the evils ot
ntemperauce, devoted much space
to the religious and temperance or
ganizations, given the preachers
complimentary notices, but no iu-
timation had ever been given tliat
lis efforts were appreciated or even
read. Now he knows that they are,
and concludes that while all classes
of business men are permitted, with
out criticism, to do business with a
saloonkeeper, the country editor
isn't; lie'must be "holy," undefilcd,
separate from sinners and keep him
self unspotted from the world.
For Insurance see F.W. Valentine
Hard Surfacing Dawson
Editor Review: Permit me to
make a few remarks concerning
tins most important improvement.
I notice Mr. Benson's statement re
garding Dawson street Improve
ment. I am glad to note that there
is tit least one property owner who
is willing to have Dawson street
hard surfaced. I nm certain that
Portland will do her part to build n
continuous hard paved street from
Portlaud to St. Johns this summer.
This is the only possible way we
will get nice homes and lots of peo
ple to live In St. Johns. Iu my
mind there Is nothing the people of
St. Johns could do that would build
up the town more rapidly than to
Improve D iwson street. I have
a very nice home in St. Johns aud
expended a large sum of money
improving my pi ice, hut was com
pelled to close my house and move
to Poitlaud to be near my business.
I cannot drive my auto, as the
streets are too bad nnd the car serv
ice Is worse than nothing, requiring
niiywuere irom one to one ami a
half hours to make the trip. After
taking 011 p.is.engers to the limit of
capacity for a'l points along Union
avenue, Killiiigswurth avenue and
Portsmouth, the St. Johns passen
gers can expect to get n scat after
passing Portsmouth. So you see
the car service cannot be consid
ered when one has to go back and
forth each day. Now what Is best
to be done about improving Daw-
sou street? Mr. Benson says he
will give Stoo toward hard surfac
ing the street providing it is done
within one year. I will go him one
better. I will give $ 250 provided
tlic street Is hard surfaced within
one year. It seems to me that
there could be some way where the
council could declare this improve
ment a public necessity and order
the work done, I do not think it
necessary to widen the street. If
it is hard surfaced it would accom
modate a tremendous traffic and the
cost of Improving would not be
so great.
Imagine if you please, the beauti
ful auto drive this would afford:
go down the Linutoti road and cross
over our big new ferry, then thru
the city up Dawson street to Ports
mouth avenue and Columbia boule
vard, through Kenton to Portland.
How many thousand Eastern visit
ors would sec our town iu this mau
uer? We do not want any crushed
rock street, The travel would be
so great the moment the street is
oticii that nothing but hard surface
would stand the wear. Now is the
time to start proceedings if we ex
pect to get the work done this sum
mer. The people and the city dads
of St. Johns have done a great deal
for the upbuilding of our city, se
curing the big new ferry was a
grand achievement nnd a great deal
of credit is due our public spirited
citizens for it. Now let us nil pull
for a hard surfacustreetto Portland.
Thanking you for your ca-oper-
iitiou, I nm yours respectfully,
II. E. Harris.
A Record to be Proud of
The Mount Hood Railway and
Power company arc exceedingly
proud of their record during the
"silver thaw" of the 6th and 7th
lusts., aud 011 the nights of thuse
two dates, their large electric sign
at 20o4 No. Jersey street, St. Johns
was the ouly bright spot in the gen
eral darkness.
By keeping their entire office aud
Hue forces working iu relays day
aud night from Saturday until Mon
day, they were able to give contin
uous service during these days, not
only to their own customers iu St.
Johns and on the Peninsula, but
also to help out the Portland Rail
way, I.ight and Power Company by
carrying tlic Vancouver load of that
company.
It is stated that the greatest dim-
culty experienced by the Mount
Hood Railway and Power Company
during the thaw was to get into
communication with their various
offices aud customers, to learu if
their service was satisfactory, and
of breaks iu their line, and that the
company will as soon as possible in
stall tiieir own telephone system to
their plants and offices, to guard
against such a condition in future.
Medicines that aid nature are al
ways most effectual. Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy acts 011 this plan.
It allays the cough, relieves the
lungs, opens the secretions and aids
nature iu restoring the system to a
healthy condition. Thousands have
testified to its superior excellence.
For sale by all dealers.
Sash aud Doors are carried iu
stock by tlic Peninsula Hardware
Co, Get our prices.
The Library
Open Hours: l:ootos:to nnd 7109130 p.m.
Sundays! 1:30 to 5i30
Owing to the storm and conse
quent poor car service the usual
Saturday and Monday deliveries
from the main library were omitted
but a special delivery was provided
on Tuesday, aud those who re-
quested books will now find them
waiting.
I he following new magazines are
on the table:
System The magazine of busi
ness. What the Scientific Amori
can, Popular Mechanics aud tlic En
gineering News give to those in
terested iu mechanical and engin
eering subjects, System gives to
the business man. Typical articles
in the January number nrc: What
Is Good Will Worth? The Wan
ton Waste of Labor and How to
Prevent it. How to Buy the Kind
of Coal You Need. One bundled
twelve pages are given lo short
cuts, selling plans nnd systems of
practical iieiptitluess.
Books Received: Practical Treat
ise on the Steel Square Hodgson.
So many requests have come in from
carpenters for a steel square book
that the best authority on this sub
ject has been provided for our own
shelves. It is the 1909 edition in
two volumes.
Songs of Cheer John Keudrlck
Bangs. John Keudrlck Bangs Is 11
rhyuister for every day and for the
common people. This little book
is a warranted cure for the blues.
It contains the often quoted line:
"Today whatever may nunoy,
The word for me is joy just sim
ple joy.
Whate'er there may be of sorrow
I'll put off till tomorrow.
And when tomorrow comes, why
then
'Twill he today nnd joy again."
Also:
"I fear there's little hope for me
On old age I'll never sup
It makes no difference where I be,
When springtime first I chauctt to
sec
And birds nbout tue trill thtir ghxt
I simply can't grow up."
The Reds of the .Midi Felix
Gens. An episode of the French
Revolution with n young HiKnnt,
Pascalet, us the hero. Of this
hook Gladstone said: "Such works
throw more light than many o
called histories 011 the truu roots
and causes of thu Revolution which
arc so widely nnd gravely inUuii
derstood." Have You Piles
Then HEM-ROID is what you
waul a guaranteed Internal rumudy.
Here is a physician's remedy, iu
sugar coated tablets taken inwardly,
that cures all forms of pile and
avoids painful operations, ns well
as the common odious trentmuiitti.
It attacks the very cnuse--lmd circu
lation, This remedy is Dr. Leoulmnll'
HF.M-ROID, sold by St. John
Pharmacy, and all druggists. $1
for 2.1 days' medicine and wititifuc-
tiou guaranteed. Dr. Lvouhardt
Co., Station B. Buffalo, N.Y.,Prop.
Write for booklet.
TELLS THE CAUSE
OF APPENDICITIS
Jackson & Thompson, druicieiiiti.
state that much appendicitis hi St.
Julius is caused ly coiistivauoii.jai
011 the stomach, or sour stomach.
1 liu.se troubles are turnout IN
STANTLY relieved and aniwudi-
citis guarded against by taking n
SINGLE DOSE of simple Buck,
thorn bark, glycerine, etc., as com
pounded iu Adler-i-ka, thu uw
German appendicitis remedy.
For Sale
85x100 lot, 4-rootu,tiew platral
house, 1 17 Swensen street. Priw
$1050, half cash.
50x100 lot, 4-room house, facing
cast, 708 East Richmond struut.
Price $900. Small payment down,
about $10 a mouth.
5-room modern house 011 Unit
Mohawk street, half block from
corner, price $ 1350. Will trail for
vacant lots. Inquire of S.C. Cook,
308 E. Fessenden street.
Do yon know that fully nine out
of every ten cases of rheuiuatiiu
are simple rheumatism of the mus
cles due to cold or damp.or chronic
rheumatism, aud require no iuturuul
treatment whatever? Apply Cham
hcrliu's Liniment freely and see how
quickly it gives relief. For sale by
all dealers.
Work for u Orekter St. Johns,