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Hlsfoilc.il Society ST. JOHNS REVIEW IT'S NOW UP TO YOU Toubcrlb tor THIS Paptr All the newi whlla It li newt U our mctto. Call In and enroll GET IN THE HABIT y Ot adverllilnt In THIS Paper and you'll never rrtret It. De al,, a, nnem Bn.l Ln ,. .(I If y Devoted to the Interest ot the Peninsula, the Manufacturing Center of the Northwest VOL. 8 ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1912. NO. 12 Eastern Star High School Notes Deepen Oregon Slough Council Proceedings Fire at Muck's Store Methodist Church Notes Pupils, Attention A new fraternal organization known as Minerva Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, wrfs instituted in the Odd Fellows' hall Tuesday, evening, January 16th. The Or der of Kastern Star is the ladies' auxiliary of the Masonic fraternity. Mrs. Pauline Moore Riley, wor thy grand matron of Maker, Ore. nnd Clyde Evans, worthy grand patron of Portland, were the insti tuting officers. They were assisted by grand chapter officers of the jurisdiction of Oregon, nml by Rose City chapter of Portland. Degrees were conferred upon 24 candidates, and the new chapter has a charter enrollment of 40 members. The following officers having been elected at a preliminary meet ing were installed: Worthy Matron, Mrs. Martha Test. Worthy Patron, Chas. A. Fry. Associate Matron, Mrs. Ruby Ray Davis. Secretary, Mrs. Susie Rogers. Treasurer, Mrs. Josephine Hen dricks. Conductress, Olive Inglcduc. Assistant Conductress, Anna Harrington. Adah, Miss Alda Ovcrstrcct. Ruth, Miss Bertha Krxrucr. Esther, Mrs. Myrtle Weeks. Martha, Mrs. Ruby Markwell. Electa, Mrs. Lillian Miller. Chaplain, Mrs. Alice Learned. Marshal, Mrs. Martha Hoover. Wurdcr, Mrs. Catherine Stephens. Sentinel, Mr. A. W. Davis. After the work of instituting the chapter had been completed, the guests and members enjoyed a ban quel in the vacant store room iu the I. O. O. F. building. During the evening addresses Were made by n uumbur of the officers and past officers of the grand chapter, among whom were the Grand Secretary, Miss Nellie McKinlcy; Hugh Uoyd, past wor thy grand patron; Mrs. Elisabeth Stiles, past worthy grand matron; Mrs. Drake, Miss Staplcton and other. The visiting guests num bered about 70, The new chapter will meet in regular session for the first time on Thursday evening, January 25. The regular meeting nights have not yet been fixed. The officers and members are enthusiastic con cerning the welfare of the chapter and there is no doubt but what the chapter will be an important factor in tiie charitable and social activity of our city. Rep. Greatest Story Teller The coming of America's great est story writer, Opie Read, to St. Johus on Monday evening, Feb.5th In the ly ceu 111 entertainment and lecture course, is an event of stir- Eassing importance, Mr. Read is nown everywhere. Thousands have laughed and cried over his wonderful stories with their pict ures of men and women we all know. Mr. Read tells these stories with inimitable humor and pathos. He is himself a great, big, splendid man, who knows human nature in all its various phases. His pro gram is unique: It is a series of stories that range all the way from the humorous and gay, to the se rious and dramatic. Just to see 'him and know his cheerful, good natured and jovial personality is an experience. To hear him is an event not to be forgotten. One characteristic of Mr. Read's evening of stories is that he appeals to all classes, to old and young, to high and low, wise and otherwise. Sons of Veterans Sons of Veterans of St. Johns and along the. carline to Piedmont car barns met in the fire hall Wednes day evening, January 17, and elect ed officers, The next meeting will be at the same place Thursday evening, January 31, at 7 p. m. The charter will be kept open up to that date, and it is urged that all sons and grandsons of veterans attend at that time and unite with the organization. Officers will be installed, the camp will be given a name and all members will be tak en in. The organization and in stallation will be by a representative of the division camp of Oregon and California. Medicines that aid nature are al ways most effectual. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy acts on this plan. It allays the cough, relieves the lungs, opens the secretions and aids nature in restoring the system to a healthy condition. Thousands have testified to its superior excellence. For sale by all dealers, The curiosity of the Freshmen class was aroused when they re ceived an invitation from the Sen iors and Juniors to attend a Spruce viile street fair last Friday evening January t2. When they arrived at the gym, they found flaunting red white and blue pennants, lining bpruccvillc main street, the lemon adc booth and the artistically deco rated grandstand presenting a gay appearance. livery one came dressed in his best and the program of the evening carried out the idea of a rustic fair. The speakers of the evening were introduced by the mayor, 1. Bugbcc, and one of the most eloquent orations was given by the village schoolmaster, Mr. Cheney, in which he unite carried away his audience with his touch iug little poem 011 spring. The leading citizen, Mr. A. An dcrson, then gave a masterful ad dress on the business opportunities ot bpruccvillc, and referred to the energetic commercial club, which had lately been organized. The address of the guest of honor, Mr. Fry, was given in German dialect and the applause he received show cd that his audience greatly apprc ciatcd his efforts. Other features of the program were songs and speeches by the leading citizens of the town, many interesting races, and spirited nuts ic by the Spruce villc Hrass Hand. i hen the crowd going off by twos and threes, found shady spots on the village green and refreshed themselves with a shoebox lunch. After further games and social pleasure the holiday crowds dts tcrscd. we arc very proud of one of our students, Cecil Mugouc, by whose presence ol mind in cutting some daugcr-threateuiug electric wires, prevented a fire last Sunday even- School was not iu session Mon day and Tuesday of last week be cause the storm interfered with the motor. The box of hyacinths iu the. cen ter window facing Hayes street will soon be in full bloom. Saturday evening, January 13, the Hoys' Basket Hall team played the Estncada team iu liickner's hall. A large crowd of spectators and en thusiastic rooters witnessed the game. Altlio the organized root- ng aided the boys, they were de feated by n score of 3 1 to 16. There was good playing on both sides al though the waxed floor and low ceiling prevented free action. The Ine-up was as follows: Forwards: Iiugbec and Carlson; Guards: E. Smith and H. Smith; Center, "Hill" Mogone. Leap Year Party The I. H. S. (Young Men) class of the Christian church Bible school will entertain the I. H. S. (Young Women) class, Wednesday evening, January 29, at the home of Mrs. G. M. Overstreet, 109 West Burr street. As it is to be a Leap Year party and the ladies will have the privt- ege of choosing their escorts, it is expected to be well attended. 1 he young men expect to make t as enjoyable an event as possible and extend a most cordial invita tion to all young people of the city and especially do they desire the presence ot all members of the two classes. Entertainment committee. Factory at Linnton The John Bradford Safe Co. has recently acquired a 5-acre tract of river frontage at Linnton and a ortland architect is now at work on the the drawings for two factory buildings to be erected on the site. One is to be 80x140, the other is to be 50x140. The larger structure is to be the main factory and will be equipped with the necessary machinery for the manufacture of burglar proof and marine safes. In the smaller structure will be locat ed the foundry and converting chinery. ma- School Notice New school term begins Feb. 1st. Children starting in the first grade for the first time should enter the first day. Auy child is eligible that will be six years old before April 15. No child will be received after Feb. 16. Chas.H.Boyd.Supt.' Sunday was another bright, spring-like day with plenty of sun shine.- ' Authority to make n survey of Oregon slough for the purpose of reaching an estimate of the probable cost of dredging the slough to a sufficient depth to permit deep water vessels to operate through its entire course was received at the office of Maj. Jay J. Morrow, corps of engineers, U. S. A., from the war department yesterday aft ernoon. United btatcs engineers who arc looking after the affairs of the district during the absence of Major Morrow say the survey will be started iu about two weeks. The interest of the Government 1 in the project to improve Oregon slough, making it navigable for ocean going vessels, is looked upon by shippers as a step toward the consummation of a plan which will mean more to Portland than the majority of its residents appear to realize. Starting a short distance above the Swift packing plant the slough takes a course down through the Peninsula and empties into the Columbia river just above the mouth of the Willamette. It is four miles iu length, and when made navigable for any vessels entering the river those best familiar with the situation say that no finer site for manufacturing establishments can be found anywhere so near the icart of the city. Already the Swift Packing Co., and the S. and S. Packing Co. iuvc large plants on the slough. It was largely through their etlorts that the government finally decided to cull tor the survey to ascertain the probable cost of bringing about the proposed improvement. At present the slough is (innavigable to other than river boats. When ever an ocean-going vessel was chartered to load at the Monarch mill, the company has to go to the expense of lightering its lumber on barges to the main river before the ship could be loaded. 1 he cost of dredging the slough to n depth of 25 or 30 feet is ex acted to be nominal, although this ihase of the question will not be nown until the survey lias been completed. It is stated by the en gineers that it will not take more than two weks to finish the sur vey. Then the data will be for warded to Washington. The dig ging of the channel will probably be started early in the spring if the project still should be regarded fav orably by the officials of the dc- artineut. Telegram. New Invention Made A wood-planer with a chain- driven feed has been Invented by id Rawsou of St. Johus. He claims that his invention will revo- utionize the manufacture of wood- planers, and the machinery can be manufactured much cheaper than the style now in use, and will do more work at less cost. Each chain operates independently of any other and the machine is claimed to be noiseless, easy miming and very powerful. It is very well spoken of by many St. Johns woodworkers who especially like the double re- ersible, variable double clutch, which is much more powerful nnd asts much longer thau the ordinary single clutch. Mr. Rawson Is an expert roach- nist, and has lived iu St. Johns which time he has perfected, iu ad- ition to this machine, what he calls the "greatest wood working machine on earth," combining as it claimed, 60 different machines in one, or rattier allowing 00 uiuerent kinds of work to be done on one machine. Telegram. Epworth League Notes About 70 persons were present at the social given Tuesday evening at the M. E. parsonage by the girls of the Epworth League. It was pronounced a success by all who were present. ine crowd was evenly divided, there being as many boys as girls present. The girls had planned everything in the way of games and refreshments and did all in their power to make the boys believe they were better entertain ers than anybody else. They were. Refreshments consisting of punch and isabiscos were served. All who missed this social missed a fine me. Rep. Oregon Editors will visit the Pendleton Roundup next fall in a body. The plan is to take the scribes by special train from Port- and, where the annual convention will be held, to Pendleton for the two final days of the Roundup. On Sunday following the editors will probably be the guests at Hot Lake. The mayor and the seven coun cilmcn were found in their usual places at the regular meeting of the city council Tuesday evening. The Peninsula Saud & Gravel Co. asked for an extension of time on the improvement of Newton street. As the consent of the bonds men for the proposed extension was not attached to the petition, the matter was held over another week to have the omission supplied. A petition was presented for the mprovemcnt of Fcssenden street from Buchanan street to Oswego with concrete surface was read and a resolution directing the engineer to prepare the necessary dnta for such improvement was adopted on motion of Alderman Valentine. A petition to change' an arc light from the comer of Fcsseudeu nnd Charleston to Fox and 'Charleston was icccived and referred to the water and light committee. The following bills were allowed on motion of Alderman Muck; all yes: S. W. Bugbcc, hauling sawdust, S4.SO R. M. Gilliam, street repair, $15. II. C. Stevens, street repairs, f 1 5. Iwlnu M. Miller, copying, Wil lamette boulevard case, 78. I, Joiison, engineer s rodmaii 1 1 days, $27.50. I'. A. Rice, postage, $10. H. F. Noouan, testing fire hy drauts, ?3. W. I', bouthworth repairs to fire apparatus tfx. bt. Johus Lumber Co., lumber for streets, $24. Total, 1 100.05. A report from the fire depart incut giving an itemized account of the fire fighting apparatus was read and ordered filed. Iu accordance with the wishes of the fire department, the mayor ap pointed H. F. Noouan fire chief, which was unanimously confirmed on motion of Alderman Hill. The improvement of Crawford street from Baltimore to Tacotna was accepted by council after being accepted by the engineer, and street committee. A resolution requesting the at torneys on the annexation case to have the same settled as speedily as possible was introduced by Alder man Hill and adopted by n feeble vote, on motion of Alderman I Iors- man. An ordinance assessing the cost of Improving Charleston street from Hayes to Olvinpia was passed 011 motion of Alderman Valentine; nil yes. An ordinance for holding prima ry election and appointment of elec tion officers therefor was passed on motion of Alderman Muck; all yes. On motion of Alderman Davis recorder was directed to notify the 0-W. R. & N. Co. to place corru gated iron gutter under their track at Richmond street. On motion of Alderman Brede- son the recorder was directed to no tify the property owners on East Richmond street to clean oil their sidewalks of mud, debris and other accumulations. Lodge Installs Officers St. Johns Lodge No. 545, of the Fraternal Brotherhood, installed its officers last Friday night. Deputy State Manager Horace D. Jones was nstalliug officer, and was assisted by the degree team from Portland Lodge 200, Mrs. Jones acting as captain, The new officers are J. II Gee, past president; L. II. Hopfin- ger, president; Inn Mngsuury, vice president, Irena Palmer, chaplain; Elizabeth Roye, secretary; nd. L. Stockton, treasurer; Agnes Lelaud, mistress at arms; Raymond Lee, sergeant; Roy Wilson, inner door keeper; James Klum, outer door keeper. During tlie evening a pro gram and dancing was enjoyed un til the visitors had to take a car for Portland. Say! Say, young fellow! Do you know what the"Baraca handshake" is? It is all the rage now. A free sample is given to every young man who comes to the First Bap tist Church at 10 a. m. Sunday. Portland hotels are being swamp ed with reservations for Elks' week uext July, when the grand lodge reunion will be held- Every sec tion of the country is represented and the Pacific coast lodges will send very large delegations. San Francisco expects to have 1,000 delegates, while the Willamette Valley lodges will turn out 1600 Elks. Puget Sound cities have asked for 600 rooms at local hotels, About 1 :3o Wednesday morning the alarm of fire rung out, and the general alarm Informed the has tening firemen that the conflagra tion was iu the business district. The fire wns found to be at the store of Muck Mercantile Co. on South Jersey. It had started iu the fore part of the basement, and it wns .t . ,.,. . . .. wiwi me inmost (liuicuiiy inai me firemen were able to reach the blaze. Huge volumes of smoke rolled out through the doors, and several of the firemen were almost suffocated in endeavoring to reach the flames. For two hours they toiled iu the rain and mud, plying four streams of water, of which there was good, strong volume, In subduing the fire. Regardless of their clothes, the firemen did he roic work, and the headway of the flames were checked by the time the floor was partly consumed. The large amount of water necessary to flood the basement caused consider able damage, naturally, but the uavoc caused iy tue names was not so great. The origin of the fire is not definitely known. Two the ories are advanced electric wires and the work of rats. The total damage is estimated at $3000. Ow ing to the close proximity of the fire, a quantity of goods remaining iu the store room of Johnstone's loggery were hastily removed with willing hands. Abundant evidence was furnished at this fire that the firemen should receive remuneration for their of forts. Many of them had their clothes badly soiled or ruined, working iu the inclement weather when the larger portion of the population were comfortably reposing in their beds, and in the morning there were yards and yards of hose to pick up, clean and hang tit) to dry. The firemen receive $25 per mouth from tue city, and that is nil. This sum is more than spent iu having some of their number take care of the apparatus at time of fire. They should receive at least $50 monthly irom tue city nnd sa per each mem ber iu attendance when it is ueces sary to turn the water on iu case of fire. Even this would be small remuneration, but would help re store clothes ruined at the fires. St. Johns has one of the best, if not the best, volunteer fire depart ments iu the entire Northwest, and a little encouragement 011 the part of the city would be quite cheering. It is up to the city to 00k better after the welfare of its fire protectors. The fire department gave n smo ker in their hall last Friday night that was interesting all the way through. The main event was a wrestling match between Christ Nelson nud Jack Root, best out of three falls. Fireman Root took 23 miuiitcst.infthrowiiig his opponent the first fall, and duplicated the act in four minutes for the second fall. Prof. Ely and Spence had r four round go, and there were a couple of other four-round bouts to :eep the audience iu good humor. The event was much enjoyed by those present. Another is announced to take place soon. The Southern Pacific Traffic de- partmeut will encourage farmers of the Willamette Valley uud Western Oregon to grow barley as 0 feed for dairy stock and to fatten hogs and cattle, To farmers who will plant an acre or two experimentally, the railroad company offers to supply the seed. The Agricultural col lege recommends barley as a stock feed, believing that when grown extensively, it will become as val uable for that purpose, as corn is in the Middle West. The Forest Service is mapping the forests of the state, and will show the ownership of each piece of standing timber of auy account in Oregon. By this means it is ex pected to increase the ellicieucy of the present system of fire protec tion during the dry periods of the year, wlieu tue annual loss readies a big sum. 0 The North Portland post office, serving the Stockyards District has ust been advanced to the presiden tial class. Representative Lafferty las recommended Vaughan D. Crosby, who has served the office faithfully for years, for appoint ment by the president. r Mayor Henderson of Astoria is encouraging a public market for the city by the C, emphasising the need of such an institution in his annual message to the council. He believes it will reduce the cost of living by bringing the producer and consum er together, The second quarterly conference for the conference year of 191 1 and 19 12 was held Tuesday evening, District Superintendent J. W. Mc Dougall presided. Reports showed a very encouraging advance in nil departments. Thcjpastor's report wns heard with much interest. The prelude set forth the impressions that St. Johns hud made on the pastor since his coming to the city. In part as follows: "Our first im pression of the church nud city has changed but very little. Any wide awake man is compelled to realize that St. Johus is iu n most oppor tune position for great advance men' in the near future. As n city we fully realize the fact from the natural environments nud resources, Mrst There is the entire frontage of nnvigable water, the real nnd only gutewny to the metropolis of the .state. Second Between the river and high portions of our city is a broad tract well adapted to yarding or factory purposes. Third There is ample uud beautiful res idcuce property to accommodate, wiinout cramping tor room, many thousands of people, l'ourth Sit uateii ns we nrc, on tlie lilgn por tion ot tue peninsula, between the Willamette and Columbia Rivers, we have the purest of atmosphere, nun n natural drain, which assures that prize of the physical life, good neaiin." A Inrge crowd was iu attendance last Sunday both morning nml even iug. 1 lie evening sermon wns much commented upon by those in attendance. The hour passed all too quickly. Text: Matt. 22:12. "Aim ne was speechless, was handled fully up to date. Rev. Pattou said in part: "Real speech lessness may be caused from any one of many reasons. The vocal cords may may become so relaxed that like an untensioned violin string there can be no vibration produced. 1 lie nerves leading to that part of the human frame may become iu a sense out of connection nud paraly sis follows. . Deafness has been known to cutisc Hr5'loTsW rTjJeTclr ns uie result 01 no audible guide. Hoys nud girls sometimes uegiect or refuse to heed instructions nud find themselves confronted with difficul ties, n veritable barrier to position nud success. Mistaken views nnd fallacies nrc many times confronted wiin stubborn facts nud the mistak en man must sit speech ess nud with shamed face observe real pro gress. ould-be scientists scoffed at the idea of the earth being round, but n man from Genoa, with nn iron will, unflinching iu the fnee oi ridicule nud scorn, would brnve threatened disgrace to estab lish his voice iu western facts as he saw them iu nature about him. Thus Columbus forever put to si lence those who would maintain that the world was flat. But our Savior applies these words iu 11 spiritual sense. 1 lerc was a man robed iu n garment of his own in stead of donning himself with the wedding garment which the king prepared. If it be that the judge of all the earth spoke the truth when he uttered this parable, there will be many careless, indifferent, inconsiderate souls receive tlie fate here foretold at the last day,,, Clarence 1 rue Wilson of Chicago, national secretary of the Methodist temperance sociuty, will spunk nt the pioneer M. E, church, of St. Johns at 1 1 a, 111. Feb. 4. All in vited. What is probably the largest mobilization of troops ever under taken iu this country iu time of K!uce will be thnt iu the Klamath Basin the coming summer. United status regulars and state militia forces are to be gathered for maneu vers. 1 he ground selected for the big camp is about 50 miles north of Klamath Falls.uear the Klamath Indian Reservation and convenient to the Cratur Lake National Park and the Cascade Forest Resurve. A new perennial clover, of the ol- sike species, is reported from Tillu- mook county where it was first dis covered. Experiments are being made with it and it is claimed it yields enormous tonnage to the acre, while it grows the year around. The clover has not seed and is prop agated by cutting up the plant and sowing the pieces. The department of agriculture will make, an inves tigation of the new plant. "Why does the giraffe have such long neck?" asked the teacher. "Because its head is so far away from its body," hopefully answers a little boy. Judge. Physician I don't understand your last case at all, We must wait for the post mortem examination, Sour ire. To the first student bringing itt the correct arithmetical solution of the following problem will be given toe worth of school supplies yenr own selection. Answer to problem uud name of winner published next week. These problems will con tinue for some time. J. M. Shaw, groceries, school supplies, lmkcry goods, fruits, nuts, etc., S02 North Jersey. Problem Our friend, Mr. Skee bink, wants to know how many yards of carpet will be required for n floor 15x18 feet. The cnrpttlnn Is 27 inches wide, nnd in matching pattern it is found thnt 4J4 inches will be wnsted on ench strip, wheth er running crosswise or lcngthwine of the room. Answer to last problcniMoo' clock 54 minutes nud 32 8-i 1 second All answers received to Inst week,! problem were incorrect. Baker's Dozen What's That? Sec Grnvcs, "picture man," 502 S. Janwy He'll tell you. 11 3t. Geo. L. Pcrrine, the "notorimtirM local "spieler" of the St.Johni con tingent of the socialist jwrty, ac companied by Mrs. Pcrrine, nttcm! ed n banquet given by Hrnneh No. four of that party 011 Second street between Taylor nnd Snlnion. Fri day night, nt which time he din coursed on the topic: "Wlint n So cinlist Cnu do on the Council." It is encournging to note (hat Port- laud is still on the map. "Father." asked eiuht-venr okl Alice returning home from school: j wit uwii tit '!iiit,tmiiiuu i "Yes," replied, the fnthur. "Well, tell me, please, how would you punc tuate, 'The wind blew a $5 bill around the corner.' " "Why.dnugh- Jar, ! woul4rfujmjr llU JWlfHUL- the end ol the sentence." "1 wouldn't," said Alice, mischiev ously, "I would mnku a dawh niter the 5 bill." National Monthly. Mists Mabel Heller, well known to many St. Johns teople, lwvlua resided here a year or mote, died at her home iu Nebnuika Inat mouth of tuberculosis of the bowel. Sbe was agud 20 yearn, of 11 pleaaaut nud cheerful disposition, nimI wm most popular among her friend, to whom her death is h mutter of deep nud .sincere regret. Mrs. Geo. P. Crowell of Hood River tpent n few hoitrii iu thin city Monday. She is n South Jentey street projwrty owner, nud wae here looking after street aaiieaameut. Site has been spending the winter with n son iu California, but became ao homesick for Oregon that alw could not wnit until sprint; to cowe Home, 0 Postmaster Moiiahau ndvleee atl St. Johns iwoplu to add their atreet and number to each letter they hk1 nut, in ordur that they may ltecowe accustomed to doing o. He atalea that free mail delivery in mm- ottly a question of n very shoit while, ami may be instituted at moot auy (lute. Gut iu the habit. "You must take exercuw." aaid the physician. "Tlie motor car itt a case like yours give the heat exer cise that " "Hut doctor, I eeu.t afford to keep a motor car," the patient growled. "Don't buy; ktai dodge them!" said the other. Constipation is the chum of many ailments and disorders that make life miserable. Take Chamuetlaiu'e Stomach and Liver TnbluU, keen will your bowels regular and you avoid these diwrnku. For aale by all dealers. o When a fellow gets a letter from the postofficc for his wife and 1m forgets to givu it to her for a week or so, the safest way to deliver it is to tic it to n long fishing jtole awl poke it through the window to Iter. "Faith," said the policeman, ex aminiug the broken window, "this is more sayrious thin Oi thought it was I It's broke on both sokjeal" Exchange. He Let's take an nuto Hilt to night. She But I've uothiijjj; to wear. I Ie Then we' 11 go in swlin. tiling. Hewitt wants to know what Qgofe did with those free mail dyUvttry petitions.