ST. JOHNS REVIEW IT'S NOW UP TO YOU Toiubxrlbc lor THIS Piper All the newi while it It newt It our motto, Call In and enroll 0 GET IN THE HABIT j Ot admilriac In THIS Paper J nayoa iintrer regret It, He tin at once and ip right st Devoted to (he Interest! of the Peninsula, the Manufacturing Center of the Northwest VOL. 8 ST. JOHNS, ORKGON, FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1912. NO. 26 Council Proceedings If I Were a Suffragette Bay View Booming The Brooding Sorrow Our Old Mush Kettle The Library DR. RAMBO DENTIST First National Hank building. ST. JOHNS, OREGON. i AM members were present nt the regular meeting of the city council Tuesday evening, with Mayor Muck presiding. The St. Johns Water Co. asked permission to improve by curb and macadam the northerly half of West John street, between Edison and Occatur. Granted on motion of Councilman Davis. A petition to improve Ivauhoc from Mohawk to Richmond with six-foot cement sidewalks, 12-foot parking, and 24 feet of concrete surface in center was presented, and on motion ot Aiucrmnu vaicnuue a resolution directing the engineer to prepare the necessary data for said improvement was adopted. A petition presented for the improvement of I'olk street from Willamette boulevard to Jersey street with macadam full width re eclved like treatment. The city attorney was directed to prepare on ordinance establishing the grade on Ilartmau street. A petition was received asking c. tiucil to change the width of the curb on the proposed improvement of South Hayes street from 12 to 14 feet. Several property owners were present anil strongly objected to this. On motion of Councilman IHIIer it was decided to let the width of the etitb stand as otigi nally petitioned for 12 feet. P. II. Kdlefscn, representing the Commercial club, brought up the Copies park question. He stated the option Mrs. Copies hnd given on a portion of her Dawson street property had expired, and that she was now willing to meet all the ic quircmcuts that the council hud formerly made in regard to the opening of Dawson street. Council man Hill said he believed Mrs. Co- pics should have dealt directly with council instead ot via tlic lommcr cialclub. Couucilmun Davis ex Claincd that Mrs. Copies had first roached the subject to him, and he had suggested the club bring in a recommendation to the council. Councilman Perdue said he didn't core from what source it came; that he was in favoV of a park, and he would, work for it. Councilman Hillcrsaid he did not think the park question would carry unless a small park or resting place was at the same time provided for North St. Johns. The two-park propo sition met with general approbation. Mr. Hill stated that he would take off his coat and work to the best of his ability for a park if nil objec tions (0 the opening and improve ment of Dawson street were re moved. It was the sense of the council that when Mrs. Copies pre sented the matter satisfactorily in writing a special election would be .called to vote on the park question. , B. F. Crawshaw, secretary of 'the Commercial club, in behalf of 'the club, made a rousing speech in Ifavor of the city purchasing a good iteam of horses for the purpose of (handling the sprinkler in dusty times, to haul garbage at any and all times, and for hauling the appa ratus for the firemen during the times of fire. His talk was invigor ating, and he took occasion to pay tribute to the good work of the fire department, aud deplored the han dicap they labored under in gettiug their apparatus to the scenes of fires. His remarks were applaud ed by the dads. Alderman Hors man, who, by the way, has devel oped into quite au orator, stated that he bad always favored the city owning a team of its own, but his efforts heretofore to secure such an acquisition had been discouraged. It was decided to take the matter under advisement aud report at the next meeting. Bills to the amount of $4,332.91 were allowed on motion of Alder man Hill; all yes. Included in the budget were electric light bills to date. They bad lingered along for more than a year, and it was quite a relief to the solons to have them finally paid. An annual report of city finances, preseuted by the former treasurer, V. S. Kellogg, showed that over a quarter of a million of dollars had been bandied during the past year. Referred to the finance committee. Councilman Hill, who had been appointed to interview the county commissioners in regard to paying twelve dollars per day for use of the ferry boat, James John, and the removal of one of the cap tains, reported that the. court re fused to pay more thau six dollars per diem; would not discbarge the captain, but would be responsible for any damage done to the boat through poor management. As Richmond street is still a county road, Alderman Valentine urged that the county court be induced to macadamize it in con junction with Willamette boulevard. Mr. Davis also suggested that Rich mond street from Willamette boul evard to Bradford be cut four feet If I were a suffragette which, Heaven be praised, I'm not I wouldn't smash up windows, Nor the "Bobbies" beat to flin ders, Nor spend my time in plugging at such bally, blooming rot If I were a suffragette. If I were a suffragette the I in. peachmcnt I forswear I wouldn't go to pris'n, Nor be so hot aud sizziu' , ror the crown that only martyrs ought to wear If I were a suffragette. If I were a suffragette and the thought is most remote I'd try to mind my Ps and Qs, Nor be so prone to air my views Then some folks might think I't! a right to vote If I were n suffragette. Pearson's Magazine. to insure a better grade up the hill. Mr. Horsinau demurred against this, aud Mr. Hitler did not think it looked feasible to him on account of the relation to other streets, cs pcclally at Willamette boulevard, where the two sidewalks could not jibe. On motion of Mr. Hill alder men Valentine nnd Davis were ap pointed to interview the county court relative to macadamizing only. Remonstrance against the hard surface improvement of Fcsscudcn street between Oswego aud Buch onati precipitated on animated talk fest that waxed emphatic at times. The remoustrators were represent ctl by au attorney by the name of Wise, who Introduced liimselt by stating that he was a corporation attorney for n quarter of a century, aud should know what he was talk ing about. He deplored the atti tude of the city in advocating this improvement at this time; that it was t.s blocks from tlic business center; that the trolley company should be compelled to pay for the whole improvement; that it was a disgrace to permit it to erect a curb along its track; intimated that the former council that entered into a contract with the company to allow such tt thing were idiots, and he thought the entire proposition was a thing most foolish, being, in fact, nothing more thau a real estate scheme. He is a splendid talker, of pleasing address and magnificent voice, but his talk made no more mpressiou with the council thau water on a duck's back. They be lieved they knew how to interpret the charter, and they intended to follow its dictates as they read it. Alderman Hill made a motion that the remonstrances be disregarded as insufficient. All voted in the affirmative but Mr. Perriue, who voted no. Mr. Whitsell, one of the property owners interested, depre cated the proposed improvement, believing it to be nothing but patch work. K. U. Brand made a few remarks relative to the insufficiency of the remonstrance. A time and manner ordinance providing for this improvement was then passed on motion of Mr, Hors man; all yes but Mr. Perrine. An ordinance declaring the as sessment for the improvement of Gresham street between Buchanan aud Ida was passed on motion of Mr. Valentine. A resolution repealing a former resolution whereby the contractors were bound to secure their rock for street improvement at the Whit- wood quarry was adopted on mo tion of Alderman Perrine. This action leaves the field open to all suppliers of crushed rock. Councilman Davis thought the engineer a little too generous in em ploying street inspectors, aud he advised the removal of one or two, since there didn' t seem to be work enough to keep all busy all the time. This idea seemed strong up on all the councilmeu, and chair man of the street committee, Davis, was authorized to eliminate alL un necessary labor along this Hue, on motion of Alderman Hill. Mr. Horsman wanted all inspectors ap pointed by the council instead of by the engineer, but this proposi tion was voted down. Mr. Perrine wanted a strict enforcement of the resolution passed last year that the street inspectors should be selected from the property owners directly interested in each improvement. No further action taken in the matter. The youth who was smoking a cigarette opposite the monkey's cage took another from his pocket. "Would it doanyharm," he asked, "if I offered him one oi these?" "Not a bit," responded the attend ant, "he wouldn't touch it. A monkey isn't half as big a fool as he looks." Typewriter ribbons for sale at this office; 50 cents each. II. S. Hewitt, sun-tanned as trapper and happy as a clam, sifted into St. Johns Sunday, and spent a day or two getting acquainted with his home towtt again. He gives glowing accounts of the progressive spirit of the new resort, Bay View, where he aud J. II, Smith arc tak ing their summer vacation, while for exercise they are bidding a town to neenmmodate the newcomers. H. S. says they have built a store building, several cottages, a hotel, besides several "castles in the air." He says one of the best attractions of the location is the life saving station there aud the daily practice of the crew; that when the aquatic lads get out in their boat and make it turn turtle and then quickly right it, sporting in the water like mcr men, clambering into their boat like so many water spaniels, he just can't keep Smith at work aud that he is becoming wall-eyed himself from watching the frisky lads with his starboard eye while he watched the nails with his larboard optic. Speaking of the culinary depart ment its conducted by Mr. Smith, Brc'r Hewitt says his latest accom plishment is the manufacture of biscuits. Like man, these "bis kits" are fearfully aud wonderfully made. Needing a hammer to break up some "dorufeks for n founda tion, they scut one of them to a foundry where a hole was drilled through the center nnd a handle fitted to it, making a fine imple ment for reducing the refractory rock. Another incident illustrates the deceptive and fascinating nature of these works of art. The crows in that neighborhood like the fat, juicy clams. But when Mr. Crow captures him, the clam shuts up "just like a clam" aud there is nothing doing. To overcome this the ingenious bird of sable pinion takes Brc'r Clam and flies up into the air about a mile aud then drops the clam which has its shell broken by the fall. Then the crow drops down to a delectable feast. The other day one of the workmen was dozing away his noon-hour rest in thesuu with his hat oIT.hls bald head glistening in the sunlight like the top of Mount Hood. One of the "Smith blskits" which Towserhad carried down to the water a few days before in a vain attempt to to soften so he might eat It, caught the eye of a solitary Jim Crow who mistook it for a clam. Down he swooped, picked up the biscuit aud mounted into the air. Reaching the desired altitude he spied the pate of the sleeping workmau aud mistaking it for a likely boulder, Iropped his burden. True to aim the sphere whistled through the air strikiug the "flies' skating rink" fairly in the center. Bre'r Hewitt, J tearing the swat, aud observing the bread bounding away, ran to the assistance of his workmau, who regained consciousness after a time, and his first words were: "Did the lightning kill anybody but me?" It never fozed the "biskit." Mrs. Smith is now at Bay View and the )oys miss the delicious productions of Chef Smith. Know When to Quit borne years ago in llarttoru we all went to church one sweltering night to hear the annual report of Mr. Hawley, a city missionary, who went around finding people who needed help aud did not want to ask for it. He told of the life in cellars where poverty resided: he gave instances of heroism and devo tion of the poor. "When a man with a million gives," he said, "we make a great deal of uoise. It is a noise in the wrong place, for it is the widow's mite that counts," well, nawiey workeu me up to a great pitch. I could hardly until he got through. I had in my pocket. I wauted to that and borrow more to give. wait $400 give You eye. plate talk- could see greenbacks in every But iustead ot passing the then, he kept on talking and ing and talking, and as he talked it grew hotter and hotter and hot ter, and we grew sleepier and sleep er and still sleepier. My enthusi asm went down, down, down $100 a clip until finally, when the plate did come around, I stole ten cents out of it. This goes to show how a little thing like this can lead to crime, Mark Twain. ATTENTION ! Keep in mind D. K. Brodahl.s Greeuhouse, when you want bedding plants, cut flow ers, shrubs, cabbage, tomato and cauliflower plants, etc. Also floral design work. Cor. Buchauan and So. Gresham streets. 24 4tp For Insurance see F.W.Valentine The air is still heavy with the sorrow of the Titanic catastrophe. It broods over two continents and men cannot shake it off. Of course, life Is uncertain always. Death comes in pestilence aud hur ricane; in accidents; the industries that control the world pay their weekly toll in human life. On the more thau 2.S0.000 miles of railroads in the United States, every mouth there is a mighty drain 011 human life. Death is in the foetid air of the factories, it comes in the mias ma ot tne swamps up to the larm - crsiioor. it is every where, and stui tins uorror upon tuc Atlantic upon leaves a peculiar and heavy sorrow on the hearts ot men, tor there was so much in combination to accentu ate that sorrow that men cannot shake it off. The ship was so beautiful aud so strong, so much of human in ventiou aud human experience had been woven about it to make it safe that men said: "It makes hut terry ot tuc ocean. Let us pass over it." nut sometimes fit the smallest ferry the rope of the ferry uoui nreaks ana those on hoard nrc lost. There is no preventive of the in cvitable, aud there is so much about the Titanic, after utl explanations arc made, all allowances ore made, after speculation exhausts itself that is uncanny that it looks like fate. As tlic ship was leaving the harbor it was nearly in collision with another great ship and the account soys the master of the Ti tonic autl his crew looked upon it as a bad omen for the vovagc. Uiic man reports that ten days before the tlisaster in a dream he saw the great ship go down with its precious freight, aud wired to to warn a friend not to take passage on the ship. Is there a fate that follows ships and men? It really looks so. And still the burden of the sorrow of this last great ocean catastrophe is on the hearts and souls of men and cannot be shaken off, During the last ten years steamship companies have sought to outdo each other un til they have taxed every resource, not only financially, but every oth er way. (Jeuiiis has exhausted it self iu devising new improvements and applying them. The public taste has been educated up until nothing but the fastest and the fin est will do, aud iu ships the question ot custc has been invoked ami pro visions have been made whereby the very rich can for the brief voyage, make clear to the less fortunate that money is omnipotent on shipboard as on land, and they are the favored class. All this was smashed to atoms iu the disaster and a stern notice was served that this human life is not sacred against the elements that are set to be overcome by ships aud the skill of men. Some scientist has declared that the range of vision of a house fly is nine feet. The range of vision of mortals is not much more, aud so, when judging of this disaster and contemplating it none of us should forget that our range of vision is so limited aud our knowledge so infirm, that we, in the comfort of our homes, have no right to say where this man or that man did wrong, or where this or that plan was au imperfect one, or to criticise what men do iu an emer gency of that kind, because no man on earth can tell what he would do, unless iu a similar situation he had been tried. Goodwin's Weekly. A Live Wire Mayor It seems that the Portland Asso ciation members residing iu St. Johns are the most prominent citi zens iu that community, K. C. Couch has been twice elected mayor of St. Johns, and in retiring the mantle has fallen on the shoulders of A. A. Muck, one of the most progressive members of our associa tion. Mr. Muck is a live wire in more ways thau one. He is a man of keen intelligence and ability. St. Johns is fortunate to find grocers who have the time to manage their municipal affairs in addition to run ning a successful business of their own. The Oregon Merchants' Magazine decides that St. Johns has honored itself by honoring Mr. Muck. Oregon Merclants' Maga zine. How is Your Title? Have your abstracts made, con tinued or examined at the Peninsu la Title, Abstract and Realty Co1 Accurate work. Reasonable fees. II. Henderson, manager, 208 North Jersey, McDouald building. Frtieb, the gospel of St. Johm, in an honored position iu our living room hangs the old mush kettle used so long iu my father's home, but now filled witlt rose leaves aud taking a rest after almost Go years of active service. It was a fireplace kettle and when first used by my mother was not new then, so do not know how old it is. It has an iron bail, as fireplace kettles have, and at one time had long legs, but after the stoves came into use father filed the legs off, so that it could be used on the stove. Manv 'n bo ed d nner wns cooked iu it. it was But my best rcmbroncc of when it was used for mush iu the fall of the year. As soon as the corn was ripe enough some ears were picked and enough of the husks left to braid so as to be able to hang them up to dry quickly. Then the curs were shelled aud taken to the mill with the wheat. Our school house was a quarter of a mile from our house on the prairie nnd iu full sight of the house, nnd as mother had the tea kettle boiling by the time school was out as she saw us start from iiiescuooi house, the mush was made in the kettle, aud when we arrived at home the mush would be done, anil some spoons, bowls aud a crock of milk on the table ready tor use, and we children were as ready to eat, aud as we ate our mush aud milk we talked over our day's happenings; how one came to miss a word iu siKrllintr and why the other did not get that sum right. in those days sums were sums iu arithmetic, aud examples were good bail or actions that we were to follow or let alone as the case might be, and, of course, the funny things that happened were talked over and laughed over with no teacher by to shake his head. bo, in the evening as I sit by the lire, the old mush kettle sets me dreaming of the long ago, when father aud mother gathered togeth er at home, home sweet home. Part of the family have gone on to the beyond, and some day, may that family have one of those "many mansions that are iu our "Father s house" above, aud all be gathered there to spend a blessed eternity to gether, us is promised to those who love and serve him here. Mrs.Mc. The Right End First Ivditor Review: St. Johns is growing, aud is the natural home of the laboring man and great mid dle class, which makes up the bulk of American citizenship, nnd ns such a place for homes, care should be taken by those iu authority to hold the rate of taxation as low as possible. How can this be done? It may not be of general knowledge, but is the truth nevertheless, that if railroad companies were as extrav agant in errors iu the construc tion of their roads as the average municipality iu America is, that every company would be iu the hands of a receiver prior to the com pletion of too miles of road. Que error common iu American city building is to pave the streets prior to sewer construction, aud then cut the pavement at great ex pense and damage, to sewer the city. This may be necessary iu a lew instances, but the cases are rare where the "wrong end fore most" process is necessary. Sewer the city first, with n system good for 100 years, aud follow with the best quality of paving, when the home builders are able to bear the burdens. Creosoted blocks placed on a ce ment foundation has proved satis factory in Vaucouver, B. C, where care was taken and good work done, aud first class material used. Hassam is hard and noisy, but for steep sidehill streets, this paving, like vitrified brick, has proven sat isfactory. A good quality of bittt lithic, when well laid down gives satisfactory results, Before any Hassam is laid iu fct. Johns I would advise the council to carefully ex amine the Hassam pavement at Sa lem, Iearn the date when laid down and carefully examine pres ent condition, Iet us have the best when we do pave, and let us do our work "riuht eud first." D, C. Lewis. A young mother and her pretty jaby were passengers on a train. An elderly gentleman addressed its proud mother: "A fine youngster that, madam. I hope you will bring him up to be au upright, conscien tious man." "That will be a bit difficult," said the young mother, smilingly. "Pshaw," rejoined the elderly gentleman. "As the twig s bent, so is the tree inclined." "I kuew it," agreed the other, "but this twig is bent on being a girl." Open Honrs: l:oo 105:30 ntitt 7109:30 p.m. Sunday.: 2:30 to 5:30 Through n mistake of the tvnc setter the explanation of the clcc trical list printed iu last week's Re view was omitted. The list is graded one, prepared especially for tne nomc study ot a person who, while desiring to learn somcthintr ot electricity, is not iu a position to take a regular school course. Any onewno is interested may secure one of the lists and the books them selves at the library. A bulletin is now nosted announc ing the mothers' mcetinir to be held at Mrs. Kelley's next Monday aft ernoon. Mothers are invited to come aud look over the books bear ing on the subject: "The Readiiur ol the Child up to Ten Years of Age." lhe Magazines. Some of the popular stories now running iu the magazines are: Stella Maris I.ocke, iu Century. The Amateur Gentleman For no!, iu McClurcs. Stover at Yale Johnson, iu Mc Clurcs. Heart of the Hills Fox, iu bctibucrs. Captain of His Soul -Mitchell, in Sunset. These nrc more easily secured iu their present form thau they will be a little later, when the books are in great demand. Back numbers of the magazines circulate. Received this week: London Cruise of the Snark. Merriwether Seeing KtiroiM! by Automobile. Twenty-five years ago the author, with a capital of $200 started out to see the world and spend n year tramping about Kttrope ot au expense of 50c a day. A quarter of n century later he aud his wife followed his old trail as nearly as practicable aud the talc of their adventures makes up the book, Careful details are given as to the expenses ot the trip, the most convenient equipment for the auto mobile and the best roads. Holland -Miss Gilbert's Career. By the author of Seven Oaks. But few of the new books re ceived each week can be noted here. Come iu aud examine them ut fust hand. Bargain Days Advocated Kditor Review: I notice that you are advocating home imtronaiie. This is a good idea. All thiuns being equal, or nearly so, there should be 110 reason why the local stores should not receive patronage from all who live here. I notice that it is the bargain sales of the department stores that weau pat ronage from St. Johns. The only way to counteract this is to have bargain days in St. Johns, as at least one firm is now doing. The other duy I noticed the wife of one of the men on the city pay roll coming from Portland with her arms laden with merchandise, which did not look good, nor show the right spirit, but happens right along, Bargain tlays iu St. Johns will do more to keep people at home than anything that could be de vised, It is human nature (femi nine, at least) to seek bargains, aud unless they arc to be found in St. Johns they will undoubtedly be sought elsewhere, Observer. Would Like to Come In a business letter to this office W. II. Reid, proprietor of Reid's Hotel, Devil's Lake, N. I),, takes occasion to remark: "I always had au inclination to retire to St. Johns at some future time, but I cannot break loose from here at present. May be on the Shriuer's excursion, which reaches your town Mav 1.1. but we are so busy now it may be come impossible to get away. I always thought so much of Port- laud, and thought St. Johns an ideal place to make a home, Going from this cold climate where we have seven mouths winter we appreciate it much more thau those coming from a more moderate climate." Mr. Reid is the owner of a number of lots iu St. Johns. Lots Almost Given Away Lots 31 to 34 in block 4. Point View, for $1000. Write W. H. Reid, Devil's Lake, N. D. 26-6t Wanted Hoys to learn to weave at night; pay while learning. Call at once. Portland Woolen Mills. DR. J. VINTON SCOTT DENTIST Open Evenings and Sundays by Ap pointment Office Phone Columbia 140 Resident Phone Columbia 38 JOSEPH McCHESNEY, M. D. Physician and Surgeon. Day & Night Ofllco In McCheiney blk. St. Johns, Oregon. Daniel 0. Webster, A. B. M. D Residence, C97 Dawson Strcot Onico, I'ltter Block. University I'nrk, Portland, Oregon. PERRY C. 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