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THE ST. JOHNS REVIEW BY A. W. MARKLE Published Every Friday At 117 West Burlington Street. TllK RitviKW Is entered nt post office In Saint Johns, Oregon, ns umll ltmttcr of tlic second class under tlic Act oi Con rcssof March 3, 1879. Official Nswspsper of the Olty of flt John. Subscription price $1.00 per yonr. According to the fiction of the council Tuesday evcninir, tlic tele phone company is quite apt to soon yet in tlic toils. Under ils fran chise it could not collect higher rates than the maximum rates charged at tlic time the franchise was granted. It is high time this company be brought back to the terms of its franchise with a jerk, nud forced to disgorge tlic excess back to the users. 1 Tlic Underwriters are certainly proving a great boon to the electri cians, and ns n result they have been reaping a rich harvest. Many changes were ordered in electrical wiring of some of the principal buildings, some .seemingly without reason, which even the electricians admit do not lessen the danger. It almost looks like the underwriters were mnkiug their autocratic nil ings for the benefit of the electri cians. Some of the property own ers who have had to dig down deep into their pockets to pay the high cost of rewiring are not feeling par ticularly pleased. 1 The socialist writer grows indig nant because we disputed the asser tion that millions arc starving in this country. Our vest pocket Webster dictionary defines the word starve- "To perish with hunger." Any one is welcome to the belief that millions arc perishing with hunger in this country, hut we don't believe it. Many grow hun gry at times, no doubt, but they are not perishing. The socialist writer wants us to discuss the plat form of .socialism. Let tm look nt it for a moment. "Collective ownership of lands" and then "pri vate ownership of 11 home." What does that mean - the government shall own the laud and the indi vidual the shell or house upon it? "Private ownership of wealth." liven nt -fio per day, after deduct ing bound to be excessive taxes, living expenses, etc., how many could become wealthy? If nil things nre to be supplied by the by the government at cost why not make the . wages tioo per day? The order on the government stores would be just us valid, the shin plasters would be just that much thicker, niul nil would become wealthy in no time. My, but inn' t it awful what grafters and extor tiouists these sociiilUtH nre? The idea of requiring ten dollars per day of so minutes work. P.ven Koeke feller or Morgan would be shockei nt such n magnificent graft. What would other governments think ol us? Anil how quickly the contitr try ull would liecome iHipnlutcd fiom parts of the earth, and the beauty of it would be that the more eople wno come me lesrt time it would require for a day's work ! Powsibly with n little hustling among other nations of the earth enough people could be induced to come here to reduce the time to ten minutes per day ami maintain the 710 iwr diem wage. No wonder the socialists are so enthusiastic over the propo sltiou. A Social Event A very pleasant nud highly en joyuble social event was held ut the home of Mrs. A. W. Mnrkle Tues day evening. Many new feature of the entertainment were uove a "pi arrangement 01 tne name of the club aiTorded much amuse incut nud teUed the skill of the lu dies for n solution. I'ive succeed ed in rearranging the list coi recti v Then distribution of straws resulted in the decision of Mrs. Day and Mrs. Weeks receiving first and sec ond prizes, which were beautiful china pieces. Mr. J. Root. 11 fine vocalist, was present long enough to render n couple of hue vocal se lections, also Mrs. Rice nud Mrs. I'Mlefseu a piano nud violin duet. Mrs. Stroud and Mrs, Hall furnish ed n couple of finely rendored selec tions in the elocutionary line. Pine refreshments were sewed, nud roses in profusion made the rooms like u "perfect day in June." All ex trussed themselves as having had a delightful evening, lispeciully the writer of this local, who nrnved at the "eleventh" hour, and found a very royal time in having the priv ilege of enjoying this occasion with fair ladies and the literary enter tainment, which shows the Heaver state first in all that is good. 'Phone present were Mesdames Murray, Muck, Weeks, Chambers, Uoyd, Learned, livens, Durrie, Gesler, Hiller, Valentine, Rice, Hdlefsen, Wright, Stroud, I lull, Crawshaw, Harris, Grey, Day, Mnrkle, Misses Dlanclie I'Mlefseu and Sarah Dick sou, all of St. Johns; Mrs. Howes of Astoria; Mrs. Dr. Schuaufier of Portland; Miss Ulhi I.nPorte of Clearfield, Pennsylvania. An "Knsterner." If your typewriter ribbon; grow ing threadbare and old t gu.t n now one at the Review office. It costs 50 cents. Stories of Success FRANK A. VANDERLIP Horn on av farm on hour's ride from Chi raKo, frank A. Vnntlcrlln was left fatherless when 13 years old. At 16 ho was an nppron- tlen In a ma- chlno shot). Tho meaning of an education cama to him with Rrcat force, ana whllo ho tolled lin Htudled from men and hook. Without tho ndvantaco of a lilRh school tralnlntr ho was nolo to fass tho enlrancn examinations at ho University of Illinois, and by ntrlct economy ho had saved cnougn to pay tho expenses of tho nrst year, ffo secured a position ns sten ournnlier. worked ns a reporter and emorjtod In four years with a su perior mental equipment for tho Imttlo of llfo. Trunk Vnndorllp always did moro than wna expected of blm until his Industry nnd nblllty nttractcd tho Attention of men of larco affairs. "While still a very younir man ho was mndo a controlling factor In tho National City bank, tho largost l.nnt, In tlin ffnllflfl MtftlMI. No yountr man ran say that ho mnnnt tnbn mlvnntnirn of an educa tion. Opportunities nro many for the I111V who will save. Now Is the time to start If you would insuro your future, A dollar starts an nreount In thll bank. Add to it ns you can. 4 per cent interest on Sav ings Accounts and Time Certificates of Deposits. FIRST NATIONAL BANK St. Johns, Oregon Syi.vkstku PitTiiKSON, Pres. A. U. Joints, Vice President 1 P. Dkinkim, Cashier C. IJ. Kussitu., Ass't Cashier High School Notes . ,, , . In the preliminaries held May 0, for the athletic contest with Gresh- am, no records were broken except Kn. nnd will be dcllniiient and bear in lo....l records, but we found iSfft A'jVTjw mm we (i 111 nave .-iouie inieiii which might be developed. All our old stars were ill their places and two new men. Cochran and Haybrook distinguished themselves, the for mer scoring in three events. Cyril Magotie qunlified in nil the five events nud Hill mid Carlson in two. Members from the Central school scored in like manner. flic State Intcrscholaslic Track and Wield Meet held at Kugcuc May 1 1 , was one oi the largest events ot its kind ever held in the North west. Thirty High schools of Ore goti weie represented, sending in all over 200 comiK-titors for the various events. A number of state records weie broken and one world record, the half-mile run Wind ungleof Washington High making the time 1 :k(. James Johns was represented by only one man, Hill Magoue, who tied for second place 111 uigii jump, coming wltlilu one inch of the final score. 1 itree ot our nuts wltli nu en Inrged sens of duty "sneaked' when the fire bell rang last Wed ucsday iiforuiug nud helwd get the apparatus to the fire. They tell us they were among the first on the scene and that they rendered all possible assistance to the fire fight ers, out the faculty aid not nppre ciate their laudable bravery mid the boys nre now paying the teii ally for their excess of zeal nud nre realizing that "discretion is some times the better part of vnlor." In the Declamatory contest held in the High School auditorium Sat iirdny evening, Mny 18, the St. Johns contestants carried off five of the nine medals awarded, thus cap turing 43 of the 51 points. The proud possessors of the gold medals are Alice mown, Verne Hall nud I.ttlit Day, while the silver medals are being displayed by Peiry lire deeii and Hlcuuor Hodgius, The medals count .12 points toward the 151 required lor the winning of the silver cup. We Iiojh: to win the remaining points at tlic held meet to be held at Gieshum May 25. 1 lie gins nave entered into tenuis with a great deal of enthusiasm, which the inclement weather forced them to hold in check. Their nt tempts to loam the game seem to prove exceedingly musing to the many pnssersby.uot n few of "whom stop to minaret?) the girls ami Uy to "serve." Pour James John men, Pill Mn gone, 1 nomas loclirun, Cecil Ma' gone and Forrest Hill, went to the O. A. C. field meet Priday.May 17 Hill qualified in the preliminaries fur the pole vault but lost out in finals. uue duy last week we received a pleasant visit from Mrs. Kemp, Miss Nellie Kemp, Mrs. llogurdus nud Miss Anderson. Last week our boys started to Oregon City to play n game of base ball there, but were greatly cha grined upon reaching Portland to be informed by telephone that the Oregon City team couldn't play, No denude statements have been given Uy "our boys, However, why the game was culled off. Last Ptiduy, Prof. C. II. Uoyd presented their reward to the "Has- ket Hall Hoys" who had played the required minuter of "halves. "night boy were, bv the executive com mittee of the association, granted II the High School Letter "J." while t wo received a sweater as evidence of merit in combined athletic and regular school work. Reporter. I Refrigerators North Pole Refrigerators white Knamled Lined Priced from $9.00 up. Hammocks A good line of hammocks in at- Prices tractive colors and designs. $2 00 to $7.00. Lawn Mowers ... .... . 3 and 4imcies. hail bearing, or, iriciiou ucanug muciune, an iuw ns $4.00 each. Garden Hose Guaranteed Rubber or Cotton IIo.se in 50 ft. Length from $4.00 upward. Dining Tables See our line of Dining Tables and get prices before you buy. St. Johns Furniture Company Notice of Cost of Improvemen Notice Is hereby given that the nsscss incut lor the improvement ol Tlot! street from Willis boulevard to l'csncndcii street, the total cost of which I 7.07J-4. wm declared by Ordinance No. 477. entitled "An ordinance dcclar lug tlie cost of Improving Tiogn street irom wiiiis oouicvani to i'csmmkicii street in tlic city of St. Johns, Orcuon nnd nsscsslmi the property benefited thereby, declaring sucli assessment and directing the entry of the same in tlic docket of city liens," The cost ol said Improvement is levied upon nil the lots, parts of lots and par ceisot mild wiimti tlic boundaries 01 in district, as follows: Ilctwceii the north erly line of Willis boulevard nnd the southerly line of l'cssendeii street. A statement ol said iKScssmcut lias been cuteicd hi the docket of city Ileus I ill, iyi'l " Willi USSCMIIICW is now due nud imvnblc nt the office o .May -.uiui, 191a, and said assessment I the recorder of the city of St. Johns. Or proceeding will be taken for the collce tlou of the Mine by sale of property ns provided uy iiic city courier. 1'. A. KICK, Cltv Recorder. Published lit Ilia St. Johns Review on amy 34 and 31, 1912. Notice to Creditors In the County Court ol the State of Ore eon, lor Multnomah county. In the matter of the estate of C. O HJorck, deceased. 1 lie uudersiuued nnv uir Itccn mv iMiluted by the County Court of the State 01 ureenu, lor .iiuituotuuii county, exec utorol the estate of CO. lljorck, dc ceuscd, and hnvimr uuidificd. notice li hereby given to the creditors ol, nud nil iierMius Having claims against Mild de censed, to present them, verified 11 re 11 ul ml by law, wllbhi six months alter tne urst implication 01 tins notice to said I'. P, Drinker at his office nt the l'irst National Il.ink nt St. John. 1 P. DIMNKHK. Hxrcutor ol the rotate of C, O Ulorck. dcctttkcd. l'crrv C. Stroud. Attorney. Date of first publication, MnyU, 191'J, imicoi nut puniiCAiioii, juue'Ji, 191: NOTICE Tlic Hoard of Director of School 1)1 trict No, 2 of Multnomah county will re reive bliln up to June 1st to supply the sciiooi ni said nutria wttn -7 cords o Heavy siau wood, i lie Hoard reserves the right to increase the Mine, Delivery to commence uy inly ut, Address iiid cure of Clerk. J. It, TANC1I. Clerk School District No. 2, EL CO. Successors to St. Johns Sand and Grovel Compauy h, D. JACKSON, Prop. General Contractor We nre prepared to do any and nil kinds of excavating for street work nud other purposes. We nlso handle sidewalk and build ing material. Newton and Pcssctideu Streets St. Johns, Oregon Phone Columbia .... St. Johns Laundry Thoroughly equipped for all kinds of laundry work nud Up-to-date In every respect. Prompt and efficient service guar anteed, Your patronage solicited. How is Your Title? Have your abstracts made, con tinned or exninitied nt the Peuiustt In Title, Abstract nud Realty Co Accurate work. Reasonable fees. II, Henderson, manager. 20S North Jersey, McDonald budding. Afc Aim net CAvon Aiuav - vw "" '"'"J Lots 1 1 to u in block 4. Point View, for $ 1000. Write W. II Reid, Devil's Lake, N. I). a6-6t 38. RESOLUTION It Is resolved by the City of St. Johns: That It deems It necessary nnd expedi ent to improve Central avenue from the northwesterly sideline of St. Johns nvc. to southeasterly side line of llrucc street In the city of St. Johns In the following mniincr, to-wlt: lly grading said portion of street to grade ns shown on profile filed In the office of the city recorder of said city on the 17th day of August, 1910, nnd laying n six (6) foot cement walk on both sides of said street with twelve foot curb, also of cement, together with nil necessary cement crosswalks nud cor- r,,nf.,1 Irnii imlln.d ri .r.j 1 1 i In lin K ; , K ; T " ft ;2 necr on file in tlic omcc 01 tlic city recorder relative thereto, winch said plans and specifications and estimates are satisfactory and arc hereby npproved. Said Improvements to lie inndc in accordance with ill charter nnd ordlnniices of the city St. Johns, nnd under the supervision direction of tlic city engineer. That the cost of said improvement be assessed as nrovided by the citv clmr terupon the pioticrty especially and particularly benefitted thereby, and which is hereby declared to be nil of lots parts of lots, blocks and parcels of land ociwccn tne termini 01 sucu improve' incuts noutting Ux)ii, adjacent or prox Imnte to said Central avenue irom til marelunl lines of said street back to th center of the block or blocks or tracts o land abutting thereon or proxlmat tlicrcto. Thnt all the property Included in sal improvement district aforcbaid is hereby declared to oe locui improvement uis tiict No. Ul. That tlic city engineer's nssissmcut of the proontiic total cost 01 said improve' mem 01 said street is to.n3a.4a That the cost of said Central avenue Improvement Is to t.c assessed ntrnlnsl th property in said local assessment ills trict as provided by the city charter of tlic city 01 hi. jotius. Adopted thcaistdny of May, 1912. r I'KANK A. KICK, Recorder. Published In the St. Johns Review May a. and 31, 191a. ORDINANCE NO. 477 An Ordinance Declaring tlic Cost of Improving Tioga Street from Willis Boulc vnrd to Fesscndcn Strcc in the City of St. Johns Oregon, and Assessing tlic Property Benefited There by. Declaring Such As scssmcnt and Directing the Entry of the Same in tlic Docket of City Liens. The city of St. Johns docs ordain as follows: That the council has considered the prntxMcd iisscssmeiil for Improving Tloen street Irom tne northerly line 01 wu boulcvnrd to the southerly line of l'cs scuden street, in the city of St. Johns Orceon, nnd nil objections made thereto, and hereby nccrtaliis(dctentilnes anil declares 111c wuoic cost 01 said nu provcmciit in manner provided by Ordl nance No. 114 tube the sum of f 7.07.1, 43 and mat llicsin'cminud peculiar uenclit iiccruiug to each Ipt or part there of or twirccl of laud within the as sessmeiit district, by reason of said Im provemciit and in hist proportion to such benefits, arc in the rcscctlve amounts net opixisite the number or description of each lot or part thereof or parcel of land in Hie following annexed nsiess incut roll.mid said assessment roll.wlilch s numbered 77. Is hereby adopted mid approved ns tint .ue.iiicut for said Im provement, nud the recorder of the city ol ht. Joiiiis is directed to enter n state incut of the assessment hereby made In the docket of city liens, nud cuuse notice theieof to be tmbllsheil as nrovided br ------ ---,-- ----- . , cuaricr, which assessment is as ioiiows Lot Illock Addition Auit 18 3S Point View 19.14 19 " 49.79 M " 49.B I. 11 11 11 51.08 Ji.oa 50.33 50.33 47.87 49.13 55.63 3 'i 27 28 29 30 3 55-94 js.ai 59." 61,40 61.73 3 33 09.11 6, 31 34 17 39 16 15 .18,08 4H.71 48,71 14 3. 5.o8 5l.o8 50.65 II. II. 10. 50.65 48.53 ::::::&B 8.. 2::::::: 56.98 59.19 59.49 63,15 (.... . . .... j 5.. ".54 69,40 69.40 65.75 65.75 61.93 19. .37. 20. 1 ,.,...00,14 6143 60,16 23 24 t J It 5 59.04 :6 57.38 51.93 46.49 7 s 9- 42.44 30. 42.11 I. 40.14 31. 40.07 40.19 40.33 33 34. 35. 36. 40.71 2-J3 03.42 63.44 59.85 58.03 In, .30. I: 15. 14. 13. 59.67 58.51 59.63 58.03 56.18 4983 1 . . . . 10 "K- 45-35 455 41.44 39-98 40.39 4o7 40.56 40.56 40.69 40.69 40.59 ......4040 40.39 40.36 ,..,...39.33 .......39,71 V : ::::3 33. J .A .... 20.,.., ..v 3 I! 45.95 Have you planned to do away with the dirt, dust, trouble and heat of the old stove, and put in a MODERN LABOR SAVING GAS RANGE to do its work, Spring weather demands that you rid your kitchen of so much heat ns possible, and yourself of as much trouble. A Cabinet Gns Range makes the kitchen the handiest, cleanest, easiest workshop that a woman ever had to do with. The Housewife gets her largest meal in 40 minutes. She docs it cheaply because there arc two ovens, both heated by one flame. A GAS WATER HEATER attached to a tank will give her hot water right from the faucet for cooking, washing dishes and cleaning, nt an insignificant ex pense. SO GIVE THE OLD STOVE "ITS NOTICE" AND ORDER A CABINET GAS RANGE AND WATER HEATER TODAY The whole equipment costs less than you imagine. We sell the APPLIANCES on small monthly payments and guarantee them. ST. JOHNS GAS COMPANY 29 30 3 . 33 3 35 36 iH. . t 3I 17 l6t 15 14 13 13 II IO 46.40 48.05 (8.53 49.63 .V.73 51.37 58.11 58." 41.51 41.48 lo.Ho 10.61 40.C3 10.49 4o.39 ......40.13 40.00 46.31 I6.34 47.90 8.6 49-47 . .. 50,3 52.48 58.63 58.63 57.78 59-41 7 6 5 4 3 3 I 19 25 30 31 5( 56.7H 33...... 23 ...55.35 ...5L59 ...53.57 ...52.1t) ...5O.7O 24 S:::::: 15:::::: :::::: .. 49.W ... 44-06 29 30 31 32 33 34 44.9o 44.S0 43.74 43.74 4J.75 44.73 43.52 33.10 57.87 59-39 :::::: 18, . , , .32. . . . . . 17 16 15 14 13 Im...... ...... 56.39 54.87 55.17 54.17 5(V88 52.49 II 10 50.21 !!i!!;44.06 44.05 1 42.98 42.98 44.06 8 7 6, . . . . v.... 44-06 47.27 32 59 1 . . . . Total f 7 ,073.43 Pasted by the council this sist day of May. 1013. Approved by the mayor this 2ist day of May, 1911, A, . dlUl'K, Mayor. Attest: 1. A. HICK, Recorder, Published In the St. Johns Review on May 24, 1913. BLACKBURN, CHAMBERS & LOWRY Funeral Directors and Embalmers Portland Office and Chapel St. Johns Office and Chapel Cor. KillluKSworth Ave. & Kirby St. 418 North Jersey St. Phones: C 1133 Woodlawn 3306 Phone Col, 3S3,Res.Phone Col, 559 Peninsula National Bank IUUIS rHEN VOU travel in turrv n snnniv nt suics.1 uuu most convenient funds for tourists. we Dino tiiem m a book of tens, twenties, nines or one nunareds your neeus. call tor lvttx IWtoVi m 1 tut . Are You Ready 1 ii ' gBHB tnotjtUag tna ctlUr to gWTt A scratched nud innrrcd top prac tically ruins a tnhle, so far ns Its beauty ns nu nrticlc of furniture is concerned. And yet, it isn't necessary to discard nu old .table simply because the finish is not what it should be. Get a can of jai'-a i.al today, at our Paint Department, nnd see for yourself just how wonderful n rejuveuntor it is. There nre n number of colors you can use, nud there nre n htm tired uses for each color. 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