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.-Jl' T J THE ST. JOHNS REVIEW BY A. W. MARKLE Published Every Friday At 117 West Burlington Street. Tun Rbvibw Is entered nt post office In Saint Johns, Oregon, ns mall matter of the second class under the Act of Con rfress of March 3, 1879, Officii! Mcwiptper of th C7 of St John. Subscription prlos $1.00 par year. The generous ninnticr !u which Messrs. Benson, Harris, Autzen and other men of means ore giving townrd defraying the excess cost of improving Dawson street, is most commcndnblc; showing, as it docs, n public spirited desire to benr even more than their own share of the burden of necessary public improve ment. Wc believe our people who wish to give every one a square deal will entertain a very apprecia tive feeling toward these progressive and liberal minded gentlemen. 1 Our people should get their friends and correspondents to al ways put street address on letters addressed to St. Johns. Wc will wnkc tip some day with a free de livery system here nnd if this feat ure is neglected it will cause endless confusion and annoyance to say nothing of delayed mail, letters WHAT If This Happened To -V 7- T Tl YU 1 Suppose your home safe was rifled of your jewels or bonds! Suppose your bedroom was ransacked while you were down town and your treasur ed gems and valuable papers were taken from you I Suppose your home burned tonight and all your insurance papers and valuable receipts (those necessary to prove claims of loss by fire) burned with ill Wouldn't you be heartily sorry if those jewels, bonds, valuable papers, receipts, etc., were not in one of our Fire proof, Ilurglar-proof Safety Deposit lioxes when the bur glary or fire occurcd? And yet how extremely little it costs to be safe. Our Safe Deposit Iloxcs rent for less ......1 .. .1.... The Bonville System The following questions nnd an swers have been taken from the Honville Square Deal regarding the lionvillc System: (Continued from last week.) u. wnat assurance lias n man that he will get all that his money earns once he invests under this system ? A. Kiiough to satisfy the rankest pessimist. Tvirv pntiintiHtf nrrrntiln1 fill Pj p? la F R I der this system is composed of at The company elect their direct ors from their own number to serve at their, the company's pleasure. The officers arc elected by the directors and arc chosen from the stockholders of the company and their own number. Knch nnd all of the directors and 1. rln.l, !.. It.- .............. 1 btJ.vel Pjnte mirror 24x30, special lln..dIc ...... nm, othcrs, , ' csts out of which no one can sell once he has invested therein: the Royal Oak Dressers, size 18x42 with 18x24 glass. Only $9.75. Quartered Oak Dresser, serpen tine front, 21x40 inches, bevel plate glass 22x28. Now $19.00. 1 Birdseyc Maple Dresser, Colon ial design, 21x42 inch top, French . 1 i ..I.... ...:.. rA..t ,...,,.:i I I I price $20.00 Special discount on refrigera tors. sent to dead letter oincc, extra post- np. , tt 1 r. age to have it returned. All ll.h pfSt NatlOlial BaiM can ue avoiucu oy uiways curciuuy closing your letters with: "My address is John Doc, 41144 Squc dunk avenue," or words to that effect. Let's nit get into the habit, and do it NOW. 1 St. Johns, Oregon St. Johns Furniture Company Advertised Letters The woods are full ol hunters. The man who "Thought it was n deer." is ns great n criminal and as 1)1,; fool as the one who "Thought it wasn't loaded." There should be a law in each case providing n pen alty the same ns for wilful murder. If you think it is n deer, KNOW it before von turn vour murderous blunderbus loose. Hit Is n deer why not you ? nnd lrels awav.vou can find it ru'iiin dealers. or another one; but if you fire 011 n suspected deer nnd murder n fel low mnii, can you restore him to his family? Already this season one hunter has paid the penalty of hunting with n murderous idiot, nnd the season not yet n week old. He sure you nre right, then pull the trigger. Mcdford Is offering free factory A vast amount of ill health is due to indigestion. When the stoinnch fails to perform its functions prop erly the whole system becomes de ranged. A few doses of Chamber lain's Tnblets is all you need. They will strengthen your digestion, in vigorate your liver, mid regulate your bowels, entirely doing nwny with that miserable feeling due to faulty digestion. Try it. Mnny others have been permanently cured l'or snle by nil MvTTlvRS The following list of letters were remaining and uncalled for nt the St. Johns nostoffice for the week ending August 3, 1912: I Allison, Wnltcr C Cnmbell, h. L. Jctirgs, C.I,. Mr. Kemp, Mike ! Kitchell, V. Mrs. Multius, Rose koiii, mm Amman leuer Singh, Vcrnui. CARDS Simpson, Win. Doftusene, Curly O'Connor.K.Mr. Ivshelman, GCM If you want prompt delivery of wood, cnll Cochrnii-Nuttiug & Co. I'hone Col. 55j. 415 So. Hayes street. aotf stock, in which, will pay n like dividend to nil pro rata to the amount invested by each, provid ing the stock cams a dividend. Hach stockholder is herein neces sitated to act for his own good, and throughout the whole of which one and nil must observe the by-laws of the system by contract entered into by themselves between themselves as individuals and themselves as n company. Q. How many directors will there be in each company organized tinder this system? A. Seven. 0. Have they complete power? A. Yes, ns long ns they strictly observe the rules nnd regulations of the Honville system and nre not re lieved of their offices by nctiou of the company. Q. Whnt authority tins the pro moting interests in n company or ganized under this system after 60 per cent of the company's stock hns A HOT KITCHEN These midsummer days is 110 more necessary than the fifth wheel on a wngou. There is 110 need that women should become overheated, tired and begrimed cooking over a wood stove. A GAS RANGE Dispenses with hcat,dirtaud a boiling atmosphere. Without exception all who have gas ranges em phatically declare they would not be without them, flic cost is little and the comfort and convenience big. Why not have a gas kitchen? Women should not wear their lives away putting splintery wood in n cook stove, when gas is so much handier and just as cheap. Do not longer delay. Order a gas range at once. It will make you glad. We can meet the requirements of any kitchen regardless of size, ranges and gas water heaters on installments nt cost connections Wc free. sell gas ST. JOHNS GAS COMPANY sites mid free electric power, for one yenr to induce new industries to lo cate there. We never much favored giving n 50c cliromo with n 3.5c purchase in order to attract trade nnd we believe the management of n concern who would be caught by such bait is not worth the cliromo. The mnii or corporation so blind to their economical advantages -as to turn down 11 location on the seaboard with the best of transportation fa cilities by both water and mil, nnd place the factory inland, where they nre nt the mercy of one single, not too scrupulously liberal trans portation comMiiy,' certainly has n wunk spot in la i k or its makeup, nnd just that lack of good judgment will most likely spell defeat for the enterprise. We do not wiy this to deprecate the country, people, or methods that obtain nt Mcdford, on the contrary we greatly iidmire the spirit of the enterprising class of citizens who nre making such sacri fices to equalize as far us they may the conditions there with those existing in more favored localities. It is also n tip kindly extended to our own good citizens and to that energetic body of boosters, the Com mercial club. We surely do not need to offer any chromos- in older induce Industrie to locate here, for we have every facility that n manufacturer can desire. What we need to do Ik to make it known. Two "newsies" were skirmishing around n back alley when one of them discovvied a hogshead of Or leans sugar with n knothole in the head. lie .Mild not n word, but picking up n stick begun agitating the sacchuriue matter inside the hogshead, nud as it escaped thru the knothole, he industriously put it where It supplied n long felt want. His companion missing him, called to him nud hunted for a long time 1. . t - . . . ... ..." oeiore ue louuii nun, aim men re proached him with: "Mugsy, why didn't yer holler, ye can't eat it all yerself?" "Holler nuthin', yer don't suppose I want ter colcruizc this propersitiou, do ye?" was the reply. St, Johns has the biggest bar'l of sweetness for the manu facturer, importer, exporter, dis tributor, this side of New York City. St. Johns wants to "coler- nize the propersitiou." Then why not "holler?" We can't ent it all ourselves. I.et's holler and all holler at once, so that we can be heard clear around the world and "colernists" will come just as sure ly ns a bunch of "newsies" would congregate nbout n leaking sugar package. HOUSES FOR RENT 0R for Sale on Easy Monthly Payments Several modern houses at Kast St. Johns can be purchased on monthly terms. Talk with ANY AGENT IN ST. JOHNS Or R. O. HRANI) 815 Lewis Hldg 4U1 and Oak Sts. Phone Marshall 3641 P.nteU-. P.eo. P. 2 Hli'h. Z. V. Houck, James Koerber.Klsa Miss been subscribed and paid for? I.cwthwaite Jno Mundmiller, Mrs A. None whatever. Peterson, Miss I) Prescott, Charles Q. How much stock must be Kobertson Arthur Roberts, Walter represented in order to call n gen- Sawrr,Kciiuetli3 Shoudy b'rank Mr cral meeting of the stockholders?. A. At least 10 per cent. Q. Are the ofllcials of a comnanv organized under this system, placed in full power during their term of office, or are they subject to dis missal; nud if so, how? A. rhey nre subject to dismissal through an action of the board of directors or by two-thirds (if nil officer in the company) vote of the interests of the company nt ntiy general or special meeting, nud if the dismissal of a director is desired Anent Forest Fires Pay your subscription. FOR RENT carda at this offlcr la . it remiires n three-fourths vote nil interests in the company. u. v-nn stock In companies un der this system le sold below or above par value? A. Absolutely, no. Q. Hns the par value of stock in nil nud any companies under this system n fixed valuation? A. es, one dollar per share. Q. Con a company orcanized tin der this system issue bonds mortgage their holdings?. A. No, they can not. This is strictly forbidden by the by-laws. , uui n loan be acoulred or borrowing be enacted ? In another column K. T. Allen has quaintly nud truthfully set set forth in verse some of the most fruitful sources of thnt blighting, awful scourge of one of Oregon's greatest resources. Cut it out nud preserve It, nud if ever tempted to do one of the fool things therein enumerated, back up nud put out a bad forest fire before itstartsl You will save enormous wealth to your country nud have n better opinion of yourself ever after. 1 Oregon had but one fire worthy of mention in July and this was of I speedily extinguished, without loss, by the Columbia county patrol as sociation. About 350 wardens nre on duty in the stnte outside of na tional forests, employed by the stnte, counties nud private owners. Although the usual fire season is half over, Congress has made 110 appropriation for the federal forest service. The national forests are being guarded on a deficiency fund, or which it Is said would be wholly In- auequate in an ordinary season, lint so far there bus beeu but little loss. It is emphasized by all authori ties that, while the immunity en joyed so far shortens the danger ous season nud has permitted care- Had a "Bully" Time nt the same time, the grass is green and the ilowers blooiiiiug,uud even the old swimiuimr hole is not entirely deserted. This is another thft The Philliphbuig (Pa.) Ledger! advantage our brother enjoys which A. No. For of July 31, coiwuiiis n two column ( os excite our envy, it works following: wriie-uii 01 tne trip mane iy two A. Absolutely, no. Q. Is stock assessable under this ' preparation, a few hot, drying new system? days may bring the maximum haz- A. No. Stock is sold at par t "y "ne now. All persons value only. are urged not to attempt slash burn- J, Can trusts orcanizc under 'K nu to exercise great care with sparks, matches and camp fires. reasons read the Aiuiougit small lues are numer- lous. preen timber is not ilrv ennnnli a .hardship on the thermometer. We It is true that consolidation is to carry them unless strong wind jio not nice to see an instrument both jwssible and profitable under prevails, nnd the patrol forces nre like that, even, too much struined this system, for through cousolldu- handling them promptly. The and over worked, for it menus that tion is paved oue of this system's season has been favoruble for dla the human machine must keep pace many avenues for the saviug of posing of dangerous slashings and with it. He says "the wages are waste energy. never before has there been such, higher out there, but it costs more It is not true that through this system and success In extinguishing I mmt. tuais more 10 uve Here leniency of allow ntr cousol dations. smouldering logs and snags left pernaps, necause the people have or any of the other methods in after burning to become u menace more money 10 -uiow," Urother volved in these by-laws that hi anv Infer. On the other hand, the joiies. it some 01 your So nud 90c way relates to the forminc of such growth of grass and underbrtis u du men woum come out here, that iher.. nm. nnnrnttni ovKiniK has been so heavv ns to ilirenten cowboy I'.lks .spentK0,i orK tor S2.00 to $3. 50 a day left open whereby trusts can orici. peculiar danger from uow on their parade equip u."u pim.11 uuu shrimp ana save as uate or oreauize under the nrotee. Marked improvement in care w t there ipauies desiriug to consiaeraoie complaint against care an establish- ess leaving 01 ueoris uy county Doesn't a Fireless Cook Stove sound good these hot days? Come in and wo will toll you all about them. These are a few spe cials we are offering for one week: Regular $1.25 Screen Doors, special $1.00 " 9.50 Refrigerator, special 8.50 " 1.50 Hammocks, special 1.15 " 2.00 and 1.50 three and four quart Ice Cream Freezers, special 1.25 ST. JOHNS HARDWARE CO. 99 What Docs the Honville Year System Alcan? It means Honest Incorporation, Defeated .Monopoly, Universal Op portunity, Harmony, All Men get all their Money Karus, IJuergy, I'couomy,' is practical, Investigate our 1 38 page fully illustrated book. Apply to 1 Bonville Portland, Oregon, for the Square Deal. NoU tha Ubl on your ppw. Jvlks of that city to the convention at Portland, Messrs. Calvin Jones and Howard Svrguut. Among the many good things Mr, Jones had to say was; "The l?lks were never shown such hospitality as at Port land, where we gathered for the big convention. After leaving Seat tle more could not be done to make pleasant n greut body of visitors. '1 he parade was magnificent. One delegation of 6ooo to get incut to the convention." Mr Jones had also a few criticisms ns might be expected from n bright, observant visitor not acquainted with our country. He said: "The West hasn't anything we don't have and we have some advantages they don't have." Mr. Jones, of course is excusable for this little stretch of the imagination. He was having such a "hot time in the old town" that he thought the whole bloom ing West was of the same temper ature. It was really but 55 to 60 degrees Parenheit, while in his own country the mercury was ranging from (jo at night to no in the day time. That is one advantage, they get more heat than we do. They have another advantage we do not have and thut is the cloud-bursts and cyclones. These two Kasiern features which we do not have here certainly do make things move and when one of those energetic twist ers visits a community it causes things to look up and relieves the monotony of the general routine. Hut out here times are lively enough that we are not looking with covet ous eyes on our Hastern brother's advantages. In the winter time, too, he lias an advantage over us. One of those frisky, playful bliz zards skips along down the line from Dr. Cook's cozy corner and piles the snow up to the second story window of our brother' sdomo, while the mercury goes away back and sits down 25 to 40 degrees be low uothiug,aud often sulks around that way for days tefore it comes up so us to be counted. Out here H. HENDERSON McDonald Bldg., 208 Jersey St. Real Estate. Loans. Insurance C Abstracts of Title Prepared. Accurute Work Guaranteed. is uei saving every baturduv niuht rmwniiii, !... ia equal to or greater than their entire ed regulation given In Article XI, eurning at the old home. We do sections 2-11, of the by-laws of ui iWxHu.yMirc our mm this system, preventing looseness growers for shipping our fine fruits in such consolidatious.and the man- back to our old friends in the Kast ner and modes used in accomplish- aud selling it to them cheaper than iug the same. These methods of uiey no at uome. It is about the prevention of looseness in the svstem only nice, good thing we can send you in thut way. We can't send you our ilelightfully mild, equable climatej our lovely all-the-year-round green grass, trees and flowers; we can't send you our pure, soft, balmy.iuvigorating mountain breez es; we can't send you our beautiful hills, valleys, niagestic sun-kissed, snow-crowned mountains; we can't send you our fertile farms, our fat, sleek herds, our busy mills aud fac tories, nil of which are combining 10 raptuiy urimr Oreiron tn tli roan uutiuers aim against the oper ntions of small aud irresousible loggers. All of which foregoitig demon strates the absolute necessity of eternal vigilance on the part of pleasure seekers, hunters, fishers, placed upon the growth of organl zation before it grows to such pro portions as would necessitate their distinction between consolidations of modest proportions aud the trust. Consolidations organized under this system must necessarily be composed of many people. These people are joiued together by mu tual interests. People who are not stockholders iront us the richest, best aud great- rectly through the advancement of est state in the Union. Hut we can, common interests. ..oveourouiunietrieiuls People under this system will and sympathise with them in their work in such manner as to gain all struggle for existence amidst the possible individual benefit very questionable advantages we through the consideration of their uuc fmimenueu, senu mem ol our mutual interests aud beuefits. nuns uuu ieu wieni mere cheaper than we ordinarily do at home. It is rather itnkiud of our brother to v....v. vim nut lUtaill CHUeaVOr. xc j o 1.-- but we will foruive on the crounii ..V".V ' Ul UM,"U5' ii.i 1,.. .it.i .....1......... 1 "i, . iviii; near rieuiuiir, ra vi.v. uui miui-taiuiiu. 11 ne l.nc ,.c.l 01 K-..l":.. 0!2 era and Diarrhreea Remedy iu his t t r . ... luiuuy (or lourieen years, anu mat are amply provided for. and are of ranchers, loggets, in fact every one sucli a nature that a curb w be uo uas to ao wuu tne torests as a thing of beauty or as a source of wealth to our people and the nation in its entirety; that the forests may oe conserveu aim maintained thru out all coming generations. (Continued uext week) a farmer! says ue The Model Laundry Thoroughly equipped for all kinds of laundry work and Up-to-date in every respect, Prompt and efficient service guar anteed. Your patronage solicited. NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS. will come back out liere.camn alone with us for two or three vears nnd then go back Hast aud be satisfied to remain there.all nature will have to change, aud the famous dream of Hafed come true. he has found it to be an excellent remedy, and takes pleasure In rec ommending it. Por sale by all dealers. In order to Inturo a change of ad vertisement the copy for auch change thould reaeh thla office not later than Wedneeday, at 3 o'clock p. m. Pleaee ramambar thla and aava tha printer BLACKBURN, CHAMBERS & LOWRY Funeral Directors and Embalmers rortlaiul Office and Chanel St. Johns Office and Chapd Cor. KillliiKKworth Ave. & KIrby St. 418 North Jersey St. I'Iioiim: C 1 133 Woodlawn 3306 Phone Col. j83,Kes.Phoue Col. 559 THEY STARTED SMALL Most business successes of to-day are peculiarly alike in oue point: They began Small So with practically every man who has a competence look at those who know, aud proof will be overwhelming. Because you may bring a small amount to the couuter of the bank, instead of being a reason for hesitation, it is iu our estimation a promise and a prophecy of the greater fu ture. One dollar will begin a savings account at PENINSULA NATIONAL BANK United States Depository 4 Per Cent Interest on Savings . Have You Ever HAD A VISIT BY THE SEA OR A Runon the Sandy Shore AT NORTH BEACH Washington Did you know you could reach this delightful, care slaying, health giv ing, fun making SUMMER RESORT by takiug the O.-W.R.&N. to Portland then, down the Columbia River via. Steamers "T. J. POTTER" "HASSALO" and 'HARVEST QUEEN" To MEGLER Where trains connect with boats for North Beach Points You Can You Should Ask any agent of the O.-W. R. & N. and find our how little it will cost to leave care aud dust and heat behind and have a real Rest by the Sea I