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HMnrtrnl Society ST. JOHNfe REVIEW 1 if I GET IN THE HABIT f IT'S NOW UP TO YOU Toiubtcrlb for THIS Pajwr All tht nwi while It I) new It our motli , Call In and enroll Ol drrtllnr la THIS Ppf nnd you'll DMtrrttrat It, Be tin nt one and liMp rlf ht at Devoted to the Interest of (be Peninsula, the Manufacturing Center ol the Northwest VOL. 3 ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 19x2. NO. 47 Darrow's Speech Clarence Darrow has come and gone. In addressing his hearers at the Hcilig theatre recently, the powers of the man as a steakcr in swaying those of his hearers, who naturally would go to hear him be cause of their leanings, stood pre eminently forth. He did not say anything that is new, or novel, or grand In the sense thnt the uttcrauccs by htm might be handed down to history, but his speech was in short, cpl- grauiatic sentences, and the tone one of contempt and bitter irony to wards the existing systems of in dustry and of government. Hu seemed to feel sore at everything that was connected with law and order, and the administration of such, probably with good reason because of his late escape from the clutches of the law. He seemed more to be in the mood of a man who has partaken of a particularly heavy meal, and found his digest tloti impaired by reason thereof; chronic, out of joint nnd railing against the government, declaring the form of government under which wc arc now living, to be about the craziest thing that ever originated in the mind of uinu, and that no thing short of a political revolution, as sweeping as the deluge, would ever jemed y conditions. Mr. Darrow denounced the courts, saying also that the power of the franchise in the hands ol the the citixeus would not remedy mut ters, and altogether left the impres sion that nothing but direct action, simitar to that taken by the McNn marus and others of their kind, would bring results. He stated that while tn McNumuras might have been legally guilty of murder, mor ally they were not. What kind of maimer of man, who bus the education uud supposed intelligence that Darrow has, would give utterance to such senti ments as this ? If direct action in the form of dyunmltc or any other agent of force is the way to redress the wrongs of society, then society is bound, if Darrow hud his way, to 'disorganize. Might will then be right, and wc will soon find our selves on the path back to the old feudal times aud to savagery. The American Indlatrbellcved in might. The feudal laud owner believed in might. In fact, all our savage tribes believed in the same cult. No, wc cannot afford to listen to such men as Darrow ; that is, at least those of us who believe in homes, our families aud the best that is in nature. There may be those who sincerely sympathize with bis utterances, but we affect to believe it is only the disgruntled, the ne'er-do-wells, those who have uo ambition to rise above their pres ent strata, and those who through their present habits aud inclinations will uot adoru society for any useful purnpsc. Tfle earth, the universe and evo lutiou may be working out a new order of things, but it will not be through brute force, as contem plated by Darrow aud the Inner Circle of milltaut Labor Unionism. If Darrow were consistent, or even sincere, he would follow the, teachings of the Lowly Nazarene, who gave his all to the poor and lowly, accepting no graud emolu ments or princely salary for his services to humanity, but gave that yyhlcu was in him, the best of it, and even his life to the cause which he represented the love of hu manity and the salvation of the world. Darrow, on the contrary, gets the best there is in life, charges such salaries as never were paid before to any advocate of labor, and In other way's shows himself to be most in sincere in his utterances by reasou of taking that substance from labor which is earned by the' sweat of their blood aud taking it iu such portious as they can ill-afford to give him. 'Besides, Darrow had access to the defense fund levied upon labor by -their leaders, audknew months ahead what was coming and could have saved the uuions a great dear of mouey if he had but given an inkling to the public. That, how ever, was uot to the purpose. Gom pers, Tveitmoe, Clancy and others had resolved that the time was op portune to gather in hundreds of thousands of dollars, because of the good excuse offered that labor was attacked by rampant capital, and the result plainly shows the incon sistency, D6l only of Darrow.but of -all the other union leaders, who con tinually use "labor" only as a pass word, aud use the membership of the unions as a medium to gain suc cess and personal aggrandizement. Weekly News Letter. Wauttd Five hundred dollars, three years, 10 per cent, real estate security. . Call at this office. Get in the Habit He who is wise will nt once be gin to add his street and number to all letters 'scut out. It is a habit that must be formed sooner or later. Postmaster Monahau informs us that after free mail delivery is es tablished here that unless the street aud number of au individual ap pears ou the face of a letter, postal or package It will not be delivered by carrier, but remain ill tile gen eral delivery at Portland, or re main undelivered in the sub station here; that fs those who reside with in the carrier district. We never did warm to this sub-station free mail delivery proposition very much. It has too many drawbacks, uot the least of which is cited above. 1 hat St. Johns should only be recognized in postal circles n-j a suburb of Portland was never very appealing, nor could we well sec the philoso phy of applying 11 two-cent stamp on u locul letter t Ii tit one cent took care ot as now. Again, mc met that all local postal matter must bear the street and number, where as "City" or "St. Johns" is suffi cient now, hns not been a strong drawing card. It has never seem ed very killing exercise to make the trip, to the pos'tofficc daily, even though it might be Inconvenient at times. Hud the free mull propost- slon meant independent of Portland we would have taken kindlier to it. But it is uot to be so. The people iu general arc loath to wait until the local postofficc business attains the nmotiut necessary for independ ent service aud want the next best, sub station service, which, we un derstond, precludes till possibility of independent service in the fu ture. However, free mail delivery iu any form Is a sign of progres sion, ntid since the people of St. Johns have decided for sub-station service uud pructically assured of securing it, there is naught to do glory in its advantages and forget or smile at its disadvantages. But forget 'not to acquaint your distant irlcnds with your street aud num ber. That Is highly important, which will be more fully realized aud appreciated after sub-station delivery service has become iu vogue iu St. Johns, America. Already there are some who have gotten the habit, which the post master Is pleased to note, but there arc many others who have not. An Enthusiastic Meeting A number of Bourne boosters from St. Tohns attended an enthu siastic meeting at the East Portland library building Monday evening. A large number of warm support ers and admirers of Senator Bourne were present, and Mayor Muck of this city was made president of the meetintr. A set of resolutions en dorsing Mr, Bourne and repudiat- lug the attempts ot his opponent ui tiie primary to discredit him were unanimously missed. Speeches of a laudatory uature were made by v i.f 1 a numoer ot prominent citizens unu n.i onriieOni's of mirnase shown that bids fair to redeem the folly of ... . . tue Kepuuiican party in turning their mast worthy and illustrious champion down at the primaries. It was made plalu that this most egregious error is being realized more and more, and that there is a widespread and far reaching move ment fully launched to redeem the state from its earlier madness and fnllv. Not alone was the Remibli- can" party represented at the meet ing, but a number ot democrats also who expressed a willlugness aud a desire to aid in the re-estab lishment of Oregon's best and most renowned United States Senator. There was a singleness of purpose and unity of action shown that was most encouraging, and the same en ergy aud enthusiasm, as it spreads and diffuses itself throughout the length aud breadth ot tue state is bound to result in returning Jona than Bourne, Jr,, to the United States Senate, borne thither on the wings of real progression and the belated recognition of a faithful and altogether- worthy servant. nt c iveep amuing "It's best to keep a-smilin', For a smile's a kind o' net That catchas by beguiliu' Jest the thing it wants to get. So keep your smile a spreadin' ; Crack a jolly joke or two An' you'll find that things come headin' Straight forsmilin' folks like you. Exchange. House for Rent Modern eight room house with sleeping porch. Inquire M. Johnston, 531 South Jersey street, Public Utility Bill It Is proposed next month to en force the new water rates established by the city attorney and the city council. Whether they can be en forced is a matter yet to be deter mined. It is a question with some of our citizens whether or uot it might be better to let the matter He in abeyance until the public util ity bill now before the people to be voted on at the November election has been carried or rejected. This bill Is presumed to be fashioned aft er the Wisconsin law that is said to be most practical and efficacious, By its provisions the Railroad Com mission of Oregon is given power and jurisdiction to supervise aud regulate public utilities. The net in part reads: "Whenever, upon an investigation made under the provisions of this act, the commis sion shall find any existing rate or rates, tolls, charges, joint rate or joint rates to be unjust, unreason able, insufficient or unjustly dis criminatory or to be preferential or otiicrwisc 011 violation of any of the provisions of this act, the commis sion shall determine and by order fix reasonable rate or rates, pched uie of rates, tolls, charges or joint rates to be imposed, observed nnd followed iu the future iu lieu of those to be found unjust, unreason able, insufficient or unjustly dis criminatory or preferential or other wise iu violation of any of the pro visions of this act." Water, heat, light, car utilities, etc., come with in the province of this bill. As ev ery voter Is presumed to receive copy ot the measures to be voted upon next NovciuIkt, it would be well for all to ncquuiut themselves with this bill iu particu lar. Under its provisions, if the local water company Is charging cxorl'itnut rates the commission will have lull power to reduce them. Read the bill and become thorough ly posted. We shall, however, continue to believe that the only true and most satisfactory solution of the water situation is the purchase anil oner tion of the water works by the city. Portland got lower rates than are now iu vogue in St. Johns only af ter municipal purchase of water utilities. In all due deference to the city council aud without at tempting to discourage its efforts in securing lower water rates, yet we fail utterly to understand how a city can repudiate aud render null its own Iron bound contract, unless its provisions have been violated. If it can, 110 contract Is sacred or bind ing. The law cauuot discriminate It cannot make flesh of one and fowl of another. A contract must be just as binding with a corpora tion as with an individual, it can not be otherwise. So we shall uot be surprised if the couiicilmauic ef fort, uo matter how praiseworthy it may be, fails o( its purpose. If our prediction is sustained by future results, the course to municipal ownership will still lie open, aud should to be taken advantage of at the earliest opportunity. Will Stay at Home The statement made in last week's paper that Ruth Crouch had gone to Forest, Grove is a mistake. Miss Crouch has leen employed by the board to teach the 4th grade in the East School here in bt. Johns, and will be with us all winter. So states au auonymous writer. An employ of the Review- understood Mr. Crouch to say tuai miss kuui had been employed In the Forest Grove schools and so reported. We are glad to make the correction and wish to congratulate both Miss Crouch and St. Johns; the former that she has secured employment in her own home town, the fittest little city in ttufstate, and the lat ter that we have beeu able to keep another one of our brightest and best young lady teachers at home aud in our owu schools. Ed. Character Social Following. Is the program to be given at the Character social at the home of Mrs. Weeks, by the Ep worth League Friday eveniug, September 27: Vocal solo. . .Miss Lillian Hedberg. Piano soio. ..... .Miss Ida Fassett. Pantomime Miss Lulu Day. Reading. .... .Mrs, Herman Miller. Descriptive Soug. .... Alice Brown. Instrumental Duet Miss Lulu Day and Miss Edna Hollenbeck. Vocal solo. . . .Mrs. Viola Campbell Piano Solo Mrs. Day. Comic Song Mr. Gillhooley Recitation Mrs. Geo. M.Hall. For Insurance see F.W.Vakutine The Library Open 1 tours: I :oo to jno nnd 7 to 9:30 p. m, Sunday! 2s30 to 5:30 New Books just and Unjust Vaughan Kcster. Mr. Kcstcr, best known by his earlier story, "The Prodigal Judge," did not live to see this, his latest novel, published. It is sure to be popular. There are iu the first part of the book real ami sound character and genuine sense of humor and of the realities of life. Bui, it must be said, thnt, as the story proceeds, it becomes disagreeably sensational. It is a five cent copy, Through the Desert Henry Scinklcwicz There is nothing nbout the present book to remind one ot the nttthor's "Quo Vadis," " v" .- old Nell Rnwliiispu-who arc kid-, napped by the agents of the Malidi during the time of the great insur rection. The piecocity of this fenr iess youth is something startling aud a terrible strain upon one's credulity, but the history of the months spent In wild nnd savnge Africa while he is struggling to bring bin little' friend aud himself out of peril and hnidshlp is full of the most thrilling adventure. Paninn Albert 1-M wards. One often hears of "readable" books. Mr. 1-M wards bus written n book more than "readable." It carries you 011 from the Islands of the sea to the gutcs of Colon, into the mysterv of the jungle, out onto the Cathedral plaza, with un ever-growing fascination. The spirit of the big job grows uou you until you want to pick up your garden spade and go down uud dig yourself, just to say: "l was there and helped." After giving us 11 traveler's intro duction to the American tropics and the canal zone, Mr. udwnrds de picts with the vigor and vividness ot u painting the life ol Colon and Puuanin City across n whole con tinent from each other the Pana manians, whose fondness for poli tics has given them 53 revolutions in 57 years, native life in the In terior, and the subtle spell of the jungle. We are then led back to the days of Columbus uud Bulbou and trace the history of the laud down to the decline of the Spanish elliptic nnd the wars of independ ence Mr. Ed wards draws no veil over the way we gained the canal zone. But when we read of the expert manner in which all the we the the problems arc being mastered, may be forgiven for patting Commission and ourselves 011 back, Juvenile Party One of the most unique and in teresting social functions of the sea son was given last Monday night at the home of Mr. John Poff ou East Burlington street. The party was quite original aud carried out in a very delightful manner. It was given by the Misses Latirn Gra ded, Gladys Bredeson and Beulah Titus, who proved themselves to be excellent hostesses. Those who received invitations were requested to come dressed in costumes to rep resent children of ten years of age nnd to bring with them their favor ite toy. This was done by all aud beautiful curls aud pretty dresses were there iu abundauce, while kuickerkockers and the like were by no means scarce. Many dolls and a large supply of marbles, rubber balls, Teddy bears, tops, Iambs, whistles, etc, added to the enjoyment of the occasion, Ex ceedingly delicious punch and wu fers were served for refreshments. About 30 young folks enjoyed the evening. Pears Bring High Prices The highest prices for Rogue River Bartlett Pears this year were received in the New York market, when $3.15 a box was paid for fruit shipped by D. K. Hill, of that valley. The sale was made thru the Producers' Fruit company, which reports the sale of three cars. The first was sold for $1351, be ing made up of shipments from various orchardists. Prices ranged from $2.60 to $2.90. The second car brought it 44 9- It was loaded with Hill fruit. Prices ranged from $2.70 to $3.15 a box. The third car, mostly from the Daggett or chard, brought i54i. X'nces aver aged $3.05. r Not UbJ on your paper. or his other tilusterpieces, except I u,,u:sloou y peopic wuo arc un the comprehensive knowledge of , nnclally responsible. After a thor Alrica which he graphically weaves ,ough Investigation one of these into his story. It Is the story or men have gone into It for as much two children - fourteen, year-old M $IO00O0( tnkin n ,hrce Stanislaus Tnrkowsi nnd eight-year- ... , . b ... BONVILLE 99 Mr. Bonville to go ture Tour in The Square Deal was published about two years ago by Frank Bon ville.the originator of the 99 YEAR SYSTEM. Since then he has In terested over 230 people who arc counectetUwlth the system finan cially. Over 50 per cent of this number arc cither iu business or property owners, showing that the 99 YEAR SYSTEM Is becoming 1 1 .. . .. no ,,can"K lc P" ccl mwrcK, which is uot due until maturity of the note. This note is uot n per sonal note, which will he under stood after a thorough investigation of the System, for the reason that the subject mutter of the 99 Year System is protectetl by 29 different copyrights secured from the United States Government through the Copyright Department at Wash ington, D. C. Said copyrights are uot transferable, as Mr. Bonville, the owner of these copyrights, and who will carry the same with him 011 his tours, has bound himself uot to do so with iron clad contracts between himself and the people who arc financially interested, placing himself iu the position of a mere agent of the people who are inter ested until these notes are taken up. At the rule these notes arc being taken up by uewspaer men and others at the present time, the promoter feels sure that In the fol lowing year he will place notes to the value of between eight aud ten millions of dollars. This System is not promoted for the benefit of any particular class. It Is for the purpose of giving ev ery one an equal opportunity. Or, in other words, putting the control of all business iu the hands of the majority. This System will prevent the transferring of stock, which is the mentis used to rob the public. This System gives the opportu nity of real competition among in dividuals, giving direct action to the people. Under this System it will not be necessary to use the bat- Complain of Slowness Complaint is heard in several quarters that the contractors on Dawson street have not beeu pur suing its improvement with due diligence, nor with the amount of labor requisite to completing the contract ou time, and complainants arc fearful that the damp weather will be inaugurated ere the im provement Is nearly completed, Also that contributions toward the improvement hinging on comple tion this year may not be forthcom ing in the event that New Year's tinus the worK unliiilsiietl. it cau uot be denied that there are some grounds for this disquietufje. A belated start was made in the im provement, and afterward to the layman mind at least It does seem that more laborers could have beeu used with Impunity. It is rather amusing ut times the excuses offer ed Iu palliation of noii-coiiipletioti of contracts within the specified time by some contractors. If it happens to be u little damp for sev eral days, or if material is belated for a few days the same is seized upon as a motif for requesting the time limit to lengthened to double the original time. However, as a rule it matters not, but on Dawson street it does matter a whole lot aud if is up to the contractors to use the utmost expediency iu push ing this highly important work along. There is need of haste. An article that has real merit should in time become popular, That such is the case with Cham berlain's Cough Remedy has been attested by many dealers, Here is otie of them. II. W. Hendrickson, Ohio Falls, Ind., writes, "Cham berlain's Cough Remedy is the best for coughs colds and croup, aud is my best seller." For sale by all dealers. YEAR SYSTEM on an Extended Lec the Near Future lot except to elect men to office to serve the people. 1 lie masses arc thinking for themselves, aud refuse longer to be satisfied with hollow promises of shorter hours, higher wages, full dinner palls, thanksgiving dinners per diem, etc. The people are not demanding charity, but n square deal for alt. All money for the promotion of this System is secured by the three year note system, as previously ex plained. No contributions by pub lie or private collection is solicited or accepted, such as hat passing 011 streets or other public places. The Bonville 99 Year System is conduct ed in such manner that the public Is protected from individual graft. Mr. Bonville will leave on a lec ture tour some time between now and Januury 1st, 1913, visiting each state hi turn, closing 10 and 30 year newspaper contracts and starting hundreds of centers of discussion, reaching ns tunny prominent per sons as possible by individual effort nnd also by scattering literature pertaining to this System. He will be accoiupuuled by his secretary to Chicago, where he expects ro en gnge from five to ten competent persons to nssist him during the rest of the tour. Before leaving he will deliver lectures iu Portland, his home city. This paper will report all such lectures. At least one column of each issue will be devot ed to this System between now aud November ist, 191 2. From thnt date nt least two columns will be devoted to questions and unswers or advertising pertaining to this System, nnd keeping the readers posted as to the whereabouts of Mr. Bonville and the amount of business being done. These con ditions will be maintained until such time ns the public is notified one yeur iu advance of the discon tinuance of same. The finauclnl part of this System will be In the hands of Mr. Alvin Porter of Portland, Oregon, duriiig Mr. Bonville's absence. All com munications to Mr. Bonville should be addressed to Postofficc Box 1195, Portland, Oregon. As the Herald Sees it Commenting on u sermon recent ly preached by Rev. Patton at the Methodist church 011 "Why mer chants go busted in St. Johns" the Review iu part says: "One reasou, and a potent one ty some business men eo "bust. ed in St. Johns is because tliev do not know how to advertise iu a ju dicious and successful manner. They fail to tell the public what they have to sell aud the price ut which it may be secured, The successful stores iu Portland make 110 such mistake." The editor of the St. Johns Review Is right. The wise business man, the pro gressive, modern, up-to-date, suc cessful business man. advertises re gularly, persistently, intelligently uud gladly. The enterprising busi ness mail advertises, uot because of his desire to heln the local nnner. but to help himself. He is utixious to bring trade his way, to educate the public to trade at home. Hu looks upon advertising as a legit imate aud necessary monthly ex penditure to be charged to the monthly expense account of the business, aud not as a matter of charge or benovelence as the behind ttie-tlmes matt Is so apt to call it. Advertising is as necessarv to the upbuildlug of a successful business as proper 100a is to the furnishing 01 me uie wood ot the iudiv dual behind the business. Peninsula Herald. Congregational Church Preaching Sunday mortiitur at n o'clock at theCongregatlonal church ana. every htinday morning there after by James E, Murphey, pas tor. We cordially invite all to these services. Sunday school at to o'clock as usual. James E. Murphey, Pastor. DR. RAMBO DENTIST j&l Tlionc Columbia! Fint National Bank building. ST. JOHNS, ORCGON. . DR. J. VINTON SCOTT DENTIST Opesi Evenlnge and Sundays by Ap pointment. Office Phone Columbia 140 Resilient l'lionc Columbia 38 JOSEPH McCHESNEY, M. D, Physician and Surgeon. Day ft Nbjht Oftlca In McChosnay blk. SU Johns, - Oft ion. Daniel 0. Webster, A. B. M. D Residence, 0U7 Dawion Street Olllce, t'lltor Block. Unlvenlty Pork, Portland, Orcf on. R. A. JAYNE, A. D. Office over First National Honk Office Phone Columbia 262 He. Phone Columbia 1 PERRY C. STROUD LAWYER Hrtt National Dank building ST. JOHNS . . . OKI-CON 0. J. GATZA1YER ATTORNEY AT LAW McDonald Building ' ST. JOHNS . OKECON Wc buy or sell St. fohns Property AlcKINNEY & DAVIS Real Estate List your property with us If you desire to sell quickly 202 N. Jersey St. St. Johns J. R. YVEIMER Transfer and Storage W (lallvnr vnur frtvvla In nml from au paru or ronianu. Vancouver. L.inn ton, Portland and Suburban Erpreta -It J 1. I .1, ! " II.,. ut., civy uutu biiu mi Kinia nccoaaiuie by wagon. Piano and, furnltur may tag Office Phone Columbia 34 Residence Phone Columbia 198 St. Johns Express, Transfer and Storage Co. Piano Moving a Specialty. Until ing done to and front Portland Residence 400 Enst Richmond Office 103 North Jersey Street ST. JOHNS OARAGE IN 11. Ilurllniton Street Automobile Repairing uud YtilrnuUliig We can get you Auto Tiro of nil klmU Bicycle and (lencril Kenalrlni; in connection, New ami M-coim lmml bicycle for ante, lllcycle tire In Hock, au 0 10 lure dv uav or our Trip to or from any city linapltiil, f'i.M j. nt. ana v. r. what, rropi. I'lioiie Columbia 587, CAMP 773 W. 0. W. Mcota ev. ery Wwl n e a d a y evening in Blck. nar'a II all DORIC DODGE NO. t32 A. I. and A. M. Kruulur communication ou first WtilnoKluy ol cuch month iu odd Vv. low' Hall. Visitor wtl- come, S 'CIiiu, Davis. W, M. C.40. Rogers, Secretary ORDER EASTERN STAR Minerva Cliaplerj; , 3 Meet I'.vcry l'irst and Third Tuewlay liveniiiL' o( Hacll Mouth In Odd I'cllow Hull, Mr. Susie Hoer, Secretary. HOLMtS LODGE NO. tot KMOIIIS Or I'YIIIIAS Meets every i'riday niuht ut 7.30 o'clock in I.O.O. lf. Ilall, VUltorsJalwuys.wcl' come, V. W. MASON", C. C. I). I', HOKSMAN, K, K. S LAUREL LODGE No. 186 I. O. O. f. ST. JOHNS, OKCCON Meet each Monday evening In Odd Pel low lull at 7'v, A cordialjwelrome to all vUUlnjj brother. NEST NO.l 1151 Meets 2nd uud 4th Weil ma days of each month iu M. V. A, Hall. I', II. GKANGHR, Sec. Colonial Rag Rugs and Carpet f weaving Fluff Rugs from Ingrain Carpets J. EDWIN GAGE 732 Edison St. St. Johns, Oregon Subscribe (or the Tologruut beat Yenlng papr on the coast. Bee hU Stockton.