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Hhlorlui Sot, ST. JOHNS REVIEW 4T i IT'S NOW UP TO YOU Toiubucriba (or THIS Pipr AU the ncwi while II I nam It our tnolli , Call In and nroll GET IN THE HABIT Ot admtUlac la THIS Vtptt andyoa'llaartrrttrttlt. pe. I In at one and knp rlht at II 1 1 Devoted to the Inlcreiti of the Penlntula. the Manufacturing Center ot the Northwest VOL. 8 ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBKU 4; 191a. ' . Ski. NO. 48 Ineffectual Reformers High School Notes Parcels Post Bill Rolling in Wealth The Bonville System Council Proceedings Stands High For the benefit of the undis cerning, it is here stated thut this is not an apology for intem perance, neither ia It a would-be arguments against fighting in temperance. It is a- protest against the futility of the in temperate trying to fight intern perance. As there are degrees, so are there varieties of intemperance sins, all of them.against God's sober law. Temptation toward intemperance of one kind or an other comes to all or us, and so long as we yield to our particular kind, it is but sorry fighters we will make of the other kinds. The lady who prays at church for the undoing of intemperance and goes home to indulge in three cups of tea. or who is sure to have a headache if she break fasts without her accustomed cup of codec; the man who thun ders invectives from the plat form atotho greed of the liquor ' interests, and is the next day re ported to be confined to his bed with an attack of dyspepsia; the girl who just doesn't see how men can be so weuk as to drink the nasty stuff, and can't herself pass by a chocolate shop with a nickel in her purse; the young man who 1b righteously Bcornful of tho fellows who make beasts of themselves, and whoso nearest approach to being "up agaiiiBt if' was when he discovered too late that the neck tie he had worn to the dance was entirely out of fashion these cun never be effective forces in the fight ugainst intemperance. Thoy may be, und are, sincere -and good.but so ure many drunk ards good. It is not sufficient to be Kood in the usual sense of the word, it is needful also to be strong. Do hot the churches, tho W. C. T. U. and all tho organiza tions who have tho cause of tem perance ut heart, sec how it would mightily profit their cause had they workers who were not only in one tiling, but in all things, sober minded, who could preach temperance not only with 'tho words of the mouth, but with their every act, whoso very presenco would preach temper ance and tho blessedness of torn poranco? Tho man, the woman, who is clean and wholesome, body and mind, And who is gladly, radiant ly alive, rebukes intemperance more effectively by simply walk ing down tho street than do a dozen of the average sermons re buke it, and when such men and women do find the occasion to say a word or strike a blow for temperance they have tho back ing of a personality which cannot be laughed asido or argued down. What we need is not more preaching of tho sins of intem perance, but moro demonstrating of the beauty of temperance. It ' is living tho life that counts. We cannot fight intemperanco with breath and complexions that advertise our unwholesome 'ness, with aenemic blood and undeveloped muscles that give credence to the insinuation that perhaps tho reason we havo nev er yielded to certain temptations is that we have never had suffi cient vitality to be tempted by them. To be sure we cannot well wait until we are perfect before we take a hand at fighting the vices of society; on the other hand it is well to consider the great waste of energy involved in rushing into the battle unequip pednot to mention the lack of faith it shows in the resources of the Great Commander. Let us reflect that the Power who saw to the creating of the world doubtless is still in charge and equal to the task. We believe it, of course, but it is but a poor way of showing it to go shouting -about hysterically over things as ;they are, exactly like frightened 'passengers on a sinking ship. This does not mean that we are not to take a hand in the bet terment of the world that is ev idently a part of the plan but only that we shall go at it sober mindedly. Much is said of the virtue of giving oneself, when one gives rat all, but befor'e we pride our selves in that kind of giving it unay be well to determine how valuable an offering we are. .Most causes would gain rather Uhan lose were their collection .plates not weighted down with ' like bulky but ineffectual offer ings. It is a fault of natures which -.are easily wrought up to sympa--.thy, and therefore, perhaps, a --fault more common among wo imen than men, to give impuls- The annual meeting of the High School Athletic association was held last Thursday after noon. Tho lonowing omcers were elected: Basil Smith, pres ident: Thomas Cochran, vice president; Florence Wass, secre tary: Maggie Dickie, treasurer. The association voted also to pur chase the equipment of the east tennis court, opposite the high school. As soon as the boys have it cleared the girls will have sufficient exercise until bad weather sets in. Mr. Boyd presented to the as sociation practically the samet plan as that of last year for man airing the Lyceum course. The school gave a unanimous vote to adopt the plan, and empowered the president to appoint a com mittee to tako the matter in charge. The Lyceum course oitered this year is much better even thun that of last year. There are five numbers as before, and each feature is presented by art ists of, the highest rank. The following numbers constitute the course: Gray Concert Co., Oct. 25. Flowers, Nov. 1. Bergen Marx, Nov. 28. Governor Hoch, Jan. 15. Gillilan, Feb. 13. The box office will be oncn at Currin's after 7k.30 p. m. Friday, Oct. 18. The High School students will surely show their appreciation of the fuct that the school tick ets are the same price as last year, though the new course is far superior and the general ad mission price has been raised to two dollurs. A class in manual training has been organized, and once a week tho boys report at tho cen tral Bchool for real shop work. The thirty-four now enrolled in tho sewing class meet once a week to learn the art of need- lecraft. The High school roll has been increased by Forrest Hill, Frank Wright and Esther Carlson. iteporter. ively and keep on giving with out taking note of how tho sour co of supply is standing tho stra in. Wo must be much in ourselves before we can do much for others. To tako time and thoucht for preparation of one's self for service is not to be selfish. A certain great American who had himself such a personality that Lincoln.seeinghim pass by, exclaimed admiringly: "There goes a Man!" puts it this way: "Is reform needed is it thru vouy The greater the reiorm needed, the greater the personal ity you need to accomplish it. You I Do you not soo how it would servo to have eyes, blood, complexion, clean and sweet? Do you not seo how it would serve to have such a body and soul that when you enter the. crowd an atmosphero of com mand enters with you, and ov- ery one Is Impressed with your personality. Uo, dear Iriend, it need 00 give up all else and commence today to inure yourselt to pluck, realty, self esteem, definiteness, elovatedness. Rest not till you rivet and oubl sh yourself of your own Personality." St, Johns Loiterer, The gentle spirit of the Fall - Wi come to glorify the air. And tho football player will ap pall The population with his hair, The referee will climb the poles And sound his shrill ofticial toot. And the moth will drill more holes In everybody's Winter suit. L. R. Alderman, State Superin tendent of Public Instruction, has a project under way that ought to prove helpful. He pro poses to make the school houses the social centers 01 the various communities of the state by giv ing an extended lecture course during the winter months. These talks will be by well in formed speakers, who will dis cuss subjects of common inter est. 0 The Albany Commercial club has adopted a resolution favor ing the setting aside by the oov ernor of the second Saturday of October as Fire Day, when accu mulated rubbish will be burned and thereby danger of accident al fires greatly lessened. For Insurance see F.W.VaWBtiae The first parcels post law ever enacted in the United states was passed during the closing days of the last session of Con gress. Credit for this bill is I due Senator Bourne of Oregon, who as head of the Postollice i committee was in a position to demand its enactment. For this great advance Oregon should take no small pride. What oth er legislators havo been seeking to accomplish for years, and for which the people of every state have made incessant demund has been accomplished by an Oregon Senator. The Postofilce Department officiuls are now working out the details for the operation of tho system, and hope to have everything ready by tho time tho new law goes into effect. The Interstate Commerce Com mission recently outlined a zone system for tho muking of rates bv cxnress companies, the result of which, if it finally is ordered into effect will be greatly to re duce express rates all over the country. The parcels post system will operate under the same sort of zone arrangement, but while its rates probably will be cheaper than express rates for short dis tances, the maximum rates prob ably will bo as high us the pro posed new express rates for maximum weights and distan ces. Tho particular effort in the framing of the Parcels Post Law was to benefit the farmer and at the samo timo protect tho country merchant against the big mail order houses by giving him preferential rates. That is tho reason for the zone system by which the rate on parcels post man increases with distances. There is also 1 .-11 1 an insurance anu u coueci-on- delivcry provision In the bill, which applies both to the amount of the postage and tho price of tho artido .shipped. ThU Parcels Post Law pro vides that, hereafter, fourth class mail matter shall embrace all other matter including farm and factory products, not now embraced in either tno nrsi, second or third class, not ex ceeding eleven pounds in weight nor greater in size than seventy-two inches in length and girth combined, and not of a character perishable within a period reasonably required for transportation anu delivery. Tho United States and its ter ritories, including Alaska, but excepting the Philippines, is to be divided into eight postal zones, which are to be worked out by experts. Tho rate on lourtn ciass mat ter weighing not more than four ounces is to bo one cent for each ounce or fraction and on matter in excess of four ounces weight tho rate is to bo by tho pound, the postage in all cases to be prepaid by distinctive Rostago stamps. Rates are xed as follows for rural route on city delivery: Un all parcels jost matter mailed at the postofilce from which a rural route starts, for delivery at any point thereon or at tho office from which tho route starts or on any rural route starting therefrom and on all matter mailed at a city car rier office or at any point within its delivery limits for delivery by carriers from that office, or at any office for local delivery, five cents for the first pound or fraction of a pound and one cent for each additional pound or fraction of a pound. Rates for greater distances are: For delivery within the first zone, except as above, five cents for the first pound or fraction of a pound and three cents for each additional pound or fraction of a pound. For delivery within thosecond zone, six cents for the first pound or fraction of a pound and four cents for each addition al pound or fraction of a pound. for delivery within the third zone, seven cents for the first pound or fraction of a pound and five cents for each Additional pound or fraction of a pound. For delivery in the fourth zone, eight cents for the first pound or fraction of a pound and four cents for each additional pound or fraction of a pound. For delivery within the fifth zone, nine cents for the first pound or fraction of a pound and seven cents for each addi tional pound or fractioh of a pound. For delivery within the sixth zone, ten cents for the first Farmers of tho Pacific North west are to be en vied this year for prices are high and crops abundant. Hi almost every sec tion the producers are rolling in new wealth. Thomas Morgan of Enterprise harvested $10,uOO worth of grain from one ranch in Union county and he will grow enough on oth er ranches near Enterprise to bring his total crop up to 35,000 bushels. A man in the Table Rock dis trict of Jackson county raised 0,000 Hacks of potatoes on 30 acres. These potatoes are now worth, at tho Med ford depot. $1.25 per sack, or $7,500 for tho crop from 30 acres. A funnel in the niuiulln dis trict, Clackamas county, shas sold $800 worth of clover seed from eight acres and has 27 tons of clover hoy , worth $270, from the same land. A hot) farmer in the Mission Bottom country, near Salem, has. grown $-10,000 worth of hops on 100 acres. 1 he crop is already sold at that figure. , Every neighborhood through out tho state can show similar instances of lannors getting rich. There are unlimited op portunities for others. Tho farmers of Washington, it is said, will receivo $25,000,000 more for their oralis this year than last, and it is probable the increased value in this, state will not bo much below that figure. pound or fraction of a pound and nine cents for each additional pound or fraction of a pound. For delivery within tho sev enth zone, eleven cents for the first pound or fraction ol a pound and ten cents for each additional pound or fraction of a pound. For delivery within the eighth zone, and between tho Philip pine lslunds and any portion of the United States, Porto Rico, Hawaii, Alaska or Samoa, twelvo cents for tho first pound or fraction of a pound and twelve cents for each additional pound or fraction of a pound. Tho Postmaster General is also required to provide by reg ulation for the indemnification of shippers using tho parcels post for shipments injured or lost, by insurance or otherwise, and, when desired, for tho col lection on delivery of the post ago and price of tho article ship ped, fixing such charges as may bo necessary to pay tho cost of those additional services. The Act also authorizes the President to appoint a joint com mission of six members of Con gress to make a further inquiry into tho subject of 11 general par cels post. Three membors of the commission will bo senators and three will bo representat ives. An appropriation of $25, 000 is made available for the ex penses of this commission. The Vale Enterprise has a "good idea of what a Commercial club is and has the following to suy: "A great many of our citizens are inclined to overlook tho good that is accomplished by the Com mercial club. Tho peoplo of Vale are not alono in this, as it is the same, practically, all over tho country. Tho Commercial club shoulders all tho trouble and expense of advertising our com munity, and trusts to tho peoplo to repay them. They spend many nights in figuring on something to help tho town, and the people, who aro to reap tho benefit, sleep peacefully. They give a good part of their time and often spend some expense money, and the people do nqt compensate them in any way. The officers never stand back from the work simply becauso there is no payroll in connection with their office. The small growing town is the one that needs a Commercial club and a town never amounts to shucks unless it has one. The Portland, Eugene & East ern, the Southern Pacific's sys tern of electric lines, has defi nite plans for bringing settlers to the Willamette valley. When the interurban roads are put in- i. nrra ...ill ui ujjeiiiwun, bjicuiui unuiui win be made to bring thousands of Eastern people to settle on the land, hoping in this way to di vide up tho largo farms and en courage more intensive agricul ture. The .company will pay much attention to the establish ment of canneries, fruit evapo rators and other plants to utilize farm products. Tho man who is the man worth while is the man who places his earnings or fortune in such a manner that after his death those who aro most near t . 1 1 and dear to him will benefit from his worldly endeavors. All men know that what they have and enjoy here upon this earth cannot betaken with them when they die. Many is the good man who has worried until his hair was gray over the prob lem that faces every man who has near and dear ones to care and think for. The problem is: how to invest his money so that those he leaves behind will be best benefited. He knows that as long as he is alive, there is no living person to whom he would entrust the safe keeping of his property. He would not trust the management of the same to any one while he him self is living and can supervise and keep vigilance over their actions; therefore how is it pos sible to protect those for whom he lives in this, their rightful inheritance, after he is gone? He cannot unhesitatingly and with a feeling of content and en tire satisfaction trust it to their management, and all other meth ods under the Old System are loose and open to grafters and fakers. Ho knows that through his close and personal care in the past his properly will after his death be all the more suscep tible to the pitfalls of the ever merciless swindler. If he could only find some investment into which ho could place his money, so that its regulation would be governed, influenced, und deter mined in the future by his pres ent judgment, do you think ho would take advantage of the op portunity to use his judgment by investing in such a manner that his heirs will not only receive full benefit from the investment, but will have tho same protected by law? If he does this, he can rest assured as to tho protection of his people and their interests in the future. In fact, he is li able, through taking advantage of the opportunities offered in tho Bonville System to not only protect his money and tho earn ings of tho same at tho present time, but to protect it and the earnings of tho samo for years to come. Perhaps you have u wayward son. Experience tells you that your hard earned money, which would bo tho source of much ben efit to your son when ho is older and wiser will, if placed in his hands free of restriction, thru his wanton extravagance and deficient business ability, not last until such time when he would appreciato tho value of tho same. You aro puzzled be yond measure to know how to manage so that ho will be pro tected in his rightful possessions through that period of his life when he would be more apt to squander the same, until such time when ho will, through ex perience, gain that knowledge of business thoughtfulncss und reservo that murks the success ful financier. Again wo come to tho Bon ville mothod of tying up securi ties for an extended period of time. Money invested under the restrictions of this system in an investment wherein the production of a staple articlo is tho object, has no excuso for fuilure. Tho management is practically beyond fault, for it lies in the hands of those who aro most vitally concerned in the welfare of tho organization at all times; and the management can not be transferred into the hands of disinterested parties. Those in management are sever al in number, und must be stock holders of tho organization of which they have the manage ment. This insures personal in terest in the advancement of those factors relative to tho suc cess of the organization. Tho investment is not transferable. The son cannot sell it and defeat the purpose of the father. He cannot raise money upon the strength of his holdings in the organization because of the con tract to tho contrary between himself and the company. Ho cannot secure money in advance upon unpaid dividends of tho or ganization tho system permits only of the dividend being paid direct to the owner of tho stock. He is obliged to recognize this feature of tho system by the sign ing of contract agreement at tho time of tho purchase of his stock in the company to the effect that Bhould ho in any way violate tho terms of such contract he shall be subjected to the penalty pro- For the first time in several weeks all members were present at the regular meeting of the city council Tuesday evening. Mayor Muck, who was suffering from a bad attack of rheumatism, pres ided until the meeting was well along, when he turned the reins over to President of tho Council Hiller, who finished the session in good style. A petition was presented for the improvement of West John street from Jersey street to Crawford street, and a resolu tion providing for such improve ment was adopted. b. J. Holt asked lor and was granted permission to construct a cement driveway at his St. Johns Heights property. The First National Bank ami Bonham & Currier called the at tention of the council to the con dition of the sidewalks in front of their business houses, which permitted water to remain stand- ... 1 , 1 1 ... t . mg uicrcou in wot woamor. re ferred to the chairman of the street committee and engineer. A communication from D. C. Lewis expanded on the beauty and benefits to ho derived from widening Fillmore street and making it a part of Willamette boulevard so that it will be in position to assume its proper position as a portion of the pro jected belt line road around tho Peninsula. Ho recommended that this idea be carried out if possible. Communication or dered filed on motion of Alder man Horsman. Betchel Bros, asked for an ex tension of thirty days' timo on the improvement of Burington street. Granted on motion of Mr. Horsman. Bills amounting to $2 10.53 were allowed on motion df Mr, Horsman. Alderman Hill, fresh from the wilds of tho Nehalem country, strongly advocated tho establish ment of a good and substantial drinking fountain at tho Penin sula National Bank corner in stead of the makeshift affair that has heretofore adorned that site. He thought it Bhould be something that would prove an ornament as well as a conven ience, something at which wo men and children could quench their thirst as well as the less fastidious men. He mado tho motion, which was promptly and unanimously upheld, that tho street committee bo empowered to arrange for and install such a convenience. A proposition to alter the fer ry service to conform with tho car Borvico on the west side of the river afforded Bomo food for discussion in which Captain Ful ler, and Aldermen Hill, Hors man and Hiller took part, Mr. vided in such contract of by laws for tho offence. In fact, the father, in choosing an in vestment in a company organized under this system has, through applying his own business intel lect, been able to protect that which ho wishes his son to bene fit from in the future, but which, under tho Old System, would hava been practically and, gener ally speaking, impossible. Many peoplo comparo tho buying of real estate with the buying of stocks and figure them upon the same basis as per reliability, etc. This is a groat and com mon mistake. In tho past tho real estato world has boon about tho only possiblo security in which any degree of confidence could bo placed that was worthy of mention. Stock investments under tho Old System have boon, and always will bo, an invest ment of a very unstable charac ter. Ip tho future it will be the reverse. Except for agricultur al purposes and for homes, real estato will find that it no longer leads as the only compromise to ward a safe and sane invest ment, and will, to uso a slang ex pression, have to "take a back seat" not saying that it would be wise to purchase a home un der tho regulations of these by laws, for a person might find his homo surrounded by environ ments contrary to his best inter est, which would cause him to desire to change his location. This he can do through trans forming his property into the ever ready medium of exchange, money, and purchase himself a homo in a location more suitable for him. The man of whom ho buys may havo also been dissat isfied.and finds himself also ben efited by the transaction. In fact, in a real estato deal of tho common form of barter, all par ties concerned may realize a ben efit from tho same. At the recent Undertakers convention held in Portland thono in attendance wore given oppor unity to take a very critical ox nminution on tho Science of Em balming before tho State Board of Health. Many of the loading un dertakers of the state took advun- age of this, amongst them Mr. and Mrs. Allan Blackburn of this city, and it is a credit to St. Johns ns well as to Mr. Black burn that ho passed by tho high est percentage of tiny in tho class and Mrs. B. was among tho next highest. Both received a state license and diploma, which entitle them to practice anywhere in the United States. Mr. Blackburn is a graduate of Prof. Clarke's school of Em balmingof Sprimrfiold.Ohio.clasH of 1891. and Mrs. Blackburn graduated from Prof. Rentumrd'H College. San Francisco. Cnl., class of '1)8. .Both their diplomas from these schools were burned in the fire that dostroved their place of business in this city six years ago. Hill believed that the furry ser vice should not be of loss fre quency, and that if any changes were mado it should be in long er horn's 01 service. Mr. Hons- man was of the opinion that it was entirely up to the trolluy company to change its schedulo if it did not jibe with the ferry service, that the ferry was not run in the interest r tho trolley company, and if it wrnlud to benefit from the Terry traffic it was up to tho cohipuny to govern itself accordingly. It was final ly decided that so far us tho coun cil was concerned the ferry ser vice should remain us it ih throe trips per hour and if anv changes be made it be in tho shape of longer hours. Attorney btroud mado a splen did plea for tho widening of Fill more Btrect bo that it may bo URcd as part of the system for a boulevard around the lowor Po ninsula. He depicted the won drous beauty of such an innova tion, how it would attract uni versal attention and be traversed by all prominent and influential visitors coming to Portland. Ho told of tho important bouluvardi of Chicago and Now York, and predicted thut tho Peninsula boulevard would far surpass either from a scenic point of view. He thought that St. Johns should take a lesson from tho Eastern cities and build for tho future while tho cost is small. W. F.Stadolman. L. B. Chimnun and one or two olhorcitizonH dis cussed tho matter to some length, Mr. Chipman favoring holding tho proposed improve ment of Fillmoro stroot off until Spring, as little couljl bo accom plished in tho way of improve ment until that time at any rate, Mr. Stadelman feared tho coit of widening tho street would bo too much for tho property owner to meet, and ho favored improve ment as originally outlined. W. S. Basey thought the improve- ment should go through at onue. Alderman Horsman advocated delay, and made a motion tlmt all bids for its improvement be rejected. Aldermen Valentine. Hill, Wilcox and Horsman voted yos on the proposition, while Al dermen Davis, Hiller and Martin voted 1.0; carried. All bids on lateral to newer on Fillmoro between Foigeiulen street and St. John nvenuo were unanimously rejected on motion of Mr. Horsman, thoy be ing deemed unnecessary until hard surtacing is in ordor. P. J. Peterson, oil oritur the lowest bid for laying a sewer 011 Fillmoro street between Philadel phia street and Fosaendon street. mowas awarded the contract oil tion of Mr. Horsman. the con tract price being $1500. On motion of Mr. Hill tuo city attorney was authorized to start condemnation proceeding on Tyler street between Duwton stroot Control avenue. Mayor Muck made a strong plea for stroot cleaning appara tus, urging securing same at ear liest convenience. On motion of Mr. Valentino it was decided that as many of tho counuilmen as possiblo make a trip to Port land and investigate cloaning ap paratus. An ordinance providing for tho sale of a triflo over $152,000 worth of improvement bond was passed on motion of Mr. Horsman, The St. Johns delegation who took in tho Pendleton RquihIup last week report a most gnjoya blo time.