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Salt From the Bv A. Porter. Having zealously searched all articles appearing in the differ ent newspapers and magazines of America endeavoring to ex plain the different causes of nrosont dav evils, solve their complications and suggest reme dies, having reviewed these arti cle, one point of paramount irn nortanco is wonderfully avoided. In no instance does the sole mo tive of the writer appear to he to but rather, it is permeating the material with uplifting, embalm- KealmS Of KeaSOIl sciousnoss of what we really are, of our true relationship to each other, the place we are intended to fill in creation. It is human ity turning from the ways of perversion with that determina tion that obliterates all possibili ty to return. It is humanity embracing nature's harmonious justice. Not in a heartless, ox- people's 40,000 to not declare div porimental way, but with that idends, but rather to buy more deliberation that presents a but- earning power, of which lie gets wark of oneness of purpose that GO per cent of all its profits and purges the most skeptical of all all control, is- not that the promo uncertainty of their sincerity. ter exercising his control over When man's method ofdcaling the heads of the people? And if, ...!lt. !..! I I ' I... t . . ' .. ...... i ...... r,V..M. v... tun wim iii.ui, uiaiuuu ui uucuming uy uuying more earning power. ?"rr3..ii u..r .J. . n monster of violence, becomes extending his business he is ""1 i. r1:" n rr.. ... r an angel ol j ey? Is not the working capital the 10,000 the people paid for snares, anu nave not the people centered $40,000 of their individ ual power into the control of one man? Is that not concentration of the wealth of the masses into the hands of one man? And is that not control by one man of the masses? If, when dividends might be declared, the one man casts his 60,000 votes against the or seems to be the filial slave of tyranny, in as much as the ze nith of the writers seems to be to devise some automatic strain er that will filter out just enough justice to huvc a pacifying effect on the restlessly oppressed. Just how much justice will be needed and how to most safely guard against an atom in excess of that amount escaping to the needy sooms to 'bo the sole ob ject to bo attained. It is not a consideration of rendering an equivalent or of allowing free dom of industry. Such a course would be comparatively simple and void ol complications, as right always is. IIow to pacify the oppressed without yielding any of the old tyrannical points of vantage so tenaciously clung at and excessively protected by the over-indulged profit extorter is the national perplexity. The boundaries by which sla very should be confined, and just wiiat privileges and liberty sla very should he allowed to claim as its rights, was a perplexing problem to our forefathers until much application of thought re vealed so much disaster that would result in the future from a continuance of so great an evil. Until that unyielding, unwa vering' principle, RIGHT, so per sistently focused itself on the mind of humanity that great greed stood a bleached skeleton, visible to all. As soon as it was recognized for what it was the voice of right cast it out and sla very followed in its wake. It was no longer a question of what shall be the boundary line for the monster, but annihilation of it. Compromise was no lon ger considered. Monopoly has become visible as a grewsome skeleton stalking in our midst. Like a pall its control is suspen ded above our heads. Wo are terrified by its ponderous mag nitude and the completeness of its density, obscuring from our eyes all light of opportunity. Knvelopcd in the blackness of its shadows, without lightor guide, wo have hecomo reunite ror the monster's diwtmvtioii before we are hopolossly smothered,. Suggestions of compromise only add to our terror. Such front angel of justice, distributing equal opportunity to all human ity to share in the economy of energy devised by genius and the abundance of nature made more abundant by the labor of man, when the wall of tyranny, denying suffering humanity en trance to the vineyards they nave pianteu and sheltered in crowding some smaller concerns out of business, is he not exer cising control over some person or persons who sought to avoid his control? Is not that unlimit ed monopoly? Time and space only permit of a short sketch illustration. Mil tit A mere are hundreds ot ways more unjust, more criminal, of the structures of their labor.has robbinir the neonlo of their riirht- i ii i ...! . .1 i i . crumuii:uiiwuy, wnen tne aciuat- iiu mouBiry anu power anu cen ing principles of man blend with the over blessing, ever giving principles of bountiful providen ce, what tongue can tell to what extent our creator will honor Us with his animating spirit? Hearts that bleed and sting with pain under the lacerating lash of the monopolistic monster and burn only with the fuel of rev enge will glow with an effulgence tenng all in the hands of the few; but the above will suffice as a flashlight glimpse of the heinous nature of concentrating monopolistic principles. Statistics show that all indus try has concentrated in the hands of monopolists, and monopolists have concentrated into the hands of seven magnates, and, sad to say, we arc not going to be, but UVEM&Efe Pi m the latest in colors and of adoration for the angel of jus- are now, the slaves of seven mo- tice that win penect the cxmt - nopoiistic magnates. sion of our darkest hours, and in the not far distant future hu manity will look back to the in fancy of honest cooperation with an affection akin to a mother's musings, as in after years she The American neonle. for thev are the parent of this unredeem ble monopolistic principle, are drooping their heads, slow and weary of step, pallid of cheek and dim of eye, because of the chorishes the memories of lier crimes perpetrated against them long since infant boy. Ifshehas neglected to chide her' boy's waywardness, if she has allowed vicious habits to creep into his practices and allowed wicked principles to grow unreproved, in after years, when matured in dulgence has developed mature crime, when consternaion and anguish pierce her heart, then the wan face and withered cheek by the principles of this monop olistic child ol their creation. In the hearts of the workers hope lias subsided and despair is nisi inning its place, mil we tiro here. and. thouirh wo know not why, we believe wo were not Itom to die. Despair is coward ice. Compromise is procrastina tion. I'rotit is an itnnostt on. and the so-called over-production bespeak the disastrous results of of the necessities of life is a lie. long neglected duty. How glad- If man renders an equivalent to ly would sho retrace the past man, where aro the profits? If could she now irttide her bov aright. He is no longer under her control. The tender instin cts she might have trained and moulded into noble principles have long since hardened into it requires u certain amount of I energy to produce a certain pro duct, and a certain amount of energy to place that product into the hands of the consumer, the consumer ought to pay for that vice unsusceptible to mother's energy developed, nothing more, love, i no disgrace ot ins tn- tor tne money ot the consumer creasing crimes are fast sapping was developed by the consumer the life from her heart. She to produce some necessity for can no longer endure to think of which he received the monev. her once infant boy. If she is If each man receives the exact to regain her strength she must value of his energy and chooses he roused by new interests, to Itvo within tho means ofn In November Men and Women begin to think seriously of winter and prepare themselves accordingly for the uncomfortable atmosphere. In Our Ladies' Department there are many articles of warm wearing ap parel from the soft lamb's wool union suits to the heavy rough neck sweaters. From warm hose and felt house slippers to crocheted head wear. We have stocked the D. M. C. cottons sizes, and have a very good assortment of Embroidery silks and patterns. The Men's Toggery Department is showing the latest in Men's Slip-ons and the best Rain Coat to be had for the man who must be out in the rain constantly. The high top shoes we carry are made as waterproof as leather can be made. New arrivals are coming to this department and we are very much encouraged for the outlook of an exclusive men's store in St. Johns. In The Grocery Department are all the things to make a Thanksgiving dinner an event from a Double Baker to Cranberries. Our grocery stock is always just as complete as the community can desire and we have been told time and again that our Grocery Department would be a credit to a town of twice the population. BON HAM & CURRIER Ail. II-.. it winer nps must tisp uie name of "mother." Other little feet must patter to her will. The in fant arms of new life must by suggestions, eominir front the , . , i" . T" ..nr. . r At . it.nvv - . iiimii.il. wijuuii'iiiu iiiiii -.Tr m "ii V." .if uy wnn confiding mist in the heart of ought to get wages to the amount "'i.. .i". "v "' the little one to the aching void or energy ho exerts and all his iwiuivhuot, iwiiniiiiiniK iiiiiiili. i ll mnllim-'M hnnr " win ti portion of that energy, and by invostimr the unconsumed por tion, convert it into a producer of more onergy, that man ought to got what that ononrv pro duces, in other words, man ST. JOHNS GARAGE II I 12. Ilurllngtou Street Automobile ItviMirini! mill Vuh-niilrlni! We nut Ki't you Auto Then of nil kind lllcyclo nrnl (leiicral Rcnalrlne Nov mill kvcoiul hand bicycle for mIc Auto to Hire by Day or Hour Ola Wlnton Six Trip to or from'miy city hospital, f2,D0 j. m. aim v. i'. wkay, rrop. I'lionc Columbia 387, CAMP 773 W. 0. W. Already greai musses 01 out' number have been plundered of their substance, tortured to in sanity .persecuted without cause and (lonludniurcy, crushed from virtue, paralysed from the power of self protection, ruthlessly cast out from all that life holds dear, strewn in tho wake of ever ag- grojwivu greed. It is idle folly to nuggoKl boundaries fur a mon ster that should Imvebeen crush ed in tho shell. The results of iUt existence are convincing proof of the heinoiiKiu'SK of the crime to admit such a conspiracy to bo penetrated on an unsus pecting. (lyfonmktri people. On ly by concerted effort, deonlv for- unim nnti monev earns when he invents it. the drooping head be raised to Such a system is an euuivalent greei uie now liie. The renew- rendering system. Co-operation od color of the once pallid cheek i unquestionably a step in civil- and the return of lustre to the faded eye will be a joyous tell tale of the noble tptalitios of mother's new charge. IIow like is our individual life to that universal life, created bv our daily methods of dealing with each other. I f wo encourage and nouriiih only the good in a child, will it not, in the law of reason, develop good? Does not kind beget kind and send forth germs of like life?, And are not tini vernal principle but the aggre gate of developed individual principles : aiiu uo not univer WWII Mil IIMI. rail vr I uiil iiiiitinliiliLi : .1 I lm.i.k it ..........II . I... " " JMIIiyij.lUfl III ll-UUII IHJUUIIIU ..w,i iw iiivriiii KIllll lilt' IIHIII- f 1,. m. imiiniMil nf tl... mli'vS. ier, or avotti our impending doom. I'roirretis is facilitated Uy pntil experience. Since the advent of monoolitu' motJtods. witlt their relentless series of ipmko shuttering the foundations of justice, conscience tlwt is ever revtalingtlte truth, HUtfgoitod botween the mislead ing linos, has been faithfully whtiptfrtng 111 the ear of mil And is not the individual the product of his environments? Does not it little leaven leaven the whole lump, and does not the whole lump in return sour the morsel of sweet? Surely the results of monopo listic principles havo reached in dications oi a threatening rather iiinn an inviting appearance, ization in advance in economic excellency of any business meth od that over preceded it. Hut, like every other development of man's genttity, it has been seized oy the opportuno rich. Yanked from the hands of tho stringent poor, robbed of all its universally beneficial qualities and perverted into a menial pirato for tho cap tains of nntionnl plunder. To restoro it to its universally beneficial qualities and transform it to its equalizing functions is tho one subject of importance to the American peoplo; compared with which all other subjects sink into insigniticnnce. ror this worthy cause Mr. Honville has iters sted in exc 11 sive devotion to tho construction of a coat of mail in which to pro toetthe impartial virtues of right ly constructed co-operation prin- i-iiii'a iiKiiiiisi any possiuie inju ry from its enemies. As riirht ever faithfully honors tho execu tion ot right motives the crown Meeti ev cry 'vi. 11 e a (I a y ev 0 n I n g I n hick n.r' Hall EDMONDSON CO. 203 S. Jersey Street come. r a DORIC DUOCC NO. 132 A. f. and A. M. Regular comiiiiiiiiciitlons oil tirt Wediiesdiivt of each month in Odd Pel lows' Hull. VUltori wet. S. Chni. NavU. W. M. C. O. Kocrt, Secretary ORDER EASTERN STA Minerva Chapter Meets livery l'lrt mid Third Tiiewlay livening of IJoch Month in Odd Fellow I lull Mrs. Snale Rogers, becretnry HOLMES LODGE NO. 101 hMCMIS or PYIHIAS Meets every 1'riduy night nt Hall, Visitors alwuyt we! euuie. V. W. MASON, C. C. I). 1MIOKSMAN, K. R.S MODERN METflflDS if OMUI VI U'lilllll flitv.tlmi iMtvltt wai ittiitst mf fi llmivilhi'a aiinnnca mmi A I n ..1.11..,. I. nmn of countge, identifying the start right. Let us study the found in tho Constitution and .mv, "iw'iuu, uv IIUI t" I uxiiuicni wrong is enthroned. Monopolistic quakes or violence has spent its force. It lias done iU work woll. Devastation and debris blend witlt tho horizon. LAUREL LODGE No. 186 I. O. O. f ST. JOHNS, ORCCON Meets each Monday evening In Odd PV to hall at T.xo, A cordial welcome to Nothing stands before uuwortliv of preservation. Let im not repair fie walls, but let us build lite new Jerusalem. Human tongue may paint in drastic colors the history and horrors of monopoly, but the technlca noints of our mvsnnt day business methods until we trace out tho nature of their do- velopiuent and t ie r effect on manhood. Our nresent ilnv on. operation law allows a promoter to name some lino of industry which no projioses tor develop ment, and requires that he set the amount he proposes to accu mulate for that purpose. This is called the camta zat on. Km- exatnple.he calls this set amount Rv-Lnws of tho "BONVILLE UU-YKAH SYSTEM," of which a careful study will convince anv deep thinking man of its power 10 tut the channels ot concentra tion to incline tne other way, converting their concentrating currents into currents of distri bution. NEST no. tmiMmmm 1 151 Meets 2nd and 4th of each month tn M, V. A. Hall. 1'. II. C.RANOlJR.Sec. Dissatisfied? tniiiiy 01 tno longtte will lapse $100. 000. He values his propo 1110 niiunce neioro tne giortos to sal worth GO per cent of one lutn- iiu tuvuiiiuu uy penect justi So are we. To the thoughtful co. si practical way to annnso hu manity of its approaching. We may give oxprossion of our init ial impressions of it in such words as "It is a gift to the na tions," "It is tho dawn of a new epoch," but tho nations had gif ts beforo and humanity has ex perienced many now epochs; but never before havo the nation's in dividuals been given universal protection, and nover before have tno people ot any nation e.per: uwicuu iiu unocii 01 opportunity flowing the advent nf Uiul tl,n..ai, 1 .i.,n. l ' " Z l" citizen we urge tnvestlKntlon into the We attenn.t in f,. sui inn, Z'.f f "".Va "ouville 99 Year System, an effect MOS tor 5100.000 atu tnkus (5(1 per cent of that amount as his personal property. He has now sold (iO per cent of tho entire stock to himself. The law now allows him to sell and collect tho cash for the remaining 40,000 shares of stock. Ho sells it at a dollar par, for $10,000. Ho pays up all the advertising and" solic iting oxnensoti uml invot . uiiuiuce in prise, in Colonial Rag Rugs and Carpet Weaving Fluff Rugs from Ingrniu Carpets J. EDWIN GAGK 732 Kdisou St. St. Johns, Oregon tve cure to the melt cast of livtnc ntul tlit. unequal clistributiou of Office Phone Columbia 54 wealth. The "SQUAKK DUAL," Uesidence Wione Columbia a liutKlsoinely illustrated book of 128 pages, with NO ADVKKTIS ING, will tell you all about the "System." We will mall to nny athlress for 35c. Send stamps to FRANK HONVlLLlv.Portlaud.Or. 19S Three lots, 7-room house, 12 n the proposed enter- 8-year-oUl fruit trees, gas iu house, which he holds 00 per wlretl for electricity, street iiu- vvtiv wa liiu aiiiiitm. 111' i'iiiiiini 1 irAi..,i ...... ... 1 . ..1 ...illmiln.1 ...! ..:..l . """"'i ... W IHUIHUICIH MrCClJ illillllll.vuittllll IVJikl IIUIIL LU Ull Iltll" IMllir HI I X.vr - ......1. .1 .IUIH illVlll lfUl. lAiiiiiniit .... .,....-,..1 1 uri 1 1. . 1 ... 1 uii 1 u. mi ui umvuiPiu jiiaiiuu. uuiii uu no put a dollar in This is not material croft only, I the proposition of his own non- See K. C. Couch. NoU tho Ubal on your ppr. St. Johns Express, Transfer and Storagc Co. Piano Moving a Specialty. Haul ing done to ami from l'ortlatul Residence 400 Fast Richmond Office 103 North Jersey Street j7r. weimer Transfer and Storage Wa dalivar vour eoods to and from all parts of Portland, Vancouver. Linn ton. Portland and Suburban ExDres Co., city dock and all point accaibl by waxoq. PUm) ad fwrrtitura Mevkf IN Plumbing, Tinning AND Furnace Installing Call up Columbia 92 mam I WANTED Men, Women and Children AT THE FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST To auiit in the winning of oula to Chritt and in training them for Hi seivice. Sunday Service lliblc School: 10 a. in. Morning Service:! 1 a, m. Junior C, !.: 3 n, tu. Y. I. S. C. H.:-7 p. m. HvniiKelisttc Service: 8 11. ni. Wedneiuay- Training Clats,D p. m, Tliurslay lUaycrmeetiug:-8 p.m. J. R. Johnson, Pastor Cerntr New York Si. and Willis Boulevard I a Successors to , St. Johns Saml and Oravel Company Iy. D. JACKSON, Prop. General Contractor We are prepared to ilo anv ami all kinds of excavatimr for street work anil other purposes. We also handle sidewalk and build tug material. Newton and Kessenden Streets St. Johns, Oregon Phone Columbia 336 We buy or sell St. Mtus Property Ale KINNEY & ' VIS Real Estate List your property with us if you desire to sell quickly 02 N. Jersey St. St. Johns The Best Light At The Lowest Cost ELECTRIC LIGHT is the most suitable for homes, offices, shops and other places needing light. Electricity can be used in any quantity, large or small, thereby furnishing any required amount of light. Furthermore, electric lamps can be located in anyplace, thus affording any desired distribution or light. No other lamps possess these qualifications, there fore" it is not surprising that electric lamps are rapidly replacing all others in modern establishments. Portland Railway, Light & Power Company 4- lumber: Rough, Dressed, Flooring, Finish. t Slabwood Prompt Dry, Deliveries. Green, Quality Blocks, Guaranteed. Trimmings ST. JOHNS LUMBER CO. Phoue Richmond 131 H. HENDERSON McDonald Bldg.,208 Jersey St. Real Estate, Loans, Insurance Abstracts of Title Prepared. Accurate Work Guaranteed. BLACKBURN, CHAMBERS & LOWRY Funeral Directors and Embalmers Portland Office anil Chapel St. Johns Office and Chapel Cor. KUlinj-sworth Ave. & Kirby St. 48 North Jersey St. rhoues; C 1 1 J3 Wootllawn 3306 Plione Col. sSj.Kes.l'lione Col. 559 The largest Dividends Are received from the money invested in Advertising. The place for you to Advertise, storemen, is in the ST. JOHNS REVIEW