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HlUorUi) looltty .St. Johns is Calling, You It second in number of Industries. Is seventh in population. Can to Portland every 20 min. Ma navigable water on 3 sides. Has finest gas and electricity. Has two strong banks. Has five large school houses. Has abundance of purest water. Has hard surface streets. Has extensive sewerage system. Has fine, modern brick city hall. Has payroll off 95.000 monthly. Ships monthly 2,000 cars freight. All railroads have access to it. Is gateway to Portland harbor. Climate ideal and healthful. St. Johns is Calling You Has seven churches. Hat a most promising future. Distinctively a manufacturing city Adjoino the city of Portland. Has nearly 6,000 population. Has a public library. Taxable property. $4,500,000. Has large dry docks, saw mills Woolen mills, Iron works, Stove works, asbestos factory, Ship building plant, Veneer and excelsior plant, Flour mill, planing mill, Dox factory, and others. More industries coming. St. Johns is the place for YOU. ST. JOHNS REVIEW Devoted (o (he Interest! of the Penlniula, the Manufacturing Center of the Northwest VOL. 8 ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNK 27, 1913. NO. 33 FINE HIGHWAY "America's Foremost the Expectation is Tho city of Linnton is progres sing right along with its propos ed scenic roadway, which is eventually expected to bo Amer ica's foremost scenic highway. It will bo valuable to St. Johns, in that the admirable location und natural advantages of the lowe peninsula will bo display ed in almost their entirety to all who travel over the new high way. St. Johns has 'an opportu nity to construct a highway that would be n counter attraction by improving Willamette boulevard its entire length, and have tho county continue tho thoroughfure encircling tho lower peninsula. That a high bridge will connect the new highway with St Johns eventually is not a wild dream. Sunday's Oregonlan devoted con siderable space, including sever al largo illustrations, to depicting tho beauties of Linnton's new highway, of which wo clip the following: Portland's greatest highlinc I boulevard will stretch its devious way over tho West Side hills, between tho northerly part of Willamette Heights and tho. town of Linnton, and will cover a dis tance of 14 miles. Tho surveys have been completed and all pre liminary details have been ar ranged with tho exception of thoHlgningof rightof way deeds. It is expected to complete title to tho right of way this week. Tho territory to be served by tho boulevard comprises about 4000 ncrcs.and as it was recently annexed to the town of Linnton, the proposed improvement will bo made by tho creation of a bonded district. By tho middlo of August actual construction . work will bo under way, it is de clared. . , . , , That tho proposed boulevard will have few equals, if any, on tho continent is the belief of all persons who have visited the West Side hills, where tho road way will be built. It is tho am bition of its promoters to make it "America foremost scenic boulovard." Thoy point out that' from any anglo of this 14 mile driveway sweeping views of tho city, riv ers and mountains to tho east and north aro presented in striking detail and color, whilo in tho dis tant background three towering, Bnow capped sentinels Mount Hood. Mount Adams and Mount St. Helens form the resplendent features of tho matchless pano rama. It will bo along this scen ic boulovard that tourists and visitors will view Portland and its environs and go forth, sing ing their praises of the natural beauties that surround tho city, much tho same way they do now after trolley rides up to Council Crest Looking towards tho west, broad views of tho country also will present themselves, and whilo less striking, they will prove, nevertheless, intensely in teresting with tho decided con- f..ict In tnnnirrnnliV. Tho boillo- vard will rise to an altitude of nan flu inn font find vet at no .U(IJ t W V " sS point will exceed a four per cent grauo. rue xacc mat it win uv nn Mm wont sidnof the river will mako it still more attractive, as if will hn nhnvn hurling of Smoke and dust from manufacturing plants and accordingly always unobstructed views will bo had of the East Side residence dis tricts, .... Tho rlcriit of wav of the boule vard will be 200 feet in width for the entire distance between Wlllnmfitrft Heiorhts and Linnton Wifin nnnffis fnr narkinor will be provided on either side of the rinvouigv nnrl nn tlifl nnner side of the rightof way sufficient space will be set aside for a trol ley line. As soon as the grading in completed, the boulevard will be surfaced with macadam, but 5 o intonripri tn install hard sur face oavinir as soon as the road way becomes settled sufficiently tn rwirmlh nf that class of im provement In addition to the parking strips, several little plots along the route of the boul evard will be set aside by indi- owlnal nmnortv nwners for nark purposes. Altogether about 500 acres will be devoted to partes 4 and parking development. n w WwlniiT frhft civil en gineer who directed the surveys for the boulevard and who has ohoriro of tlm imnrovement work. in discussing the project yester- "The boulevard as now located will start at tho present end of Thurman street on Willamette Heights at an elevation of 300 feet and follow a general north westerly course to Linnton. The first one and one-half miles is on a four per cent grade, reaching an elevation of GOO feet. The summit is at the crossing with tho Salzman road at an elevation of G80 feet. It crosses tho Ger mnntown road at tho old rock crusher and then down on a four per cent grade to the St. Helens road in Linnton. Throughout us entire length.M miles, the grade docs not oxceed four per cent ex cent where some existing road or street is followed. Tho long est continuous grade is one and one-half miles and over half, or seven miles, is on a level grade. On all points where advantage views can bo obtained, and they aro innumerable, wide turns are made on level grades? thus per mitting automobile parties to go slow or stop and enjoy the view without fenr of accident on ac count of tho grade. From theso numerous points, some or all of ortlnnd, Southeast 1'ortiand, -last Portlnnd, Monlavilla, St. Johns, Linnton and Vancouver, are in view, as well as tho nu merous towns along the North Bank railroad up tho Columbia river for (10 miles. This view is exceptionally good in tho after noon when tho sun is at the back of the sightseer. Tho wa ter view includes tho Willamette from its mouth to tho Oaks, tho Columbia from ten miles below Vancouver to Capo Horn, and all akes and Islands in that district. Mounts Hood, St. Helens, Adams and Ranicr and tho Cascade lango complete tho picture. Windimr in and out of tho can yons, one crosses many beautiful mountain streams and passes through numerous places that uivc never been touched by tho oirorer. This featuro alono will bo a big thing in a country noted or its timber. The beauties 01 tho parking in these places when made accessible can scarcely bo imair nod. Somo Idea of tho country can bo gained by consid er ntr the tact that lrom 1110 starting point to tho end of tho boulevard s but live miles, whilo its length is fourteen miles, or almost three times as great From looking at the hills thru which this boulovard will run, one would imagine mat it is a stoop, worthless place. Such is far lrom boing tho case. At an elevation of from 300 to COO feet tho lulls ntten out to a very gradual Blope.about like tho west slope of Mount Tabor, and it is through this country that tno loulovnrd runs at a general ele vation of GOO feet When ono realizes this fact, tho boulovard no longer seems impossible, or expensive. In fact, tho cost will bo less than ?buuu a m lie, accord ing to tho estimate made from tho comnleto survey. Tho boul evard winds back into the ra vines and crosses the streams without bridges. Culverts will nrovide for tho water and fills will bo made. The park strip 120 feet wido below tho 80 foot right of way for tho road will insure the view from obstruction by buildings and will provide approximately 225 acres of natural park in addi tion to tho 120 acres in the right of wav. The. 80 foot strip will contain tho boulevard and on tho upper side room is reserved for a car line. Tho car line will con nectwith the Willamette Heights line and boulevard will later con npct with the Portland svstem of boulevards through Macleay Park and the City Pork. On the lower end it is a very feasible plan to start at tho crossing with the uermantown roau and continue down tho river at an approximate elevation of 500 feet Richard Shepard, who organ ized the property owners and who has been directing the pro motion of the project is of the opinion that a large percentage of the erradincr wi be comn eted before the l;all rains set in. tie savs that all property owners affected are extremely enthusias tic over the enterprise and are anxious to have tho roadway completed as soon as possible. "In addition to the large amount of land dedicated to the enterprise, the cost to the prop erty owners will be between $110,000 and $130,000," said Mr. Shepard. "Within a few years we expect to pave the, boulevard for its entire distance, and this will mean a large additional ex nenditure. We feel, however, that it will prove not only a great advertising feature for 1'ortiand but also an important step in the development of the West Side hills. Along tho route of the boulevard there will be big ac THE LIBRARY Interesting Notes for the Library Patrons A box of 75 new books, most ly fiction, was received this, week. I Hero is a group of the new travel books. If you cannot take ! a vacation trip, enjoy away-from-' home places vicariously. 1 Cooner Norwegian fjords. Tho fjords of Norway, by their unique charm, annually attract an increasing number of English and American tourists. This book is the outcome of periodical visits to Norway extending over fifteen years, including two win ters spent among tho fjords and mountains of that delightful and interesting country. There are 24 beautiful illustrations in color. CreelmanOn the great high way. Tho wanderings and adven tures of a BDccial correspondent These pages from tho experiences of n busy man aro intended to givo the public some idea of tho processes of modern journalism which are gradually assimilating the human race. Tho newspaper reader, who sits comfortably at homo and Biirvoys tho events of the whole world day by day, sel dom realizes tho costly enterprise and fierce effort employed in tho work of bringing news of nil countries to his fireside, nor does io fully npprcciato tho part which tho Pro s is rapidly as suming in human affairs. The author has attempted to givo the original color and atmosphere of somo of tho great events 01 his own time. Pcnficld East of Suez. A pleasantly written and well llustrated volume treating of Ceylon, India, Chinn and Japan. SonnichBcn Ton months a captivo among Filipinos. Being a narrative of advonturo and observation during impris onment on the Island of Luzon, P. I. Van Norman Poland, the knight among nations. First hand impressions of an American journnlist, having ex ceptional facilities for observa tion. A well known Polo has recommended this book as tho best evor written about modern Poland by an outsider. Whitney- On snow shoes to the Barren Grounds. Twenty-e ght hundred miles after musk-oxen and wood-bison. Far to tho northwest, beginning ten dnvs' journoy beyond Great Slave Lake and running down to the Arctic Ocean, lies the most complete and extended desolation on earth. This is tho Barren Grounds, tho land whoso approx imate 350.U0U square miles is tho dwelling place of no man, and whoso storms and sterility in its most northerly part aro with stood the year round by no liv ing creature save tho musk ox. There aro two seasons and only two methods of penetrating this great lono land of the North by canoe, when the water courses are free of ico, and on snowshoes during the frozen period, which lasts nine months of the twelve Tho deadly cold of winter, and greater risk of starvation, make tho canoe trip tho more usual one with the few Indians that hunt the. musk-ox. But, because of the many portages, you cannot travel so rapidly by canoe as on snow shoes, nor go so far north for the best of tho hunting, nor see tho Barren Grounds at their best, or worst Hence, the au thor chose the atter way. Among the most popular of the new fiction books are: Rex Beach Net RivesValiants of Virginia. Jepson Polly-oolly. Auams Texas matchmakers. Dix Fichting blade. 1 Anpenheim Peter Ruff and the double four. tivitv within the next few years in the way of suburban develop ment Many line country homes will be built Already plans are under way for the development of elegant country estates. Im mense sums will be expended by individual property owners. Eventually this entire district will be absorbed by Portland and will become a valuable asset to the city." Crops in Eastern Oregon are being demolished by jack rab bits, and. it is said that unless heroic measures are taken to rid the grain lands of the post the situation will become mostse rious. A SplendidMovement That would-be settlers coming to Oregon have, in many in stances, been victimized by un scrupulous land speculators and that the state as a whole has been injured by their operations, is a statement made at the an nual convention of Oregon bank ers recently held at Corvnllis, and tho attending delegates ex pressed a determination to co operate with the commercial bodies throughout tho state in nn effort to put greedy real estate men out of business. The plan docs not contemplate the entire elimination of land selling agen cies, but does propose to annihi- atc the sharks who have been speculating in good Oregon soil, taking out of production and holding it for nn unreasonable mcreaso in price. It was decided to form an appraisement commit tee in each community to pass on tho prices of lands, the com mittee to consist of two mem bers of the local commercial body and ono bankcr.and intend ing purchasers will be advised to purchase no real estate from any dealer until the value 01 same has been passed upon by the ntmra Bcrs and tho price ask ed decided to bo a reasonable one. t was stated as n fact that much of the agricultural land in Ore gon is hold at too high a figure. There Is doubtless plenty of good and which can bo obtained at a fair price, but the newcomer, usually unfamiliar with local values and conditions, seldom leara of that land. Tho commit tee will sco that ho gets a square deal. Rood-Nystrom Rov. Paul William Rood, son of Mr. and Mrs.' P. Rood of St. Johns, and who lira' been preach ing in Chicago for tho past three years, was married wednesdny, Juno 25.1913. to Miss Neva Nys- trom of LaG range, ill. Tho wedding was a largo affair, 500 guests being in attendance. Rev. Rood spent his boyhood days in St. Johns.nnd Ib well and most favorably known by a large number of our people. The young couplo expect to visit tho North west in n couplo ot weeks. Glad wedding bells ring in La- Grange today, For two of God's chosen band, Who henceforth will travel along life's way, A-journoyipg hand in hand, In tho Ma'ster's broad field point ntr tho throng To salvation, for which Christ d ed- Paul Rood is at work; and gifted with song Is Nova, his talented bride. This young pair have both been laborers true, Devoting talents and days To Him, without deeming tho glory their dvo: No, all for ..11 J"-. II.,. Savior's praise. Our hearts overflow" with bless intrs wo ask And pray Ho may richly bless Each step of their way and brighten each task With joy and much happiness. And should cloudy days o'ershad ow their path, The bright light seem to grow dim: We know they will flee unto God who hath Bid us find refuge in Him. Best greetings and wishes that heart can hold We tender the newly wed pair; And. Father, do shower with bless ncs untold This couple, and keep in Thy care. Contributed. Oretron is likely to become tho center of a great fishing indus try within the near future if the investigation of the Government confirms the report of extensive halibut banks off the coast of Lincoln county. A largo num ber of launches aro now being fitted out at Newport, on Ya- quina Bay, for the purpose of ex- 1 x ai ,is. pioiling uiesu recently uibuuvui- ed banks, and those which have already started operations are returning to port with capacity loads of splendid fish. The ex tent of the banks is stated to be sufficient to supply the Pacific Northwest with fish for years to come. For Sale Cheap5 room house easv terms: owner leaving town Address Anderson, 502 West Charleston street, St Johns. COUNCIL MEETS Matters of Importance Receive Attention All members were present at die rcirular meeting of tho city council Tuesday evening, with Mayor Brcdeson presiding. A committee from the Com mercial club, consisting of II. W. Bonhnm and Secretary J. E. Iillor, suggested that tho city donate the necessary finnnce3 for mvlng tho city streets Jersey from Richmond to Fesscndcn and Burlington and Philadelphia between Jersey and Hayes ap propriately decorated in honor of tho Firemen's celebration and the Sweet Pea and School Gar den exhibits on July 4 and 5. "hoy also suggested that the city purchase tho decorations out right so that it would have thorn for future use. After some dis cussion it was decided to donate $250 out of tho city exchequer for tho purpose, and Alderman Vincent was appointed as a com mittee of ono to arrange with the Commercial club committee and tho Firemen's committee or tho purchnso and placing of the decorations. A petition was received pray ing for a change in the grade on tichmond street between Smith avenue and f esscndcn street. The contract had already been et for tho improvement of the street, and tho council deemed t too late to make tho desired change, oven though it wns ap parent that the change should be made. The contractor stated that ho would require tho sum of S500 before he would agrco to stay tho work and relinquish the contract. A favorable report was rccolv cd from tho engineer and street committco rolat vo to tho pro posed improvement of St Johns avcmiQ between Edison and Bruco streets, and condemnation proceedings were ordered iiiBti luted, making it sixty loot wide. The viewers on the condemna tion of Burr street reported that the property owners Jinn ex pressed a willingness to donnto tho necessary land for street purposes. Tho roport was ac cepted and tho Recorder direct ed to secure tho deeds. Five bids were recoived on tho improvement of North Leon ard street between St. Johns nv enuo and Bruco street, as fol lows: M. T. Swan. $4,207.78; W. S. Jeans, $4,447.22; J. Hahn, $4,498.15: V. W. Mason, $4,274.- 18; Andrew and Harrer, $4,bfy.- 58. The contract was awarded to Mr. Mason, after an error In his totnls had been corrected by tho engineer, Tho orror niado his bid almost $50 lower than the original total, making his bid tho lowest. A. W. Davis asked for Infor mation concerning tho status of tho library proposition. As somo of tho councilmen woro not very clear on tho situation, a commit eo consisting of tho city nttornoy and Alderman Martin was ap pointed to get in touch with tho Portland Library association and ascertain tho true status pf affairs and report at next luos day evening's session. For tho first time within our knowledge an ordinance was passed over tho mayor's veto in St. Johns. It was an ordinance increasing tho speed limit from eight miles to liiteen miles per hour. Tho mayor believed that it was best to keep tho speed limit down, oven though it be not enforced to tho letter. Tho council believed otherwise, and passed the ordinance unanimous v over tho veto. 11 A- 1 I.I 41.,. H was UUCIUCU IO USIHUUHII UIU width of Central avenue between Charleston and Buchanan streets at sixty feet, property owners agreeing to deed to tho city all land needed for the purpose. Tho Recorder was directed to secure such deeds. An ordinance providing for cutting down of obnoxious weeds reached third reading and was held over for further considera tion. A strong remonstrance was received against the proposed improvement of Richmond street between Willamette boulevard and the river, but it represented a couple of thousand square feet of property less than the two- thirds necessary to kill the im nrovement. Tho matter, how ever, was held over one week in order that an estimate of tho ex cess cost might be secured by the engineer. A June Wedding On Wednesday, June 18, Miss Hilda Peterson and Eugene V. LcGall were married at Holy Cross Church, Portsmouth, the Rev. Father Gallagher officiating. The bride woro a gown of em broidered marquisette and car ried a shower of bride's roses. and Miss Anna Reich, tho maid of honor, wore pink crepe do cheno with Venice lace, and car ried pink roses. Mr. Russell Campbell was best man. Tho church was most beautifully dec orated with roses, tho mnin altar boing profusely decorated in white roses and the two side al tars in pink roses. Tho wedding march and several selections wore played by Miss Amelia Ullman and Miss Hazel Thoborgo sang, "Oh, Promlso Me" and "I Love You Truly." After tho ceremony tho bridnl party and a number of friends partook of a wedding brenkfast at the homo of tho bride's moth er, Mrs. Charles Holmberg. Tho brenkfast table, under the direc tion of Miss Alice Duhaime, was very prottilv arranged with roses and hearts and ribbon streamers. The dining room and parlors were decorated with pink and while roses. Tho bride is a popular St. Johns young lady, and Mr. Lc Gall is a rising young Portsmouth business man. The young cou ple received tho most hearty con gratulations of a largo number of friends. Tho newly mnrricd pair left for a honeymoon trip to Seattle and the Pugct Sound country, after which thoy will return to their homo in Ports mouth. Man With Nothing to Do A man who has nothing to do is a pitiable obicct Ho is sim ply u kept man, and is living on charity. Somo amiable anoozcr. now dead, has left him tho money that ho lives on, and all ho has to do is to draw tho money and eat, drink and sleep, ino eyes can brighten with happiness when he comes homo, hecauso ho only conies homo when tho other places aro closed. Ho cannot come homo tired, and bo petted and rested by willing hands, bo cause it would be mockery to pet a tired man who has gotten tired by doing nothing. Such a man simply exists and is no good on earth, if ho would wheel a bar row and earn a dollar, and get tired and buy n beefsteak with tho dollar, and havo it cooked and cat it whilo thoappotito was on lrom wheeling tho barrow, ho would know more enjoyment than he had ever known before. That man with nothing to do on earth no doubt thinks, as ho lays around and smolls frowsy, that ho is enjoying life, but he knows no more about enjoyment than a torn cat that sleeps all day and goes out at night prowling about tho back yard, and perhaps not so much. A man with noth ing to bo employed at is a cypher and docs not often know onough to go in out of tho rain, and if there were less incomes loft for lazy young fellows, and more carpenter tools, etc., there would bo moro real enjoyment Ex. Domestic Happiness Theodore Puis, chief probation oiTicer of Milwaukee, Wis., has promulgated tho following seven rules for domestic happiness. Ivovo. honor and obey your husband. Get breakfast for your hus band, and sco that he is properly clothed beforo ho goes to work. Bo prompt with meals and ex pect him to be prompt. Keep your home, your children and yourself neat and clean. Don't tell lum all your petty household troubles; meet him at the door with a kiss and a smile. Don't continually scold lum fn past missteps. Cultivate tho habit of forgetting disagreeable th intra. Approach the mother-in-law question carefully it's danger ous. Keep on good terms with both mothers-in-law, but don't tell your troubles to either. Never allow your own mother to reproach your husband. Mr. Puis believes that, aside from drink. mothers-in-law cause most trouble. . "A wife should allow her hus band to get his own breakfast as often as lie allows her to attend to tho furnace," said Mr. Puis. Work (or a Ureater St. Johaa. DATE CHANGED Of the Sweet Pea Show to Saturday, July 5 Owing to serious illness in his family, Ben R. Vnrdaman, the noted public speaker, has can celled his engagement to appear in St Johns July 11th, and at a special meeting of the board of governors of the Commercial club Tuesday afternoon, it was decided to change the date of the Sweet Pea Show to Saturday, July 5th, in conformity with a request so to do by the lire depart ment This date would havo been chosen in the first place had it not been for the desire to hold tho show during Mr. Vardamnn's visit. Tho rooms of the Com mercial club in tho Holbrook building will be utilized in dis maying tho Sweet I'ea and school Garden exhibits. All growers should make a note oi the change in date. Prizes for Sweet I'ea Show range from $25.00 down and will be listed in a few days, first and second prize awarded in each in stance. The following will bo tho classification for amateur growers only: Grand specia prizo Hest ex hibit irrespective of class, sliver cup, $25. Must bo won threo successive years to obtain per manent possession. Held this year by Mrs. R. P. Douglass. Class A Six or moro vases, named varieties. Ten or moro stems in each vase. Class B Best vase, any num ber, mixed. Class CVa80 of 20 stems, pure white. Class D Vaso of 20 stems, rc(L Class E Vaso of 20 stems,lav endcr. Class F Vaso of 20 stems, pink. Class G Best six vases of 10 stems each, Grandiflora type, distinct varieties. Class II Most artistic vaso or bowl of sweet peas. Class I Largest collection. Class J "Juvenile." 14 years and underbest 3 vases of 10 stems each, any threo colors. Miles and Koguiallons. Rules and regulations as a- dopted by tho National Sweet I'ea Society of America w gov ern tho judging. Points in scor ing will bo apportioned as fol lows: Length of stem, 25 points. Color, 25 points. Sizo, 25 points. Substance, 15 points. Number of flowers on a stem, lOpolnts. Sweet pea or other foliage can bo used with the flowors unat tached. Commercial growers cannot compete in theso classes. Entry can oo made by growor only. School Garden Contest. Entries must bo grown in school gardens not larger than 8x10 feet. They must bo tho product of tho child's individual effort Three prizes will bo giv en in each class. Class A Best vegetable dis play. Class B- Largest potato. Class C Best potato display. Class D Largest head of let tuce. Clasi E Best loose leaf let tuce. Class F Onions, 4 bunches, 5 onions in a bunch. Class G Radishes, small, round, not less than ten. Class H Radishes, long vari ety: not less than ten. Class I Turnips, best display; not less than ten. How Is Your Title? Have your abstracts made, con tinued or examined at the Peninsu la Title, Abstract and Realty Co Accurate work. Reasonable fees. II. Henderson, manager, soS North Jersey, McDonald building. Wo have always led in quality, service and price, and wo aro yot in tho lead. Currin's for Drugs. Farm For Sale 40 acre farm, 25 acres cleared, buildings, all in hay; 40 aero farm, 10 acres cleared, million feet saw timber, 6 miles fromSifton car lino; part cash, easy terms. P. Chantler, R. F. D. No. 1. Brush Prairie, Wash. Phono Tabor 8425. Wo do all kinds of convoyanc ing, with notary public services. McKinnoy & Davis. day, saia: I v
