St. Johns is Calling You
Hu (even churches.
Hat a most promiiing future.
Distinctively a manufacturing city
Adjoint the city of Portland.
Hat nearly 6,000 population.
Hat a public library.
Taxable property, f4,50O.OOO.
Hat large dry docks, taw mills
Woolen millt, iron works,
Stove workt, asbestos factory,
Ship building plant,
Veneer and excelsior plant,
Flour mill, planing mill,
Box factor, and others.
More iriduttriet coming.
St. Johns St the place for YOU.
ST. JOHNS REVIEW
Has extensive sewerage system.
Has fine, modern brick city hrll.
Has payroll of f, 95.000 month!
lily,
ight.
Ships monthly 2.000 cars frei
Devottd o tbe Interest at (be I'ealaiuU, the Manufacturing Center of the Northwest
All railroads have access to it
Is gateway to Portland harbor.
Climate ideal and healthful.
VOL. 9
ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1913.
NO. 42
St. Johns is Calling You
Is second in number of Industrie!.
It seventh In population.
Car to Portland every 16 mln.
Hat navigable water on 3 .aides.
H1V1 finest gas and electricity.
Has two trong bank.
Hat five large acliool homes.
Ha abundance of purest water.
Has hard surface streets.
HARRY THAW
Story of An Erring Son
and a Mother's Love
The following excellent article
on Harry Thaw was written by
Dorothy Dix and published in
the New York Journal immedi
ately after Thaw escaped from
the asylum and when it was un
derstood that he would go to
Cresson, Pa.:
Harry Thaw with his mother
again utCressonl Whatever the
law. whatever the merits of the
case, the heart must be made of
stono that denies a throb of sym
pathy to the gray-haired old
mother, who holds her youngest
born and best loved child again
in her trembling arms and
thanks God that he is free, if
even for a day.
Twice has she gone with him
the way of the crucifixion that
leads up to the very foot of the
electric chair. Forsaking ease
and luxury, she has lived, year
after year, ut the gates of his
prison, that she might see him
on every possible opportunity,
if u mother's tears could wash
out the stains of sin on an err
ing child, Harry Thaw.'s record
would have been whiter than
snow long ago. Mother devotion
can go no further than hers, and
so it is hard to think, without a
lump coming into the throat, of
that "upper room" in which
mother and son will soon sit,
talking their hearts out, after all
that has passed in the weary
years since they parted there
last.
For this is the first time Harry
Thaw will huvc been back home
since ho left seven years ago
with his pretty little butterfly
wife for a summer trip to New
York and Europe. He loft then
an irresponsible boy, cocksuro of
himsolf and Iub fate, lord of tho
moneybags, and certain of the
immunity they can purchase from
trouble and anxiety. Ho comes
back a man with hair gray about
the temples, a man who has
plumbed tho very depths of hu
man despair, and known every
shame and anguish that can tear
tho heart. Ho has been robbed
by thoso ho trusted and who
should have been loyal to him.
He has been forsaken and be
trayed by tho wife for whose
sake ho committed murder. Ho
has found out that his wealth
has burred tho door to freedom,
instead of opening it.
What change this has made
in tho man wo do not know.
What his seven years of hard
ship have done for this netted
darling of plutocracy we do not
know. Whether ho was sane
when ho killed Stanford White
and has been driven mad by life
in a lunatic asylum, or whether
he was mentally unbalanced at
the time of tho homicide and the
soven years of regular living
have restored his mental poise,
we do not know.
No man in the world was ever
so much written about and so
little known as Harry Thaw.
He is as great an enigma as the
Man in the Iron Mask.
I hold no brief for him. I do
not know whether he is sane or
insane. I heard a dozen more or
less eminent alienists swear that
he was a hopeless and dangerous
lunatic, and another dozen or so
equally eminent alienists swear
that ho was perfectly sane. I do
not venture to put my opinion in
opposition to either side, but af
ter the last long, drawn out trial
had ended I saw Mr. Thaw three
different times in the jail at
Poughkeepsie. We had long and
cheerful talks that ranged over
every subject from Shakespeare
to the musical glasses, and I
found him to be as different as
possible from the monster he
was popularly pictured to be.
It was said that he was little
better than an imbecile, a man
of no education or intelligence.
I found him to be well informed,
particualrly well versed in his
tory and what our learned college
youths call "a shark at figures."
Also he had a charm and gen
tleness of manner and a certain
winning sweetness that made
you understand why he was the
family favorite, and why his
mother and sisters clung to him
through good and evil report.
People don't get to be the best
beloveds in their own family cir
cles without good and sufficient
reason. .
Naturally, our'talk was majnly
about his trial, and what im
pressed ine most was the almost
impersonal way in which he
spoke of the people most con
cerned m it lawyers who had
bungled the case, and other aw
yers who had been hurd upon
him. Not once did he show the
slightest animus against any one
ot tncm.
I particularly noted tho manner
in which he referred to Mr. Jer
omehe expressed admiration
of Mr. Jerome's brilliant attain
ments, and said that he had al
ways regretted that Mr. Jerome
had not made good politically, as
he thought him by far the most
gifted and talented man belong
ing to a rich and prominent fam
ily who had gone into public
life, and that if ho hud succeed
ed that it would have opened the
door for worthy service to their
country for many rich young
men.
"That is what I should have
liked to have done," said Mr.
Thaw, "gone into politics, us
men do in Europe who do not
have to work for a living, but
we rich men can do nothing in
this country that way because
people laugh at us. They don't
take us seriously, ami the rich
young man who runs for office
is simpiy nem up nnu rooueu lor
cumpaign funds--nnd then beut-
en at the polls, because no one
lias any confidence in his abil
ity." At the time of this interview
the town was rimrimr with Airs.
Thaw's complaints that her hus-
uund and his fumily did not sup
ply her with sufficient money to
live on, and that she was actu
ally in want, without means to
pay her rent. Air. Thaw smiled
ruefully at this, and said:
"My bank books will show
that she has hud thousands of
dollars within the last few
months. But Evelyn never knows
what she does with money. It
goes through her fingers like
water through a sieve. Sho has
never known what she snentls.
and when I have counted up to
uer wiiut shu lias Had sue lias al
ways been perfectly amazed at
what it camo to."
Further than this, he snokc of
his wjfo with the tolerant kind
ness one has for a child who is
not quite responsible for what it
does, because it doesn't realize
the effects that muy result from
its acts.
So. I fancy, that compiling a
death list for Air. Thaw, headed
by us wife and Mr. Jerome, is
wasted effort. I imagine that
Air. Jerome hasn't ordered n suit
of steel armor for protection for
himself, and that Airs. Thaw's
bodyguard is moro press agent
ry than a necessity.
For he has hud enough of kill
ing and tho very unpleasant con
sequences that may accrue
therefrom, even to millionaires.
Ho knows many thinus now that
he did not know tho night ho
went up on Aladison bnuare Gar
den and shot Stanford White.
Crazed with jealousy, mad with
drink ns he was, he was not so
devoid of reason that ho would
not have held his hand had he
had the experience then that ho
hos now.
You sec.in all of his whole life
before he had never found a sin
gle place where money was not
omnipotent, and this had engen
dered in him a perfect faith that
as long as you had the price you
were over and beyond the law.
and that you could do as you
f leased if you could pay for it.
Ie hud been in a hundred scrapes
and he had paid himself out or
his mother had paid for him. If
he went into a barroom and shot
up the fixtures, all that he had
to do was to write a check for
tho damages. Aloney was the
salve for everything for broken
china, for lost virtue, for smash
ed limbs and wrecked automo
biles. It didn't matter what the
rich did. They could pay.
Therefore, when Harry Thaw
shot Stanford White down he had
no idea that he would be tried
like any common laborer that
murders a rival of whom he is
jealous, or that he would be in
any jeopardy of his life. He
thought that he could pay his
way out of that, as ho had paid
so many other times when ho
had broken the law. Couldn't
he hire all sorts of lawyers?
What were tho Thaw millions
for, if not for this? What was
the respect for money, if a rich
man must bq punished like a
poor one?
His faith in tho power of
money was sublime, bo was
his family's. They scornfully
refused to consider the plea of
insanity when a wise and exper
ienced lawyer suggested it to
them. Pooh! Nothing of the
kind! No admission of a blot on
their escutcheon! Harry would
be freed! No trouble about that.
And when he escaped the electric
chair by the yery hair or his
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head he and they were tho most
astounded people that ever were
seen.
Aloney had failed them and
they couldn't understand it.
They know now, through bitter
ness and suffering and long
drawn out anxiety that there are
things for which the rich must
pay with blood and anguish as
well as the poor, and so I say
that in my opinion Harry Thaw
has had his lesson, and that he
will never lift his hand against
a fellow creature again. No one
who has spent seven years be
hind prison walls, repenting the
deed of a moment, ever risks
that hell on earth again unless
he, indeed, be mad in truth.
And Dr. Flint says Harry
Thaw is hopelessly insane and
Dr. Bretton Evans says that he
Is perfectly rational. And there
you are.
There is always that IF con
cerning him, but if all that Har
ry Thaw's enemies have to fear
is his vengeance, they are sure
of a long and happy life.
F, B. Egan, soliciting freight
agent for the Southern Pacific
T?a?lifntr Pnmnntiir nmo i r Gf
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Johns Tuesday, looking after
business interests for his Com
pany. Pie is a pleasant and
agreeable young gentleman.
Free Text Book Question !
The people of St. Johns are to ,
be given an opportunity toex-i
press their sentiments regarding Uj
free text books, to take efiect""1
the coming September term of
school. A special school meet
ing for tho purpose of voting
upon the proposition has been
called for Friday evening, Sep
tember 5th, at 8 o'clock, when
the momentous question will be
decided. So if you want the
school district instead of the
parents to provide school books,
be right on hand and vote that
way. The vote win oo taken by
l..,1lf .! aaml,lm! l, nil,,-.
but t he" ill boregla7 dec!
tion board. All desiring to vote
must remain until time of ballot-
ing. This method is in accord-'
anco with recent laws bearing
on the subject. To provide free
school books for all the pupils it
is estimated that it will cost the
school district about $3000 fori
tho initial year, tho cost
( .it.i.mt-iu'
ly being grently reduced there
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after. The idea on the part of
the school board is most com
mendable, and is in keeping
with tho enterprise previously
exhibited by the board. It is
now up to tho parents to deter
mine whether they shall continue
to nay for school books individ
ually, or whether the district
shall take over that expense.
Following are a few reasons
why free school books should be
installed:
Taxpayers will save 125 per
cent, to begin with, by buying
at wholesale.
Non-resident property owners
will puy their portion. This will
include outside investors, mill
owners and individuals holding
lots for speculative purposes
only.
Bachelors and families with
no children will thus help edu
cate tho large families, on the
same principle as the income
tax.
Will eliminate the, distinction
between-the rich and poor fami
lies. When books are furnished
to children by tho district it is
not an easy mutter to keep the
fact from other pupils at present.
There is no loss of time to a
student entering school. He
may enter and bo at work with
in nn hour with all his books,
whilo at tho present time it of
ten takes from one day to six or
more weeks to obtain a full sup-
'oriodic fumigutions will be
more effective, as all books will
be on hand.
No old books contaminated
with disease germs, dug up from
out of the way closets, will bo
used as texts in tho schools, thus
decreasing the possibility of a
contagious outbreak.
Better care can be demanded
of all books, thus creating a hab
it of great value to any child.
Defeat the Carpenters
The St Johns Business Alen's
base ball club defeated the Car
penters' club to a frazzle lust
Sunday at the Dawson street
grounds. The nnil drivers never
had a look in. With tho assist
ance of Charlev Leland, who
was lent to tho Carpenters to fill
a vacancy at second base cuused
by one of the visiting team be
coming incapacitated by reason
of colliding with a team mate,
the visiting team did man-
age to score one run. I1 irst Base
man Hoover of tho locals ren
dered first aid in this lonely tal
ly by obligingly neglecting to
close his hands when a ball wus
thrown to him. Foss' pitching
was entirely too bewildering for
tho visitors to cope with with
any degree of success. The lo
cals rolled up fifteen runs before
they were able to stop, even
though Umpire Poff did his level
best to expedite matters for tho
locals in this regard. The main
features of the game were the
remarkable facility and dexter
ity with which the visiting left
fielder allowed fly balls to slip
through his fingers, and Smock
sacrificing with two men out
Tho locals put up a good game
at times - and then there were
other times. The Carpenters
brought a number of ladies with
them to do the rooting, but the
locals .most discourteously failed
to give them an opportunity to
demonstrate what they could do
along this line.
Charles L. Aliner, who recent
ly underwent a serious operation
in a Portland hospital, has re
turned home much improved in
health.
NEW LIBRARY
Be Ornamental as
Well as Useful
Provided there is no delay in
tho carrying out of plans, the lat
est branch library of the Port
land Library Association, that at
St. Johns, will be opened to the
public about December 15. The
building already is well under
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public buildings, an imnosimr
civic center. Beautiful trees
abound around and on the site,
and the building was planned so
that as many as possible of tho
beauties of nature might bo kept
intact.
It is built much along the same
lines as the other branch libra
ries, with tho exception that
there is no regular auditorium.
In its place Is a large lecture
room, to be used for public meet
ings, and clubs' and societies'
regular meetings, but so planned
that at any time that future
growth demands, it may be turn
ed into a stack or a reference
room.
One particular feature in the
designing of the building wus so
to place everything that super
vision by one librarian might be
possible if necessary. In all
probability more than one libra
rian will bo always in attend
ance, but the plans have been
arranged so that one attendant
can easily attend to additional
duties.
Children will bo placed at one
end of the room, and the gown
ups on tho other. For the bene
fit of the former, their shelves
are all placed low down, and,
what is more, there are tables of
varying sizos to do away with
the straining and reaching some
littlo children have to do in or
der to read their books when
placed on the table.
Cases with glass fronts are
placed in the reading room, to
be used cither to house special
collections of valuable books or to
show off to advantage collections
of coins or exhibits which may
bo loaned from time to time for
educational or entertainment
purposes.
The reference books nro placed
just behind, and to tho side of
tho librarian, so that thoy are
within easy reach, while the
plans call for sholving at tho
front of tho reading mom.
Thoso, however, will not bo
placed in position at tho outset,
but will be built in as tho need
for them incronsos.
Tho lecture room will seat 115
peoplo, but for larger meetings
tho large road ing room can be
used, as tho furniture is movable.
In this room at least 1)00 peoplo
could be seated comfortably, and
would be used in case nnv public
discussion, whether of civic
affairs or of mattors of public
interest, demanded greater seat
ing capacity. There aro two
public comfort rooms, ono down
stairs opening onto tho street
It is expected that this public
library will bo tho means of de
veloping to a very great extent
social activities at St. Johns,
and that it will become the cen
ter for social activities at St
Johns, and that it will become
tho center for all meetings of
clubs and societies.
Notices of public meetings will
be posted free of charge, and
town officials already have sig
nified thoir intention of making
as much use us possible of the
building. Ono thing has beon
decided in connection wh its
use for meetings, namely, that
there will bo no charge for light
ing or attendance for the meet
ings in the evening. Tho only
rule in force in connection with
the meetings is that they shall
not be of an advertising nature,
and that no fee bo charged for
admittance or collections taken
up.
Johnson and Alayer aro the
architects who drew tho plans.
Speaking of tho library construc
tion, Air. Johnson said that it
was a frame building, with u
brick veneer of red, with wide
white joints. "Tho sills aro of
cast stone," he continued," whilo
I the cornice, columns and other
Have a Jolly Time
A most delightful time was
hud at the house warming and
roll call of the Kn'ghts of Py
thias in their new headquarters
in Bickner hall lust Friday even
iiifj. The Lodge had but recent
ly removed from the Odd I'ellow
hall on the corner of Jersey and
Leavitt streets to tho handsome
quarters in Bickner hull, which
has been transformed into one of
tho finest lodge halls to bo found
in any small city. The evening
was devoted entirely tohuving a
genuine good time, and it was
truly had. Speechmnking by
Geo. F. Black, a former resident
of St. Johns, but now located at
Boise, Idaho, Secretary of tho
Commercial Club J. E. Hillcr
and several others were all of
the happiest vein and bubbling
over with wit and humor. A
feasts bounteous, appetizing, in
king and all sufficient, added to
the enjoyment of tho occasion.
Card playing was another feat
ure of interest, but the best
feature of all was the old fash
ioned dances that many had al
most forgotten. Tho way some
of the "old timers" gyrated
around through the mazes of the
old fashioned quadrille and polka
was extremely distracting, and
the jollity of the occasion was
largely enhanced thereby. The
meeting was an open one for
members and their families, and
the event was well attended. The
Kniuhts nromisu many other
good times in their new quar
ters, which is ideally adapted for
entertainment purposes.
Gaining Fame Abroad
That St. Johns is gaining fume
abroad is evidenced from tho fol
lowing letter received by Photo
grapher bnyder from Paris:
Paris, le. 8-8. 1913.
Air. C. AI. Snyder- Dear Sir:
I have had tho opportunity to
look at ono of your photographs
on a Women Jury, and would
like to enter into relations with
you.
You live in a very picturesque
country, and I believer that a
good number of your photos
would appeal to our French edi
tors. For instance, I think that the
Oregon women have had their
"Ballot rights" for years, and
this subject would supply a very
good article, if well illustrated.
Kindly tell mo your conditions
of sale, and believe me,
Very truly yours,
V. FORBIN.
A Disappointed Man
Chief of Police Allen is a dis
appointed man. Never since ho
was commissioned by tho city
council to investigate tho com
plaint of X-ray dresses being
worn in bt. Johns has lie uecn
nblo to "spot" ono. Only onco
ho thought ho caught a glimpse
of one on Jorsey street, but juBt
as he ojigerly advanced to get n
closer range a most disappoint
ing thing happened- the sun hid
itself bohind a heavy bank of
clouds. Tho chief has been on
tho job all the time until his eye
sight is almost becoming impair
ed, but so far X-ray dresses havo
eluded his watchful eye, and
whether the X-ray dress is some
thing tangible or a thing of
myth, ho is in nowise in a posi
tion to know. But he is still
looking and hoping.
oxtorior architectural features
aro in wood. Tho building will
contain on tho main floor a lurge
reading room. 530x70 feet, an
auxiliary reading room 85x20
feet a librarian's room, a kitch
enette and the usual public utili
ties rooms to bo lound in such
buildings.
The main difference in archi
tecture between the St. Johns
library and that at Gresham is
that the former is of tho South
ern or Alaryland Colonial style,
while tho latter is of Elizabeth
an. The lighting is tho Alohr
lito system, which throws the
light onto a reflector, curved ut
such an angle that the light
casts no shadows and is beauti
fully soft for reading purposes.
The heating is by means of a
hot air furnace with a supple
mentary fan." Oregonian.
Kathorine Quay is having a
handsome dwelling erected on
Armor street near Alidwuy, G.
W. Sellick has the contract
COUNCIL MEETS
Matters of Importance
Receive Attention
Only five members of the city
council were present at the reg
ular meeting of the city council
Tuesday evening, Councilmon
Wnldref und Wilcox being ab
sent A petition for nn arc light at
the corner of Alnple street and
Weyerhaeuser avenue was re
ferred to the water and light
committee.
J. Halm, contractor, asked for
und wus granted nn extension of
thirty davs' time on the improve
ment of East Richmond street
A half dozen or more remon
strances were received against
the excess assessments on the
improvement of Fessenden
Btreet, which were referred to
the city attorney.
W. J. Smith asked for permis
sion to lay a cement walk in
front of his property on 1'olk
street, but us proceedings have
already been sturted for the im
provement of this street, the
request wus disregarded.
An invitation was received for
the citv ofiiciats to attend tho
annual picnic and barbecue of
tho firo department to be held
along tho Willamette river north
of the Woolen Mills on August
31st, and accepted.
A fire hydrant was ordered in
stalled at the northwest corner
of Burr street and Willamutto
boulevard.
Tho city engineer reported the
wooden sidewalk on Jersey
street between Catlin and Fes
senden streets to be in a dilapi
dated and dangerous condition,
und the engineer and city attor
ney were directed to investigate
as to whether or not tho proper
ty would stand for construction
of cement sidewalks.
Tho Warren Construction Co.,
which has the contract for hard
surfacing Willumette boulevard
from tho North Bank railroad
cut south, offered to repair and
place in good condition the Rich
mond street dock in exchange
for its use for a period of three
months, for the purpose of un
loading sand ami gravel there
on, which olfer was accepted, as
at the present time the dock is
condemned us unsafe.
Tho following bids were re
ceived for the improvement of
Fox street by grade und cement
sidewalks: J. Halm. $1023.20;
Star Sand Co., $1001.52; V. W.
Alason, $1101.70; W. S. Jeans,
$1017.19; Al. T. Swan, $1027.
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lowest, it was awarded tho con
tract. A bill presented by Air. Has
kints for moving a boat house
ulong tho river front was ra
jected on the grounds thut it
was exorbitant.
An ordinance providing the
timo and manner of improving
Burlington street betwoon Jor
sey and Central avenue by gradu
and cement sidewalks was
passed.
An ordinance providing for
insuring members of tho fire do
partment by tho city rocoivud
first and second readings and
was hold over for further con
sideration. An ordinance giving a fran
chise to tho O. W. R. and N. Co.
to luv a sidetrack on Bradford
street between 55 feet oast of
Philadelphia street and the oast
Bide of Alta street passed first
and second readings.
A resolution directing tho on
gineer to prepare tho necessary
plans and specifications for tho
hard surfacing of Willamotto
boulevard between Burlington
street und St Johns avenuo was
adopted.
Tho Ruilwuy Commission ask
ed for a statement of tho rates
charged for electricity in tho
city by tho Portlund Railway,
Light und Power Co., and also
any complaints that might be
made regarding price or service.
It wus decided to invito by ad
vertising any who has any
complaints as to price and serv
ice, to forwurd same to tho city
uttomey.
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, 3" North
Jersey street. , , , ,