St. Johns is Calling You
Hai tcven churches.
Hnt a moit promiiing future.
Diitinctivrly n manufacturing oily
Adjoin, the city of Portland.
I (at nearly 6,000 population.
I liia a public library.
Taxable property, f4,500.000.
I In. large dry dock., mw mills
Woolen millt, iron work,
Stuve worki, atbcttoi factory,
Ship building plant,
Veneer and excelsior plant,
Flour mill, planing mill,
Dux factory, and otheri.
More induttriet coming.
St. Johni li the placo for YOU.
ST. JOHNS REVIEW
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ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, 8KPTKMMUR 26. 1013.
NO. 4.6
COUNCIL MEETS
Dry Docks Quite Busy
Regarding Playgrounds
Making Steady Progress
A Wise Viewpoint
St. Johns Is CnlliiiK You
U ifconJ In numbrt o Induttiiei.
U actenth in population.
Can lo Portland every 16 mill.
Ilni navigable water on 3 tidea.
lint finett b and electricity.
Hit two Iiohr hankt.
I Ui five largo icliool hotiict.
I Ini abundance o( purett water.
Ilii haul tuiface ttrrela.
Hat extenaive cweraue lyMem.
Had fine, modern brick city hall.
Hat payroll of f 95.000 monthly.
Shlpt monthly 2,(XX) cnri freight.
All railromli have accea to it.
la gateway to Portland haibor.
Climate ideal and healthful.
9
Matters of Importance
Receive Attention
With tho exception of Alder
men Gnrlick and Wilcox, nil
members were present at the
regular meeting of the city conn
cil Tuesday evening, with Mayor
Brodeson presiding.
A petition for a fire hydrant
at the corner of Hudson and Os
wego streets was referred to the
water and light committee with
power to act. !
An invitation was peceivetl
from the Church of Christ invit
ing the council to attend ita Ral
ly Day services in the High
School auditorium Sunday, Octo
ber fitli, which was accepted and
Mayor Brodeson recommended
that all attend.
The Water Company commun
icated the fact that it had flush
ed all hydrants as requested by
council.
Reports from the engineer and
city attorney stated that an ex
cess of $907.30 would exist on
the improvement of Willamette
boulevard between Hurlington
and St. Johns avenue, and an
excess of $820.GG on the improve
ment of Willamette boulevard
between Burlington and Rich
mond street. Reports accepted,
and in spite of the fact that the
city had purchased a plot of
ground and A. S. Reason had
paid $200 in order to straighten
out the street, all proceedings
were ordered stayed on account
of the excess cost.
Aderman Vincent, who had
been commissioned to investi
gate the few cases of typhoid fe
ver in St. Johns, stated that he
bad found no cases that could be
attributed to the use of water
supplied by the local company,
but thnt most of them had origi
nated on the west side of the
river.
Tho viewers' report on the
opening, laying out and estab
lishing of St. Johns avenue was
rend and accepted, despite tho
vigorous protest of Lawyer Wul
ley of Portland in behalf of his
client, Morris Urban, and the
city attorney directed to draft
an ordinanco embodying tho
report.
Tho following bids were re
ceived for the hard surfacing of
Crawford street between Hur
lington and Pittsburg: J. Halm,
$2,528.10; Cochran-Nutting Co.,
$2,628.66; V. W. Mason, $2,631.
44; Star Sand Co., $2,528.62.
The bid of J. Hahn being the
lowest, ho was awarded the con
tract. There was only a differ
ence of 46 cents between Mr.
Huhn'A bid and thnt of the Star
Sand Co.
Tho following bids were re
ceived on the improvement of
Central avenue between John
and Buchanan streets by side
walk and grade: J. Hahn, $5,
930.60; Cochran-Nutting &Co.,
$5,652.33: V. W. Mason, $5,512.
82: Star Sand Co.. $5,508.28; B.
Kilkenny. $5,816.24. The bid of
tho Star Sand Co. being tho low
est with a margin of $4.54 it was
uwarded the contract.
An ordinance assessing the
cost of improving Richmond
street between Smith avenue
and Fessenden street was pass
ed. J. II. Black asked that Polk
street improvement be widened
to conform with the width of the
street west of Jersey street, so
that no jogs would appear on
each side of the two blocks be
ing improved. Referred to the
city engineer and city attorney.
Upon the recommendation of
the city engineer it was decided
that $3 per day be tho wage es
tablished for street inspection.
The following bills were al
lowed and ordered paid:
Portland Railway, Light and
Power Co., electric light globes,
$1; Miller Hardware Co., push
bromos and duster, $8; Postmas
ter, stamps, $10; county clerk,
filing deed. $1; J. E. Tanch, fer
ry bonds, $180; Geo. McCallum,
carpenter work detention room,
$2; Peninsula Sand and Gravel
Co., sack cement, 70c; Bert Olin.
six days' work on streets, $15;
John Kline, ditto. $15; E. C.
Robison. ditto, $15; Geo. Skaar,
ditto. $15; making a "total of
$264.70.
Private tutoring in Grammar
School. High School or Civil ser
vice Branches. Book-keeping,
Shorthand or Commercial Studies
taught in your own town. Ad
dress,? Polk street for appoint
ments.
The St. Johns dry docks is a
scene of activity these days.
Last week the W. H. Marston,
H. 15. Pennell's five masted
schooner, was on the docks for
repainting nnd slight repairs.
Also the Hassalo for like treat
ment. The tugs Wallula and
Sampson have just been placed
in first class condition. No
sooner is one vessel repaired
than another is ready to take its
place. A lot of now machinery
has been installed by the Port
of Portland, consisting of a lathe,
high speed drill press, power
hack saw. bolt cutting machine
and other minor pieces of ma
chinery. Quite a force of work
men are given employment off
and on, besides tho regular force.
Other improvement are being
planned that will make the dry
docks of greater capacity anil
convenience. The most serious
handicap is the lack of a road
way from Willamette boulevard
to the dock?. This is something
that should by all means be pro
vided. As it is, all material and
supplies must bo moved by wat
er, which is expensive as well as
a slow method usually. The Port
of Portland should include the
cost of a roadway to connect
with the docks when it next
makes up its tax levy, and the
city of St. Johns would no doubt
agree to provide the right of
way. The matter of a roadway
has been discussed in the past,
and former city engineer, C. 15.
Andrew, made a survey, and
then the matter was allowed to
remain dormant. The Port of
Portland should undoubtedly
take the project up at once, nnd
keep it going until a roadway
has been provided.
Out of Their Class
What wna expected to be a ball
game took place on the Dawson
street grounds Sunday aftor-
noon. The St. Johns Pharmacy
team was on one side, and an
aggregation from Portland with
large letters "P. R." on their
shirts composed the opposing
nine. Judging from their size,
tho P. R. evidently stood for
Port and Runts, nnd it was unite
evident that they had not been
out of the cradle for any extend
ed length of time, except in a
vory few instances. They could
play ball not at all. They seemed
to believe it incumbent upon
them to strike at every ball that
was pitched, and if they hit it,
which miraculously occurred
onco or twice during tho game,
it almost frightened them. In
one instance through a comedy
of errors they succeeded in get-
t nir a youngstor to third, but in
spito of apassod ball in which ho
could have gotten homo a couple
of times, ho refused to budge
unti the sido was out. 1 ho lo
cals gave them every induce
ment to score, oven allowing a
batter to run on a foul ball, and
giving another batsman four
strikes, hut un to tho timo dark
ness settled over tho field they
failed so to do. Tho scorer used
up all tho blank paper that could
be secured around the grounds
in keeping tnu of the errors and
runs made by tho locals, and
then went to the city for more,
and neglected to come back. All
track of innings was thus ost.
but they kept on playing, and
probably 17 innings were played
before darkness overtook the
plavers. The locals secured any
where between 20 and 40 scores,
and the youngsters of Portland
took nothing but goose eggs
home with them. They were a
cheerful bunch, however, and
possibly may become ball players
after the frosts of a few more
winters have rolled over their
heads.
The coming annual State Fair
at Salem, September 29 to Octo
ber 4. promises to be by far the
best ever held in the state. Hun
dreds of attractive prizes are
offered for the best products in
all lines and competition for the
various premiums will certainly
be extremely keen, frank h.
Lvnn. president of the Oregon
Jersey Cattle Club.has offered a
silver tea set as prize tor the
best Jersey heifer under one
year of age. and the club which
he represents offers a similar
prize for the best bull calf. The
young people are to have their
innings along with their elders,
the management of the textile
department alone ottering 54
cash prizes for work exhibited
by girls under 14 years of age.
The playground movement in
America by which it is sought
to place the natural activities of
children of both sexes under the
direct supervision of competent
instructors that they may attain
high stnndnrds of physical and
moral development is discussed
in an illustrated article by
Grant M. Hyde in the October
ropular Mechanics Magazine.
A great many interesting exper
iments have been mado in con
nection with the playgrounds.
and location nnd equipment
vary widely. Mr. Hyde states:
"One playground in New York
City occupies a site that is val
ued at $1,800,000, but this is un
usual. Vacant lots in congested
districts, areas useless for com
mercial purposes, and bits of
land in the out of way places
niy rapidly being made into play
grounds. Philnclphin has laid
out tiny playgrounds under rail
road viaducts: Reading. Pa., has
a playground on the concrete
roof of a water reservoir ;Spring
field. Ohio, is utilizing the
grounds around a city standpipc.
Amusement piers have been built
in some cities, and Boston has
floating bathhouses for the
small boys.
Certain standard forms oi play
and apparatus are pretty goner1
nlly present in all playgrounds.
Swings, seesaws, slides, giant
strides nnd gymnastic apparatus
are always the first things that
tire provided. Swimming pools
are twite as common. For the
smaller children, most play
grounds have sand piles and
wading pools. The love of com
petitive play has brought facil
Ites for group games base ball,
tennis, basket ball, volley ball.
and, in some places, foot ball
and lacrosse. These are for tho
older children, but war games,
hikes," hare and hounds, folk
dances and other games, invent
ed sometimes by the attendants
and sometimes by tho children
themselves, ure being developed
for the little tots. In some cit
ies the competitive games of the
larger boys have grown into
organized athletics with pluy
ground tenms and interplay
ground games nnd track meets.
All furnish play under direction.
Directed play naturally leads
to instruction through play. In
many cities, such as St. John,
N. B there is regular kinder
garten work for littlo children.
In others, sowing, embroidery.
basket and ratlin work ore pro
vided for the older girls, along
with manual training nnd gar
dening for tho older boys.Spring-
iicld, Ohio, has this. New Or
leans tins regular gardens laid
out in tho playgrounds and priz
es are given for tho best crops
raised by the children. In Glen
Ridge, N. J and other cities,
manual training and cooking are
moved from the school house to
tho summer playground. Col-
umbus.Ohio. and Holyoke.Mass,.
do tho samo thing by teaching
tho older boys to clean the play
ground and erect nnd repair tho
apparatus. At Youngstown, Pa.,
the boys dug their own swim
ming pool on the playground
and mado water wheels.
Many novelties in methods and
apparatus have been brought out
in various parts ot tho country.
East Liverpool, Ohio, has found
that if hammocks are provided,
the smaller children can be pur
suaded to sleop in them during
the afternoon, benefiting both
themselves and the playground's
peace. Croquet and quoUs have
appeared among the other games
at Springfield. Ohio. Kite day is
a regular feature at Akron.Ohio.
The boys on one of the play
grounds at Buffalo revived the
old pastime of stilt walking and
the city had a hundred pairs ot
stilts made for them. Competi
tive athletics for the boys brings
very qomplete organizations in
many cities. At Jacksonville,
Fla., regular athletic meets and
an annual circus are held."
The vote of water consumers
on the proposition of whether
monthly or quarterly payments
of water rates has been complet
ed in Portland, showing that of
those who voted 14,925 were in
favor of monthly and 6,561 of
quarterly payments. With this
overwhelming majority in favor
of monthly payments. Commis
sioner Daly, of the Department
of Public Utlities.has abandoned
the scheme to have quarterly
payments.
Subscribe for tho tJC Tobna Review
and keep pee ted on the dolngi of
tie city,
In the opinion of realty men,
St. Johns is making steady pro
gress. Vacant houses are filling
so rapidly that few desirable
ones are left. Here and there
homes are under construction.
The most pretentious structure
under way at present is the Car
negie Library, which is a beau
tiful brick building. The brick
work has been completed and
the finishing will be started. It
will be finished early this Fall
and occupied. Tho library is
near the central school house.
The City Library association
will furnish the books for the
St. Johns Library after it bus
been finished, and will then take
care of it. It will cost about
$15,000.
Work is in progress on the
dock for the Star Sand Company,
which will cost $15,000. The St.
Johns Commercial Club has re
ceived many inquiries for sites'
for factories of various kinds,
which have been referred to
committees of that organiza
tion.
Several street improvements
ure projected, including the pav
ing of the Willnmottoo boulevard
through the central portion of
the place near the City Hall and
the High School house, a dis
tance of ten blocks. The city
enigneer is preparing plans nnd
estimates of cost oi this im
provement. Proposals are to be
eceived for the Improvement of
Central uvenue from Buchnnnn
to John strooL The engineer
estimates this improvement will
cost $7407. It is proposed to
improve East Burlington street
from Jersey to Central avenue
at a cost of $1995. Also Craw
ford street will bo improved
from Burlington to Pittsburg
streets at a cost of $11113. The
assessment for the improvement
of Fessenden street from Oswego
has been assessed, and there arc
some minor street improvements
projected for the rail. '
A special election soon will bo
called to submit the question
of parks and playgrounds to the
people, it is thought that about
$30,000 will purchase central
park tracts that will serve tho
place for several years to come.
Mayor Bredeson says bo is much
in favor of tho purchaso of thoso
park tracts now whilo land is
not high nnd is available for tho
purpose. This is the sentiment
of tho St. Johns Commercial
Club. Oregonian.
Work is Progressing
Work is progressing on the
paving of Willnmetto boulevard
from Wabash street to the SU
Johns line, and will be complet
ed this Fall. The contractor has
an army of mon at work pushing
forward tho improvement in or
der to keep ahead ot the fall
rains. When this link in tho
Peninsula hard surface pave
ments is finished it will make
Willamette boulevard one of tho
great scenic drives of the city.
St. Johns plans to pave the
boulevard through the business
section sooner or later, which is
nt present under consideration.
Beginning at wubasn street.
Lombard street is being paved
eastward to Patton avenue, and
later will be paved to Albina av
enue. This will make a straight
hard surface street through to
St. Johns, the St. Johns end be
ing Dawson street. Albina ave
nue will be paved under proceed
ings which have been started.
A complete circuit on tho Penin
sula will thus be provided trom
Killingsworth avenue.
The Perrine Fireplace
The great and peerless fire
place builder. G. L. Perrine. has
just completed installing one of
his unsurpassed iirepiaces in tpo
home of the editor. So utterly
devoid of smoke, so brilliant in
blaze, so substantial and beauti
ful in construction, and so per
fect in draft is it. that ho would
advise all our friends to go and
do likewise. Perrine's Vacuum
fireplace simply cannot be beat
en. All objectionable features
of the old timo fire places aro
eliminated, and the amount of
heat thrown out with little fuel
is amazing. It is only a matter
of a very few years until the
Perrine hren ace will be used
universally to the exclusion of
all others.
Satisfaction, is the word Gil-
i more, the Barber. adv.
The Oregonian agrees with the
esteemed Springfield Republican
that "too much is being said a-
bout woman's dress, which in
trinsically is a subject of no im
portance." We also commend
the wisdom of the Pittsburg Jus
tice of tho Peace who dismissed
one of the sartorial coses which
are now so common with tho re
mark that "good women will not
dress indecently."
The simple fact is that decency
and indecency are mere matters
of convention and custom. The
trousers which Turkish and Per
sian women wear as a matter of
course would distress our police
officials terribly. But there is
not a possible doubt that the
women of those countrie are as
modest as our own. In matters
of costume they are even more
pnrticuar. Some see signs of
frightful degeneracy in the slit
skirt merely because it is new
to them. When it has been
worn a dozen years or so the
skirt that it seeks to displace
will appear just as shocking.
Nothing is immodest except
what we have agreed to design
ate thus. As soon as tho com
mon designation changes the
objectionable quality goes with
it. In nature there is neither
modesty nor immodesty. Things
are thus and so nnd there is
nothing more to sny about them.
It is fnir to presume that into -
igent women ure the best judges
of their own clothing, not only
in reaped to material and color,
but also in respect to moral qual
ities, if we admit for a moment
that there can be such u thing as
immoral gowns nnd bonnets.
What the elect of the sex prefer
to wear on tho street nnd else
where is their business solely.
If it pleases them it really ought
to make very little difference
whether police officials like it
or not. Neither common sense
nor the law of the land makes
them the arbiters of such sub
jects.
In "society" women have long
worn clothing which is shock
ingly immodest in comparison
with the slit skirt and nobody
has been troubled. The bare
shoulders of the ballroom aro
certainly more horrible than the
indicated ankles of the new at
tire, but who has ever been ar
rested for displaying thorn I
Whothor we like it or not, the
women will work out their own
salvation in tho way of dress.
If the men will attend faithfully
to their own clothing nnd con
duct, it is all that can reasonably
he expected ot them. Ore
gonian.
Separating Boys and Girls
Tho question of separating the
boys and girls in their school
work is disturbing a lot of poplo
just now. This matter has been
threshed out ubout a century
since, nnd it was decided and
wisely, that boys and girls got
a better all round training when
brought up togethor than they
would it educated separately.
If parents are of a right com
position and teachors are watch
ful and sensible, the number of
sentimental boys and girls that
will trouble a school are reduced
to a bare minimum. It just de
pends on how children are taught
in regard to those things.
Experience seems to indicate
that the main reason for immoral
thoughts and relations between
boys and girls is duo largely to
a misunderstanding of each
other. Do you think that un
derstanding would bo improved
by educating them separately?
On the other hand experience
has shown in some instances, at
least, that girls educated in sep
arate schools aro wildly sonti
mental, and that they find it
practically impossible to control
their escapades, which aro really
little less than nuture's demand
for social neutralization. We
believe this word is used advis
edly. Tho sexes aro differently
magnetized, as it wore. Tho
neutralization which occurs
through social meeting, games
and exchange of thought servos
to hold them in balance and
saves them from more violent
display of feeling. Keep them
apart and they become imagina
tive, insubjective and insubor
dinate even to their own judg
ments. Better think twice bo
fore suggesting a discontinuance
of the only means of developing
social poise in tho growing citi
zenship of tho country. Beaver
State Herald.
RUSSIAN DESIGNS FUR TRIMMED
ATTRACTIVE FOR WINTER SUITS
There In NtintDtliltiK nlinut the IUm
aiiin Mount) with ItH cozy fur trliuiuliiic
that hukkoxU crlip winter day-.
IloturoMiit) anil becoming, tlicno
HuhnIiiii I'o.it and null denlmm uro iron
em I favorite. Tim addition of u, clnv
rrly dniiHtd nhhIi iiinken (lie milt drcaay
uiiuiikIi for un afternoon ten, wlillo
worn with it broad IhU of patent
leather or mifili) It lit perfectly appro
prlatn for it Hhnpplng trip. Collar, ton,
ndil to (ho envoi. 7030 linn a liroail capo
collar coiiiIiik well down over tho
etiuulditrH. unit it .Mfullul glvei tho new
high collar lino In tho buck, Duvetyn
velourn (lit IiiIiip. rntlno or broadcloth
may all ho lined, a pretty NUKKcitlon
Ih HuhmIiui Kroi'ii broadcloth edgod with
narrow Imnda of ukunk and cloned with
frond of hlai'k Milk braid,
Tlmro lire llvo pattern hIim, 34 to 43.
To outuln oitlior pattern llluatrated nil
out Hill twuiwn and Ineloie It cnta In
mump or ruin lis turu lo alula number
of Hiltrn mihI lt. meuaurlnu ovr (h
ftillertl part of the nM for tllnuindon.
A'Hr IMi"iii Iriirtinrnt.
THE LIBRARY
Interesting Notes for the
Library Patrons
Now Books:
Brooks- Science of Fishing.
"The most practical book on
fishing ever published." Telia
how to catch llsh for those who
have caught them, as well hh
those who never hnve.
Stcphonx Crock of Gold.
A quaint nnd fantastic tale
concerning tho two philosophers
who lived not long ago in the
centre of the pine wood called
Coilla Doraea and wore wiser
than any thing else in the world
except the Salmon who lies in
tlio I'ool of Olyn Cagny into
which the nuts of knowlodgo fall
from tho hazel bush on its banks.
Alio has much to do with the
fairy clan of tho Leprecauns of
uort na (Jloca Mora.
The author is a talented young
Irishman who is highly thought
of among his countrymen who
are working for tho revival of
learning in Ireland.
Tho book will bo hugoly en
joyed by thoso whose sense of
humor is well developed and
whose practical side is not too
well developed in otlior words
if they can allow thornsolves to
bolievo in lanes for un ovening.
Tarkington- The Flirt.
A nonular story which recently
ran in the Saturday livening
Tost.
Wilson, Woodrow- New Free
dom. A call for the emancina
tic n of the generous energies of
a people.
The book is mado up of the
moro suggestive portions ot Mr.
Wilson' campaign speeches put
together m the proper senuonce.
It is dedicated to every man or
woman who may donvo trom it,
in however small a dogree, the
impulse of unselfish public ser
vice.
Lost- Tension certilicate in
envelope. Finder please return
to 115 Grosham street.
' 1
7064
Hire. 3 require 3ft ynrdi of 3 Inch
material.
A two-piece aklrt (7934) with n.
allKhtly ruined wahit-lino uocompanlu
tho coat. 1'attnriiH nru cut In llvo nUex,
32 to 30. HUu 24 require S yurdii of
3D Inch material.
Autumn fimlilonn for himiiII folk aro
faaulnatltiK to it decree. Hlmpltclty of
courriu Ih thu keynote, ami tho plainer
tlm ilreM tho belter milted It In to (ho
Hlendur little. Ihtiiro. 790 1 would bo
very pretty mado up In onu of thu dark
Horsi'M or novelty HUittn und rullovod
wKh, n i-imtritnUivit himIi, ..... 7
LoiiKi l'Tunch witliti aro-decided fa
vorite. Three pattern mIkoh aro cut, S to IS
ywtM,
Hlxo 10 yean reiiulrea 3 yards of 30
Inch material.
Kaoh pattern IS cents.
Ul
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Addrru
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The Park Question
To the Kditor:
There seems to bo an erroneous
impression out as to the extent
of the Caples tract submitted to
the (Jity Council for the park
purposes. The tract submitted
extends from Tyler street, near
the rear of the ice plant to St.
Johns Heights, or I'olk street,
fronting on Dawson. It is my
understanding that Mrs. Cunlim
also owns the tract extending
from the Hoights.or Polk street,
to Buchanan street, which, like
the preceding, is flue for small
park purposes) but the above
was not submitted to the com
mittee or City Council, so can
not be considered.
The impression nmong many
seems to lie that the tract sub
mitted for park purposas em
braced all of the timbered land
fronting on Dawson, extending
from tho ice plant to Buchunau:
that is a mistake. The Jaeger
Bros, have also submitted u
frontugo on Dawson street of
about J125 feet, which, like the
Caples tract, is fine for a small
park. Tho Jaeger tract comes
on Buchanan und Dawson streets,
and is one block towards Port
land from tho Caples' tract.
Tho park committee has plucod
all tracts tendered before the
City Council, so good soloctions
for well located parks can bo
made, and feels that when un
election is called to determine
whether St. Johns shall have
narks or not, all should get into
lino and whoon it up for better
conditions and aid in starling a
boom und be a part for hnving
done something for the bettor
ment of munkind.
We can't recommend nil the
ncreuge submitted; some one
must be disappointed, but wo
believe the City Council will do
tho right thing with the voters,
price of property and location
being taken into consideration.
Let us all work for a better
and bigger St. Johns, and do
those things that will invito peo
ple here. D. C. Lewis.
For Salo- Small chicken house,
90 feet of six foot wire fencing.
Phone Columbia 412.