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Hlilerioal Society St. Johns is Calling You It second In number of lnduitritt. Is evenlh in population. Car to Portland every 16 min. Hai navigable water on 3 eidei. Hn fineit ga and electricity. Hai two strong banks. Hat five large echoed houie. Hai abundance of purest water. Hai hard surface streets. Has extensive sewerage system. Has fine, modern brick city hall. Has payroll of Jt95.O0O monthly. Ships monthly 2,000 can freight. All railroadi have access to it. Is gateway to Portland harbor. Climate ideal and healthful. St. Johns is Calling You Hai seven churches. Has o most promising future. Distinctively a manufacturing city Adjoins the city of Portland, Has nearly 6,000 population, Has a public library. Taxable property, J4.5O0.O0O. Has lame dry docks, saw mills ST. JOHNS REVIEW Woolfn mill., irnn wnrl. t Stove works, asbestos factory, Ship building plant, Veneer and excelsior plant, Flour mill, planing mill, Box factory, and others. , More industries coming. : St. Johns it the place for YOU. Devoted to the Interetfiof the Peninsula, tbe Alanufacturlng Center of (be Northwest ''1 ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER. 3. 1913. VOL. 9 NO. 47 COUNCIL MEETS Matters of importance Receive Attention With the exception of Council man Garlick, who is oil on a va cation all members were present at the regular weekly meeting oi the city council Tuesday evening, with Mayor Urctleson presiding. K. C. Couch, on behalf of a number of property owners of Willamette boulevard, asked that the boulevard between Burling ton street and St. Johns avenue be hard surfaced with the side walks left out, thus practically wiping out any excess cost that might exist upon the improve ment of the street. The street improved in this manner, he contended, would permit of use of the street for pedestrians as woll as equestrians, and tho3o so disposed could construct Hide walks also in front of their prop erties. This manner of improve ment met with the approbation of the council, and a rosolution directing the city engineer to prepare the plans and specifica tions for improvement in the manner outlined by Mr. Couch was adopted. Petitions for fire hydrants at the corners of Decatur and John streets and Hudson and Polk streets were referred to the wa ter and light committee. A communication from the wa ter company stated that n hy drant had been installed at the corner of Oswego and Hudson streets, as requested by the streot committee. The Portland Woolen Mills Company asked that steps bo taken toward repairing Crawford streot north of Pittsburg street, but as council had made arrange ments to uso tho rock (token from tho improvement of Craw ford street between Burlington and Pittsburg streets for this purpose, no further action was necessary. The lessees of tho city dock aHked that the projecting roof of that structure on the water sido bo trimmed off so as not to interfere with discharging car goes from vessels, and which in their estimation wns a serious and annoying handicap. Refer red to tho dock committee and engineer for recommendation at tho next meeting. An offer by Daniel Brecht of $25 per year for tho rontal of the river ends of Now York and Fes Benden streets was accepted, with tho understanding that tho leases terminate whenever tho city desired vacancy of same. As no bids were received for supplying tho city hall with wood, tho building and grounds committee was authorized to pro cure an adequato supply in tho open market. An ordinance adopting the viewers' report on tho opening, laying out and establishing of St Johns avenue received first and second readings. A resolution requiring that all contractors use rock from the city quarry for use on St. Johns streets hereafter, provided same may bo acquired when needed, was adopted. Alderman Martin suggested that the city should derive interest from city money ly ing idle in tho banks,and on mo tion the finance committee was directed to investigate with that idea in view. The citv recorder was author ized to issue a license to the skating rink management for the ensuing quarter at $25 for tho three months' license, the man agement agreeing not to run on Sundays and to close down when it disturbed any religious meet ing. Alderman Wright suggested that it would be advisable to call a halt upon labor on the streets, as the city exchequer was com mencing to assume a lank and hungry look, but the street com mittee offered no encouragement along this line, contending that the work being done was abso lutely 'necessary. Alderman Munsort stated that the time had elapsed upon the notice given certain property owners to renew their sidewalks, and that it was up to the cjty to do the work and charge it up to the property owners. No action was taken, however. The following bills were allow ed and ordered naid: Chas. E. Miller, repairs for hose cart, $5.50; Vera Schudlo. nursing smallpox case, $18; P. D. Cunningham, bicycle tas,$3; Not a "Disease Center" This office is in receipt of the following communication, and while the author's name has not been made known to us. wo pub lish it in order that a mistaken idea might bo corrected: Mr. Markle Dear Sir: Would you please call Dr. Vincent's at tention to tho enclosed clipping from last evening's News in re gard to St. Johns being the cen ter of typhoid fever. If such is the case the people should know it, so they could take some means of protecting themselves against it, and if it is not true it should be contradicted nt once. Dr.Vin cent has said the water was all right. Has the reservoir been cleaned out this year? Please let us know in your next issue of the Review, and oblige a few of your subscribers. The following clipping from the Daily News wns enclosed: Tho typhoid epidemic in Port land is spreading so fast that city health inspectors are more than nlnrmcd. This morning's mail brought notice of eleven more cases that have broken out in tho city since Saturday. This brings tho total of typhoid cases in Portland now to about three dozen. Apparently there is something very rotten about the gas plant at Linnton, for six of these eleven new cases were re ported from there, or from per sons who have been employed there right along. Some of these patients have been nigging a ditch there. Impure milk is be lieved, though, to have caused the trouble in most cases. Two of the eleven patients have been eating at lunch rooms in the city, and Tho News has already pointed out, on tho authority of Milk Inspector, airs. Urnnsford, thut shockingly filthy milk is still being served over tho coun ters at such places. The disease center nt present is at St. Johns, and Mrs. urnnsford devoted tho day to an examination of condi tions in that community utner inspectors are now rushing hith er and thither trying to trace tho epidemic to all its causes. The situation is now certainly nlnrm- ing in a high degrco and it is up to everybody who ents in lunch rooms and restaurants to bo very careful where ho eats and to be very shy of tho milk there, whether bottled or not. Prac tically all milk served in bottles in such places is bottled right on tho premises, often amid filthy conditions. Most of tho new ty- nhoid patients havo been remov ed to hospitals and the health au thorities can now hustle only to check tho spread of tho disease. KL JnhnR certninlv is not a "disease center" for typhoid or any other infectious disease. Dr. Vincent, who made an inves tigation, stnted at a recent meet ing of tho city council that ho had found threo or four cases in this city, but in no instance could the inception of the disease bo trncod to St. Johns water. Ex cept in ono instance all cases had their origin from drinking water on tho west side of the river. In tho case excepted tho victim is believed to have contracted his illness at the St. Johns dumber mills by drinking water from an nlri wm. nnd nt that timo tho case had not yet been pronounced typhoid, although the symptoms were present. The well at the mill has since'been renlaced by a new one. There is little fear of a typhoid epidemic in bt. Johns, but that one should be careful of what they eat or drink at all times is a most excellent plan. Hnivnvnr. there ia not tho shcrht- est danger in drinking St. Johns water. Drink lots of it, and keen vour svstem flushed out so that disease will not readily gain 'm 1 1 a tootnoiu. St. Johns Review, advertising and printing, $84.70; Bert Olin, burying dog, $l; John Kline, six days' work on streets. $15; Geo. Skaar, ditto. $15; E. C. Robison, ditto. $15: Ueo. w. Warner, run- nine steam roller. $1.75: John Klum. three days work with team,$15; Peninsula Iron Works, manhole ring, $6.75; George H. Lemon, seven days street in specting, $21;Bert Olin, six days street inspecting, $18; making a total of $219.70. Private tutoring in Grammar School. High School or Civil Ser vice Branches. Book-keeping. Shorthand or Commercial Studies taught in your own town. Au dress 722 Polk street for appoint ments. NeU th lafesl en your THE LIBRARY Interesting Notes for the Library Patrons Now Books: Bentley Woman in Black. Has been called by one critic the only good detective story of recent years. CoulterChildren in the shad ow. The author is tho founder of the Big Brother Movement, and his book is one that no social worker indeed no voter can ulFord to miss reading. To quote from the introduction: "When a child is arraigned in court, there nro always three de linquents, the child, tho parent nnd the community, and the last is the worst sinner, for it let the slum grow, that wrecked home and child alike." Gross Lincoln's own stories. Wherever Lincoln's fume as a statesman has reached, there, too, has gone his fame as u story teller. Ho was not n profession al story teller. That is, he did not tell Btories for the sake of exploiting his humor. He told them ns they were called into being by events; sometimes to illuminate an argument or to controvert one; very often to conceal his purposes or to throw some persistent inquirer off tho trail; at times to letdown nn ar dent olllce seeker gently. In this little book wo have 200 pages of his best stories retold. Mabie, Louise -Wings of pride. Tho story of a marble hearted belle of society who finds that sho is after ull the daughter of poor parents and who finally iinds tho courago and good sense to meet tho new conditions of her life nobly. There are two love stories brought to n blissful ending those of tho heroine and of her sister. McKcever--Training tho boy. Mr. McKeover is a professor in the Kansas state agricultural college. His book is ono of emi nent good sense. Tho following quotation is from the profneo: "I have n profound faith in tho common boy - and that means practicolly all tho boys, for thcro aro few natural born blockheads. But the common boy has within his bcimr nt infancy nil the lat est possibilities of intellect, of morals, of spirituality, necessary for developing him into a citizen of great worth. Tho mdtto of this book is: Train tho whole boyjand not merely pnrtof him." Oregon School Laws lor 1U13. For tho Children: Pylo Garden behind tho moon. A real story of tho moon angel, nnd also concerned with a Prin cess, Hans Krout, n giant and a big black winged horse. Howard Pylo is now famous as a writer and illustrator of beautiful chil dren's books, and this book' is one of his best. Tappan Golden goose and other fairy tales. Translated from tho Swedish. Some of tho other fairy tales are, Tho roof of sausages, The littlo wild man, Tho stolon princess, and Tho simple minded giant Notes From the Journal The City of St. Johns has ac complished a great deal in the wav of civic improvements dur ing tho past few months, and it is mostly due to the stand the Commercial club and other im- Krovement bodies of the vicinity avo taken in support of tho city oflicia s. Among the things se cured are the new fire hydrants and street improvements which have been nut in lately. The St. Johns Water Co. has been busy all summer replacing the old wooden water pipe with cast iron pipe, and within the next few months the city will be sunnlied with water through iron pipes. The St. Johns Water Company's supply stood the test second to none, according to the state board of health's last in spection.. Several new gas mains are being laid by the St. Johns Gas company. The Portland Railway, Light and Power Company has the north side of the loop nearly ready to begin service. This is a change that people of this vi cinity have long desired. Sun day's Journal. Satisfaction, is the word Gil more, tbe Barber, . adv. More About Parks To the Editor: There are some people in St. Johns anxious to sell out nnd leave, and strange to say quite a percent of them are opposed to parks and park bonds. One man said: "There is lots of open brush nnd woods, so why buy parks? I want to sell out nnd leave." To those like disposed I urn addressing this letter. t After tho park proposition is submitted if we vote to leave conditions ns they aro and against parks it will be an open announcement that wedontwant settlors to come. Any intend- Intr sett er on arriving m St. Johns and learning that the park proposition had been defeated would at once concludo wo were a lot of "mossbneks and stand stills" and would look elsewhere. So sales would he reduced conse quently, and the. man wishing to sell will greatly lessen tits ennn ces of a sale if lie votes against pnrks During tho warm summer weather St. Johns, with a good nnrk svstem. would have largo delegations and throngs of visi tors and picnic parties daily, and these things would add to tho life of tho place and better con ditions. The nconlo of tho con gested districts, would be with us a part of their time, and tuts would lead to many real estate sales being made. The Park Committee is doing everything possiblo to work out a proposition that will add to the comiort oj tho St. Johns laboritur element. and to pave u way for increased business and to stimulate activ ity in renl estate and in other lines. When tho city council nuts a nronosition up to the vot ers, I venture to now state, it will bo fair and to vote it down would bo a misfortune. Let's not kick St. Johns-rwhy not all become boosters The better-tho conditions, tile" more people will como hero, and tho more snles of property will re sult. Vote for parks when tho proposition is submitted. U. U Lewis. Lents lias Troubles Tim rlrlznnn nf Louts aro fast finding out that annexation with Portland does not euro an mo ills, real and imaginary, that Lents previously wns afflicted with. It has found out that Portland has troubles enough of its own without rushing to the rescue of newly added territory. Lents wns in a far bettor posi tion to securo for itself what it is now va n v nskinir Portland to supply for it. In fact Portland can provide nothing that a smull municipality or community could 111.. .1 ...fH. fn.. not more ruuuuy uuu wmi ii rrrwitfir nnso secure for itself. Thn fnllnwinir is taken from one of Portland's dailies last week: Additional police protection, better fire protection, more wa ter mains, moro street lights, more playground facilities, ex tensive streot improvements, n change in tho numbering and naming of streets. This is a partial list of the things wanted by tho people ot i.ents loiiowing their recent admission to tho city of Portland. A delegation from the district appeared before tho city commis sion yesterday and explained rlinir nnafa m n systematic man ner which showed considerable rearrangement, lhe delegation was composed ot auoui iwcivo nnrnnnq Kuril ono had n'CCrtain reouest to make. The chairman called on each member of the delegation, who, in turn, pre sented' one of the requests. . - . 1 S 1.1 Mayor Albee assured tneaeie rrntimi thnr. the commission wnnld do fvorvthiiiir nossible to nncnmmodatG the district, but asked that consideration be given the fact that the city is not well ott iinanciauy. The region around Dallas has this year turned off an immense crop of hops of unusually high quality, and for some time tho city has been overrun with buy ers who are anxious to relieve the crrowers of their holdings. A few sales have been made at 20 cents, but many of the farm ers are holding for better prices and it is thought there will be no general unloading until tho nrice readies 30 cents. Shippers aro having difficulty in securing cars to handle tho hops, anu, as the warehouse is full, the deliv ery of the product will have to stop unless the car shortage is relieved; HIGH SCHOOL Items of Interest Regard ing School Doings Tho new schorl year has begun with both assembly rooms crowd ed, tho total enrollment being 70. Besides the class coming in from the grades, there aro a number of new pupils who have como to town during the sum mer. Tho II. S. welcomes thm all most cordially. Tho Senior class starts out with tho largest number on rec ord, and wo hope that the 17 members will all be members in June. They intend to take im mediate action in regard to class pins and other class plans. This shows they havo not lost any of the spirit and vigor that charac terized them as Jun'ors. Their officers recently elected are: President. Everett Smith: vice president, Wilbur Bellinger; sec retary. Maggie Dickie: treasur er, Frank Bugbee. The domestic scicnco work in the H. S. has begun in good car- nest with Miss Twining of Port- and as teacher. Tho equipment will accommodate a class bf twenty-four, giving each girl n desk for work and cupboard room for her cooking utensils and supplies. The mixing bowls and (lour boards, tho aluminum kettles and pans, and tho little gas cookers with their tiny ovens are enough to delight tho house- keen nir sp rit of every urn. A fine, largo gas range, a tireless cooker, two largo cabinets and two kitchen sinks complete the equipment of the room. Tho course, as planned, is a practical one. including instruction in food values and the cooking of nluin foods. The II. S. is to be congratulated vUjion this audition' to its courses of study, lor itiB n great demand. With only two or three exceptions, every girl in the II. S. has classflicd lor cooking." The H. S. Athletic Association at its first meeting of the year elected as officers: President, uverott smith; vice prosidont, Kloronco Wass: secretary. Frank Wright; treasurer, Frank Bug bee. These leaders nssuro good and enthusiastic work in the va rious enterprises that are sup ported by this organization. Footba II practice has begun under tho coaching of Mr. White, who snys there is prospect of a fast team. The boys aro not very heavy, but speedy playing will count. Tho girls havo reorganized and elected officers of tiio I link Kin- tawa. Thoy aro planning a tramp for Saturday nnd thoy hope tho weather will bo propitious. Tho sophomores evidently had a most harmonious meeting on Tuesday ovening, for they elect ed their olllcers in loss than hall an hour. The official roll reads: John McGregor, president: Alice Wrink c. vico president: Arline Shaw, secretary; Curtis Plumps, treasurer. The Lyceum committoo is bus ily engaged in delivering season tickets for this yoar's course. The course contains six numbers, ono moro than in previous years. Among tho attractions aro two musical numbers, Tho Common wealth Male Quurtot and the Stelzl Concert Co.; two enter tainment numbers, lhe Hoyds, magicians, and Robert O. Bow man in character portrayals; and two educational numbers, Dr, Green, who will deliver his pop ular lecture, "The Key to tho 20th Century," and Chapin, who impersonates Lincoln in a threo act drama. Tho committee con siders itself fortunate in secur ing such a talented and popular course for tho High School and citizens of St, Johns. The first number, The Commonwealth Male Quartet, will be given Tues day, October 14th. To make the course a success financially, tho committee needs tho cooperation of every student. Each ono should do his utmost to dispose of several season tickets. Reporter. How is Your Title? Have your abstracts made, con tinued or examined at the Peuinsu la Title, Abstract aud Realty Co Accurate work. Reasonable fees. H. Henderson, manager, 311 North Jersey street Adv. Subscrlbo for tho St Johns Itovlow uod keop pentad 00 tbu doings of the city. 797 G FASHION FINDS INSPIRATION IN FAR-AWAY LANDS Many now fulirlm for droixci nnd iultn AiiKKr-Ht thn I'nr Knnt rather thun tlio I'uturUt or liiiprcnslonlst Idoun. Thn ntyl nf Hie kowii llxolf Willi the l.nnlproMcut Nil nil liromlly folded nnd knotted low ov.tr tho hip utrontttheim thin effect ot OrlmitiilUtn vary pie nntly. I'rlnted or hroondod ullltn In rather bold rrtrSltn-or'TarUUh'dBilijii'wlion dni mil looely In IiIouho mid llrt erve to broaden hoiildorn. wuUt and hip lo xiimt tho preNont rwjulrcmenlii, No. 7970 offer n pi.'turrixiun lllimtrntlon of thuHo brund linen. Tho pluln kanIi iiKHlrmt the r)Kir nf thn inutrlal In brmijcht out In Nlrtmt; rellvf Hiid with It mifl fohU rve to tone down a daMlHll thut IlllKht utharwUe be too iitrlhliiK. Jlvti nnd one-lmlf yard ot SC Huh prlntml lll or hiomdod elmr- To obtain wltlior pitwrn llluitrnttd nil nut thin coupon nd lnclo It emu In tump or t'oln II sura to alnte nuiubtr of iwitern nnd ilie. iiiMmirlnK over th (ullwt part of the buit for dlmeniloni. Ad.IrM fNtiorn Drimrtuixnt. Gold Found in Portland DMf1fitw1 tvtfiii tvr tii I tin ntti ing husinoss. Opportunity for a rich gold mino has developed nt, Mount Tahor l'nrk. where oro has hoon uncovorod hy T. Tnnnn, t park foromnn, assaying $1002.0!! I a ton in gold. That tho striKo, which was flml madoahout threo weoks ntfo, was really a strike did not hocomo known until yes terday, whon tlio Montana assay ollico completed an assay on a sample of tho ore taken thoro hy i'ark buporintenuont Miacno. Originally it was thought that tho yollow motal found in the oro was pyrites of copper, com- mnnlv culled "fool's if old." and upon this supposition tlio rush of prospoctors to the imrK tnroo weeks ago torminalod in disap nointmont to a small army of nmiilt Inim in i til n L' moil. Whon tho announcomont was mado yostorday that tho assay showed gold, I'ark Commissioner Mischo conferred with City Commissioner Hrowstor and ar rangements were mudo immedi ately to protect tho interests of the city. City Attorney I.a Roche was called into consulta tion, and after an investigation reported that undor tho act hy which tho land was originally ac quired as a donation land claim, no exemption was made of min eral rights. For that reason it is said to be impossible for any ono to file on tho park property for mining purposes. A complete investigation of the strike will he made to ascer tain tho extent of the ore found. If it is considered practical, it is likely that the city will consider opening up a mino to take out tho ore. Members of tho city commission, upon hearing of the find yestorday, were all in favor of a complete investigation being mndn. It is believed that all would favor mining tho ore if thoro is any chance of it being profitable. Arrangenionts wore made by Park Superintendent Mischo to prevent persons from intruding on tho prpperty for mining pur- 7960 7359 memo U roiiulmd to copy thl drum In mU 3. No. 7S60 iihowH ono of thonn uneon vrntlonul llttlu cotUoo IiIoiihch In print ed Hllk with iiuuint I'uliirUt rr aeut tared over the mirUvv. Tliuno ti uiually worn with u pluln nklrt In a color thut ImrmonUe efrootlvely with the lilouia, Tho drop nhouldor nnd th VnvAkJieiBliten Ilia ynutiifiil.iifftftlofjrr.T the UlTiuite, nnd iilti n neifTWih brouKht nut In the ptpliim. A two piece aldrt with Nlliihtly mlnotUwwl.it- lltij. Hit. I n flii'nr iirmlilritlilAllt nf ttlckd on the Blilo to Rlvu u bit of dmpory complete! un ntlrui'tlve uftttrnoon eon tumn. I'or thn hlmme In him ii Mi yard ot Si Inch muterltil will b iimkIwI, nnd for tho nklrt CNn. 7t) li ynrdii, tit 14 Inch inntxrhU. ICnrh mHih 1 enu. No. Htio i Nrnn , " AddrtM noses, it being his opinion 'that if tho striko bocnino known thuro would bo a scramble of persons with picks and shovols, and in consequence thoro might bo no park loft within a fow hours. Attendants at the park were in structed to guard the prumiiw carefully. Tho oro which brought tho tion salional assay was takon from tho round near Interlink Drive, on tho sido of Mount Tabor. It is not in tho same place the orig inal "striko" of threo weeks ago was made. Park officials wort) expecting yostorday that somo one would fllo on tho property for mining purposes, but no such in trusion was learned of up to tho hour tho park closed.- Wednes day's Orogonian. Took a Peep First A young lady at Rath Ranch had occasion to complain about ono of the bathouse attendants, an old follow, who, in tho hurry of cleaning up, would somotlmos burst in ui)on hor in lior bath house without knocking. Ono morning after this had happoncd for the sixth or sov enth time, tho young lady took tho old fellow to task. "See here, Rotors," she said, " thero's no lock on my bathhougo, as you know, and I must insist on your knocking boforo you ali tor. It has not happened yat, hut it might very woll huppon that, you'd come in on mo whon I wai all undressed." Peters, witli a chuckle, has tened to reassure tho young lady on tho point. ' "No fear of thut, miss," ha said. "No fear of that. Thoro'i a keyhole in tho door what I al ways look through before i van turo in," Ex. Currin says: You had butter get a Green Stamp Rook and bo gin to save your stamps. It pays, ask somo ono who does savo them. Doublo stamps on uvery Wednesday. Keop y6ur eyo out for extra stamp coupons. Adv,