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Hlitrrlitl Ititttr St. Johns is Calling You U areond in number ol lnJuitilti. It eventlijn population. Can It) I'orllantl every 10 inJn, Hat navigable water on i ahlaa. I lai fined rh nnl electricity. I ina two ttrunji bank, I laa lives lartfe acliool liouaea. Ilaa abuiulanee of purc.t water. Il.li Imd tutface atreela. Hat extentivc teweiaRe ayttem. liaa fine, modern biick city ball, Ilaa payroll of f')j,(KX) lnonll.lv'. Shlpt monthly 2,000 carl frriulit. All railioaji have ncceii lo it. la gateway lo Portland liatbor. Climate ideal nnd healthful. St. Johns is Calling You Ilaa MVtnthutihta. IUi it met premlilHU future. Distinctively manufaaturtfttctif Adjoin, the eily el 1'ottlaml. I laa neatly 6.0UO popuUtten. Ilai a public library. Taxable preperty, f 4,500.000. ilaa large dry deck, hw mM Woolen mill, iron wsrki, Stove worki, atbettsi factory, Ship building plant. Veneer and exceltior plant, Flour mill, planing mill, Box factory, and other. More induitriei coming. St. John it the place for YOU ST. JOHNS REVIEW Divotcd lo tht Inttrtili ol Hie Pcnlniul. Ibt ManuUcluilnj Center ol tht Northwest VOL. lo ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, DKCKMIIHK 5, 1913. NO. 4 CHARITY BALL Bachelors to Give Poor Children Real Xmas The Bachelor club has launch e 1 unon a most praiseworthy and ennobling project, and that is to Kive the poor children ol bt. Johns a real Christmas with all the rood cheer that goes with it. The Club has completed ar rangements for conducting a systematic campaign for funds and supplies to make a thorough success of this laudable project. Members of the Club have been assigned different sections of the city to solicit cash, wearing ap parel, groceries, shoes, etc., and also to ascertain the names of all the worthy poor children re siding in each district. The strfres and other business houses will be solicited for funds and supplies, and it is confidently believed by the Bachelors that at lea3t $500 in cash or its equiva lent will in this manner bo se cured for disbursement where it will do the most good. Any one having knowledge of poor child ren in the city tire nlxo request ed to notify members of the Club, ns the members are quite anxious that none be overlooked ut Christmas time. The Bachelors have announced a Charity Ball to take place in the skating rink Monday evening, December 22, which the Club will finance und turn over the entire proceeds to the Christ mas fund. Rudd's orchestra will furnish the music, and it is expected that this dance, the first charity ball to be held in the city, it is said, will be the most largely attended and most joyous over given on the pen insula. Tickets $1.00 per couple; extra jadies 50 cents each. Tho Bachelors aredeservingof unstinted praise for entering upon ami iMiding4hoir energies to such u noble purpose, To .r.' prxir children happy at Chr'.-tmns lido is a project that cannot be lauded ton highly, and it proves anew that the Bachelors are of the salt of the earth nnd tho Club is composed of the most humane; charitably disposed and tho- best young manhood in St. Johns. Tho people of this com munity should show their appre ciation by rendering all possible aid. so that tho Christmas of 1913 in St. Johns may be the lumpiest generally that this city has ever known. Big Livestock Show From all over the West, nnd from some of tho Middle Western states, come reports of intending exhibitors at the International Livestock Exposition to bo held at tho Portland Union Stockyards December 813. Guernseys from Wisconsin, Holsteins from Ari zona, Herefords und Shorthorns from Montana will be seen on dress parade by theaide of fancy livestock from the agricultural colleges of California. Idaho. Washington und Oregon. Stump's herd of Jerseys from Monmouth, Oregon, from which tho grand champion heifer for the United States nt the National show in Chicago was taken, will be entered, and the Brown, Minor and Ounn Shorthorns are also, on this circuit. Many entries of sheep from the most prominent flocks of the Northwest will also be shown. The exposition oflicials have been fortunate in securing the services of some of the most famous livestock judges in the Union to take care of the classes. Practically all the men selected have been judges at the Inter national Livestock Exposition or the National Dairy Show at Chicago, and all are noted for exceptional ability and fairness. Commercial and booster clubs all over the Northwest are enthus iastically stirring up interest in the event, full special car parties are promised from a number of the cities of Eastern and Central Oregon, and it is expected that many people all over the country will take advantage of the re duced railroad rates. Who is your prescription com pounder? Have you used care in his selection? Remember we use one kind of drugs and give you one kind of service in this department THE BEST. Get it at Currins, adv. Postal Savings System Information for the public concerning the rostnl Savings system: The Postnl Savings system is established by authority of the Act of Congress approved June 25, 1910, for the purpose of pro viding" facilities for depositing savings ut interest, with the security of the United States Government for repnyemt. The faith of the United States is solemnly pledged to tho pay ment of deposits made in postal savings depository offices, with accrued interest thereon, ns pro vided by the postal savings uct. An account may be opened nnd deposits made by any person of the age of 10 years or over in his or nor name, or ny n marneti woman in her own name and free from any control or interference by her husband. Deposits will be accepted only from individuals, and no account will be opened in the name of any corporation, association, society, firm or partnership, or in tho name of two or more persons jointly. No account will lie opened in the name of one person in trust lor or on behalf of another person or per sons. A person may open a postal savings account ut any deposi tory postomce, nut no person may at tho same time have more limn one postnl savings account, either ut the same ofllce or ut different offices. All accounts shall be opened in person by tho depositor or his authorized repesentutive. After opening, an account,, a depositor may forward subsequent deposit to the pojtofllco by registered mail or by money order made payable to the postmaster. No charges or fees are collect ed or required from depositors in connection with the opening of accounts or tho subsequent de posit or withdrawal of pionoys. When a person applies lo open nn account, ho shall, furnish the. necessary information to enable the postmaster to nil out an ap plication, which the depositor will then bo required to sign. Deposits are evidenced by postal savings certificates issued in fixed denominations of $1, $2, $5, $10, $20. $50 nnd $100, each bearing the name of the deposi tor, the number of his account, tho dnte of issue und the name of the depository oflice. The de positor shall sign a duplicate of each certificate, which tho post master will retain. No account may be opened for less thnn $1, nor will fractions of u dollar bo nccepted for deposit. No person is permitted to de posit more than $100 in any one calender month nor to hnvo a totnl balance to his credit nt any time of more than $500 exclusive of accumulated interest. Amounts less than $1 mny be saved for deposit by purchasing 10 cent poatul savings cards and 10 cent postal savings stamps. Each postnl savings card bears blank spaces in which such stamps may bo affixed from timo to time. A postal savings card with nine postal savings stamps affixed will be accepted as de posit of SI either in opening an account or in adding to an exist ing account. Postal savings cards and stamps are not valid for postage, and postmasters will not ex change them lor postage stamps nor exchange postage stamps for postal savings cards or stamps, Interest at tho rate of 2 per cent per annum will be allowed on the amount represented by each postal savings certificate, payable annually. Interest will not be paid for any fraction of a year. Deposits will bear in terest for the first day of the month next following that in which made. Interest will con tinue to accrue nnnually on a postal savings certificate as long as it remains outstanding, cer tificates being valid until paid, without limitation as to time. A depositor may at any time withdraw the whole or any part of the deposits to his credit, with any interest payable there on, by surrendering, at the office of issue, postal savings cer tificates, properly indorsed, for the amount to be withdrawn. When a depositor, for good and sufficient reason, is unable to appear in person to make an ad ditional deposit, the amount to be deposited may be sent by a representative or forwarded by registered mail, or- by a money order made payable to the post master. New accounts cannot be opened by mail, but a person who desires to open an account Sex Hygiene in Schools University of Oregon, Eugene, Nov. 25. Tho tench inc of sex hygiene in schools is u part of tins year's topics conducted by the University of Oregon with parent-teacher associations. Tho difficulties of the problem nre thus recognized by the Universi ty in its announcement of the course: "The necess'tv of teachinir tho children the facts of sex and reproduction is now nretty iren- erally admitted; just how and by whom is a more difficult problem. The concensus of opinion seems to be that it should be taught by tho parent; it is likewise gen erally agreed that the parent will not do it. It, therefore, devolves upon the teacher.' The ordinary teacher, unless possessed of a knowledge of biology nnd human physiology and of broad human sympathies, cannot do it. Our normal schools and colleges are introducing courses to fit teachers for this work, but at present there uro few. Nor should it be attempted without careful study and pre paration. The parents do it much more easily if they begin when tho child is young; three or four or five years of age, whenever the child first asks concerning his origin. The knowledge cun then be imparted gradually und in connection - with plant or nnimul life, and will thus assume its proper relationship and not ap pear an isolated problem peculiar to mankind. Evidences of lack of instruc tion in sex hygiene ure seen in tho indecent pictures so frequent ly found on the school premises, the language among the children and tho stories told by them, and in the offensive notes so often discovered by the teacher in their possession. If children could be taught the simple truths of sex hygiene in the proper way, dflicultios of this- kind would bo ensily remedied." and is unable to appear at the postofike, may forward the money by n represontntive, who will be provided with an applica tion form, which shall be proper ly filled out by the intending de positor. In case of the death of n de positor tho amount standing to his credit will bo paid to the ex ecutor or administrator of his estnto upon compliance with necessary requirements. In case of the death of u depositor intestate, where no formnl nd ministration is desired by his re latives, tho Third Assistant Post master General mny authorize tho postmaster, upon obtaining an affidavit in proper form, to pay tho amount to tho persons entitled und iv the State luws to receive it. A depositor may exchange the whole or any part of his doposits in sums of $20, or any multiple of $20 up to and including $500, for United States registered or coupon bonds bearing interest at tho rato of 25 per cent per annum, payublo semi-annually, redeemable at the pleasure of the United States after one year from duto of issue, and both principal and interest being pay able 20 years from such date in United States gold coin. The exchange may bo made us of January 1 and July 1 of each year. Postal savings deposits which have been exchanged for bonds are not counted ns a part of the maximum of $500 allowed one depositor, and there is no limita tion upon tho amount of postal savings bonds which may be acquired by a depositor. Postal savings bonds are ex empt from all taxes or duties of the United States, as well as from taxation in any form by or under State, municipal or local authority. Within the past few days can ned and dried fruits valued at $15,000 have been shipped from the Eugene Fruit Growers' can nery. The shipments included four carloads of apples, returning an average of $800 per car to the growers. The carloads sent to the East have been sold at more than $2 per box, of which 50 cents is deducted for freight. Two carloads of prunes were also shipped, each car bringing about $2500 to the producers. Do you get FULL WEIGHT and QUALITY in your house hold drugs? Better get them here and be assured of the best. Currins for Drugs. ady, More About Parks Editor Review: Will you give mo space for u few words in your vnlunblo paper to the people of North St. Johns on the question of a park? It seems that the Council or somebody is muddled on this im portant question. I have con fidence in tho judgment of the common people more than law yers or real estate men, who ure working for their own pecuniary interests. Of course the real estate men own the earth and have the people foul, but the people who mukoSl. Johns a fit place tti live in !arc the people who arc building homes here and have not got them for sale. Now theso people ure willing to en dure hurdships for the suke of u home. They nre willing lo live in shacks for a wljile, that they mny build u boavtiful home later on. Wo nil agree that St. Johns stands sadly in need of parks and should have parks for tlie accom modation of our wives und child ren. It is not the purpose of thisnrticle to describe just how they should be arranged that is another consideration that can be handled after we get the site. Now, I hnvo a proposi tion for the people of North St. Johns, nnd that is this: That we cull u innBS meeting for our part of town to consider this important question of just how we want our homes improved, and just whnt wu arc willing to sttcrillce for it. Also location for our park in our midst. And let's not worry about the other part of town, but advise them to do as wo have done, and then we nuiy co-operate with them in beautifying the whole city. Then when strangers visit us they will remark what a beautiful home you have! In regard to real estate, I tun only interested in two lots on North Edison street. This is my home, nnd 1 urn anxious for n pnrk down this way, and I willlmllengo any one in St. Johns to show a more beautiful park site than the one located between North Edison and Fillmore, running north -100 feet from North St. Johns avenue. 1 have no sympathy for that argument that we ure soon going into Portland, and now is the time to buy and let Portlund help pay our debts. I sny if we are soon going into Portland, lei's go in clean and willing to pay our own debts. So whethor wo stay out or go in, let's pro vide an ideal homo for ourselves and work to that end, nnd if the time over comes when wo do go into Portland, Portland people will know that they will have to do something for us because we have ideals. Now let's whoop up tho mass meeting. Yours for parks for our wives and children, G. L. Per r inc. Death of Mrs. Moe Mrs. Nina Secrello Moo of 9035 South Jersey street died Wednesdny night, November 20, 1913, nt tho St. Vincent's hos pital, Portland, of blood poison ing. She was born in tho stato of Washington September 22, 1891, and consequently was 19 years, two months und four days old at the time of her death. She was married to William Moe June 12, 1911. Besides her hus band she leaveB a little daughter, Wylla, two sisters, Mrs. June Freeze of Seattle, and Miss Mary Hayworth of Rainier, and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. D. Hayworth of Rainier. The death of Mrs. Moo was a particularly sad one on account of her youth and the circumstances surround ing her demise. She was a fino young woman and was greatly liked by all who knew her. The funeral took place Sunday after noon at 1:30 at the Blackburn undertaking parlors, and was largely attended by friends of tho deceased. Rev. James E. Mur phey, pastor of the Congrega tional church, conducted tho ser vices. Interment in the Rose City Park cemetery. Building Permits No. 49-To J, H, Crook to erect a garage on Central avenue between John and Leavitt streets for E. J. Hufford; cost $200. Mexico is our notion of no place for the person with a sweet disposition. A Neat Address A brief nddress delivered by Rufus C. Holmnn, Chairman Board of County Commissioners for Multnomah County, on the occasion of the opening of tho St. Johns Library November 22: Mr. chairman, friends and neighbors of St. Johns: I ad dress you as friends und neigh bors, for ullhough I live in u distnnt part of the county on the other side of tho river, yet there are no barriers between us nnd our problems, hopes und nmbi tions are one. In olden times and in other communities where the inhab itants of the land lived in ignor ance nnd superstition, the strang er was looked upon with sus picion, if not with actual enmity and was usually an unwelcome guest. Caesar, when describing anc ient Gaul, speaks of the numerous warlike tribes there and the rivers nnd mountain ranges which separated them one from the other, but he says that the greatest barrier which kept them npurt was tho lack of knowledge of each other. Now, with civilization.und en lightenment comes mutual under standings nnd fellow sympnthy, nnd instead of a strong, vigorous people working nt cross purposes nnd continually thwarting each other, we find harmony nnd unity of action and progress for the common good. This, to my mind, is tho im portant work of the library as sociation. Not only is a place of comfort und convenience pro vided for nil those who will but push open the door und enter, wherein the treasures of all the nges may bo garnered and glean ed, not ns the miser counts his goid, but ns the grout und good Creator distributes 1 1 is sunshine; but through constantly meeting together und studing the prob lems und progress of nil the peo ples of history, we ure taught that what is your neighbors' welfare is your welfare, and what is your nation's problem is your problem, and like a good citizen you will bend your back to the task und work for the suc cess of our various public enter prises. I repeat, this, to my mind, is tho great and important work of the public library, nnd therefore u proper institution to be includ ed in the governmental program; for, as you know, the public library is maintained by a spec ial tux levy not to exceed 5-10 of a mill in any ono year. To what use you will make of it rests en tirely with you. Whether this library shall be a deserted place, us silent us the tomb und useless, or whether it shall bo used to its fullest capacity as a place of common interest, nnd the build ing, books nnd contents worn out in t:me, us nil useful tools are, remains with you. It is horo to bo usod wo be seech you to make tho most of it. The great fund of information contained in tho books here is useless while hid behind the bindings. You must transfer that information to yoursclvos und put it to work for your own nnd tho public wolfnro. In that way only can each of us do his part in raising tho standard of our citizenship. It is but proper that at this we should all acknowledge ourgrati tude to one of our noblo citizens who is ono of your townsmon, who, by his generosity, bus mude possible this handsome institution. I rofor to Mr. M. L. Holbrook, who donated this vnluable plot of ground upon which this building is erected. May he live long and prospor, and may this place bo so con ducted and patronized that ho will never have occasion to re gret his most generous act. Modern government is inter esting itself today, not so much wth armies and navies and war as of old, but more and more with internal development, such as river and harbor improve ments, scientific highway con struction, improved schools and library facilities. Let us make the most of our opportunities. Let us not deny tho privileges of a liberal education to some struggling Burns or a Lincoln. Let us take the best of care of this property and all that per tains to it, but by constant use let us wear it out and thereby add some bright and happy moments and possibly years to the good people of St. Johns. CurrinSays: The ono BEST gift is u Kodak. Kodaks and Brownies, $1.00 and up. adv. COUNCIiJIEETS Matters of Importance Receive Attention All members were present nt, the regular meeting of the city I council Tuesday evening, with! Mayor Bredeson presiding. Petitions for arc lights at the intersections of Polk and Fos senden streets, Enst Charleston and Scott avenue, and ono 250 feet north of CnlHn on Kellogg were referred to tho water und light committee, as was also a romonsinnce againsi me propos ed removal of an nre light from tho corner of Jersey nnd Trum bull to one block east on Kel logg. Judge Williams also ad vised against the removal of this light from its present situation. M. J. Carson asked that the liquor ordinance be amended to provide for issuing liquor licenses on Alta street, which was re ferred to the liquor license com mittee for report next Tuesday evening. Tho Star Sand Com pany asked for additional time on the improvement of Central nvoik'o. claiming Hint had weath er had interfered with more rapid progress. An extension of thirty days' time was grunted. A communication from I). C. Lewis relative to the park ques tion was read and tabled. The city attorney reported adversely on tho remonstrance of Mrs. Nancy Cnplos against being assessed for tho iron gut ters on Polk street. The report was accepted and the remon strance rejected. A report of the city treasurer showed u balance of $2,053.53 remaining in the general fund. Ordinances assessing the cost of improving Polk street between Fessendcn street and St. Johns Heights Addition und Burlington street between Jersey nnd Cen tral nvunuo wore passed. A resolution directing tho city engineer to prepare plans and specifications.for tho construction of a sewer systom in South St. Johns was adopted. The city attorney requested another week in which to render an opinion upon tho legality of several park propositions sub mitted to him a couple of weeks previous. Aldermen Vincent und Wilcox were nuthoriicod to interview County Road Supervisor Small relative to hnving tho county make nocessnry repairs on Col umbiu boulevard. The onginoer nnd street com mittee wero directed to devise means of abolishing stagnant water on Polk street at Fosson den. Quite a lot of discussion was made on proposition of a fire ongino, in which several council men. Chief of Police Allen, (1. L. Porrino, Chns. Andorson, Carl Majoske, Leo Cormany, J. T, Harbin und others took part. No definite action was taken in the muttor, Chns. Anderson took occasion to state that he and several others were prepar ing to circulnto petitions asking tho city council to call an election for tho purpose of voting bonds for a new wator plant. The chief of police and chief of the fire department wore in structed to see that the Multno mah theatre place a sign ut its rear exit. Upon Councilman Wilcox's suggostion, the street inspector was authorized to orect a small hoso house near the city dock. Clias. Anderson asked for per mission for tho holding of a Word recall mooting in the city hall Saturday evening, which was granted. The city attorney was directed to draft a rosolution dirocting the engineer to prepare plans und specifications for tho improvo mont of Willamotto boulevard botweon Burlington street and St. Johns avenue. The following bills wore al lowed and ordered paid: Gatton & Son, hauling, otc, $3.75; S. M. Bugbee, hauling, etc., $35.00; Bert Olson, 1 days work on streets, $10.00; Edgar Auboury, i duys work on street, $1.25; Julius Newman, 5 days work on street, $1.25; Bort Ol son, 2 duys work on streets (in spector,) $0.00; Mrs. L. Rose, 4 meal tickets, $10.00; St. Johns Review, printing, otc, $49.90; City of St. Johns, street assess ments, $537.89; Kilhnm station ary Co., supplies, $15.90. Total, $077.13. Start Something! Lost to Hood River Thanksgiving day tho St. Johns Junior football tonm trac ed to Hood River nnd played the High School of that place. Al though at n disadvantage in weight and not receiving a "square deal" from the official!, the St. Johns team put up a hard fight. From a very difficult angle Hood River shot ovor a field goal for three points, tho first scoring of the game. SL Johns was the next to score when Williford made a 35 yard run nnd crossed Hood River's goal line, 'but Burnell failed to kick goal. The first quarter ended with the score G to 3, in favor of St. Johns. The remainder of tho game was much faster, but till the scoring was done by the heavier team. The game ended with tho score: Hood River 22 and St. Johns (5. A good crowd was out for the game. The students showed a little school spirit. Those who took tho trip wero W. liarnell, W. Wrinkle, E. Hintt, W. Vincent, Capt. Mc Gregor, Eatinger, V. Larson, B. Sundstrom, B. Williford. N. Nelson, L. Bellamy, M. Tooling. C. Cook and L. Dunsmore. A few weeks ago the St. Johns Juniors defeated Arlotu 25 to 0, und a week later Sellwood 13 lo 0. They also downed the South Portlund Juniors G to f on tho South Portland bottoms. Tho only games lost this season uru: The first game with Arlotu 18 to 7, nnd the one with Hood River Inst Thursday 22 to G. Next Sunday at 2:30 tho Jun iors play Sellwood here. This game promises to be a good one, as the Sellwood team plays clean und lust nail, Fire Saturday Morning Fire nt the wnrehouHO of the Lauthers' Mercantile- Company on Bradford street Saturday morning at about 0:30 caused damage to the amount of about $5,000. The fire is believed to have been started among somu chair or other inflammable mater ial lying between the ware house und a freight car standing on tho sidetrack. The theory n ad vanced that some tramp slept on the debris, und on leaving in the morning dropped n lighted match. The fire department was quickly on the ground und controlled the flames before they could reach any other building. The greater portion of the ware house was saved, but much of the contents, consisting of cement, coronla and other articles, were miuud by tho flumes und water. Ma chinery und other material be longing to the Oregon Fruit Cleaner Company, stored in the ware houso, were scorched nnd damaged to some extent, Tho freight car was slightly dam aged by tho fire. There was about $2000 insurance carried on the property destroyed, To Aid Unemployed To the editor: We wish to ask your kind co.oporutlou in h movement to connect our unem ployed with a jol. There rs undoubtedly many resident! of your county who could use tlw services of u good hand this win tor, ami thore ure many idle men in Portland nnd other cities in this state who would be glad to have a place. If you will behind enough to run this letter and attached in formation blank in a few issues of your pnpor our plan will be called to tho attention of those needing a hand, Any requests for labor made to our office will at once be taken up with those who are hunting for employment. Assuring you that your co operation will be greatly ap preciated, 1 am. yours vory truly, Oswald West, Governor. Name AiMres Xeartet railroad station or .lll0t luiuliug Number of limn or wiui HMdwi,,,, Character of work gftVmi Wajjos to be jwicl , With or without board or lodging .... How long services, if they prow MtUk factory, will likely be uell This blank tojbo filled out and mailed to the Governor's Qfllas, Salem, Oregon, that it may lis brought to the attention of thole scaking employment. i