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Hlitorliftl Society St. Johns is Calling You It second In number of Industries, li seventh in population. Car to Portland every 16 min, Mai navigable water on 3 sides. Has finest gas and electricity. Has two strong banks. Has five large school houses. Hus abundance of purest water. Has hard surface streets. Has extensive sewerage system. Has fine, modern brick city hall. Has payroll of 95,000 monthly. Ships monthly 2.000 cars freight. All railroads have access to it. Is gateway to Portland harbor. Climate ideal and healthful. St. Johns is Calling You Has seven churches. Has a most promising future. Distinctively a manufacturing city Adjoins the city of Portland. Has nearly 6,000 population. Has a public library. Taxable property, 4,500.000. Has largo dry docks, saw millsj Woolen mills, Iron works, Stove works, asbestos factory, Ship building plant, Veneer and excelsior plant, Flour mill, planing mill. Box factory, and others. More industries coming. St. Johns Is the place for YOU. '. ST. JOHNS REVIEW Devoted to tbe Interest of the Peninsula, the Manufacturing Center of tbe Northwest VOL. to ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY o. 1914. NO. 8 STRONG SPEECH By Mr. Lafferty in House of Representatives Hon. A. W. Lufferty recently made a speech in the House of Representatives, and as it con tains much of local interest, and tells where Mr. Lufferty stunds and his views on a number of momentous q'lestions, we have decided to publish it in full. Owing to its length, we will be compelled to publish it in weekly installments. We believe it will be read with considerable inter est. The address follows: Continued from last week. At this precise point in the preparation of this speech, De cember, 1913. noon, I received the Portland Daily News of De cember 3, 1013, containing the following editorial: Our Rising Mr. Lufferty. Out at St. Johns the other night Congressman A. Walter Lafferty took occasion to go out of his way to tuko a wollop at the News, and remarked, accord ing to published reports, "the Portland News has been muzzled so far us saying anything good about Mr. Lalferty, which the editor has admitted was a fact." Probably A. Walter was cor rectly quoted. If ho said it, ho lied. Tho editor of tho News very frankly Informed Mr, Lafferty, on his recent return from Wash ington, that this paper would not light his fight us it had done tho two previous campaigns. The News believes that Lafferty would never have seen tho Halls of Congress without its support; the News believes that at the time it supported him, he was tho best candidate in sight; it does not believe he is going to be the best candidate the next campaign. Tho only reason the News has had nothing to say about the good things Mr. Lafferty has done' has been becauso he has not done anything. For two terms ho has resolved, and resoluted. and chattered, and extended his remarks in the Congressional Record, and sent out seeds, but if ho has been responsible for a single meritor ious act. if he has done anything for his district. If ho has gained any standing in Washington, if in two terms of two years each he has climbed an inch to a position where he can be of serylce to this district, the fact has escaped the eagle eye of the News. Lafferty is a Progressive, but he doesn't get anywhere. As a conversational artist, he is a wonder; he can devise more good reforms that never happen than any candidate we have met up with, and several months ago the News, after digesting his recprd, decided for Itself that it was through with A. Walter, and it did not disguise the fact from him. But the News has not been muzzled, nor Is it fighting Laffer ty; he is not an undesirable, he is not a crook, he is just a neat conversational artist, a charm ing' dinner companion, and of late imbued with an overween ing sense of his own import ance without any considerable ground for his belief. The News elected Lafferty twice and doesn't especially regret it; but Lafferty has had his ejiance and has not made good: 'that's enough said as to A. Walter. But if a word more is needed, the News will remark that had it a year ago known what it now knows about A. Walter it would not then have supported him " i .flw for Congressman. Also the News does not believe that he could possibly be elected from this district next campaign, even though he had a record of efficiency, which he has not." The receipt of the Portland News was the first notice I had of such an editorial. But it was not a surprise to me. It had not been my Intention to give the details of the flop of the Portland News, so far as its editor, Dana Sleeth, Is concern ed. But now 1 shall do so. I arrived home In Portland Sun day. November 8, 1913. The fol lowing morning 1 went to the office of the Portland News, was irrcetcd most cordially by Mr. Sleeth, and. knowing that he had received his orders, told him Unit I did not expect the News to support me hereafter, but that l hoped it wouiu muxe no difference between ourselves as friends. Sleeth replied: "Yes; I re ceived a letter about seven months ago about the case." He then told mo that Roy W. How ard. of Now York, president of the United Press, which is own ed by E. W. Scrippa, who also owns the Uuiiy News, sentHond P. Goddis in to sec me last April at the time I introduced the uill to put all press associations un der the Interstalo Commerce Commission. He further said that Howard had sent the notes of the interview made by Ged dis. in which I had declined to print a retraction of my state ment that the United Press was controlled by tho money power, to B. F. Canlleld, of Spokane, Wash., who is tho northwest manager for all the socalled Scripps papers, of which the Portland News is one. Sleeth said that Canflcld had sent the papers to him. That was all Sleeth said, but it was a fact that my namo had not appeared in tho Portland News from the date ho received those "ordors" un to November 9. 1913. In my speech at St .Johns I did not say that Sleeth hud been muzzled; 1 merely' recited tho facta; but I say now that ho has been muz zled, and I leave it to any sen sible citizen to decide the ques tion. At the nresent time I have far moro respect for the Oregonlan and Telegram than for the Port land News. The Oregonian Pub Mailing Co, does not make any "bones" of tho fact that it io a representative of tho money Sawer and vested interests, ut how is it with the Portland News? That paper is worse than a snake In tho grass, be cause It has more Intelligence. It is owned by E. W. Scripps. a multl-mllllonalre, who has made his m tons by h r ng reporters at starvation wages and by start- incr G7 so-cal ed nenny news- papers in the United States, by establishing the United Press Association, which ho also owns, and by pretending to bo a friend to tho poor people, bcripps is not now and never was a friend of the poor people of this country. Ho is ncoid uiooucu money max Imr multi-millionaire. So long as he can tako up tho caso of some unfortunate, like tho poor woman who has recently been convicted of murdering her husband over in Connecticut and sentenced to be hanced. and make money out of it by using it to work upon the emotions of the poor people of the country, he does so. He has a set of reporters and a set of socalled editors trained in his peculiar school. They are to play to the poor people. They prato much about unimportant matters of local concern. But when Mr. Scripps once finds that a nnblic officer Is really amounting to anything and really endangering monopolistic graft, of which he Is one of the most bounteous beneficiaries, he throws off his cloak and shows the cloven hoof." For every "nitiful" story nrinted by the 67 Scripps papers, appealing to the heartstrings or the poor anu the unfortunate, a stream of pennies from the laboring people ot this country, transiormeu in to a stream of gold by the ad vertisers in Mr. Scripp's papers, pours into his coffers. He is simply cashing the misfortunes of the downtrodden. But the meanest and most despicable part of the editorial attack upon me in the recent issue of the Portland Daily News is the statement that had it known a year ago what it knows now it would not have supported me. By that statement the writer of the editorial convicts himself and sews himself up from hereafter springing his mysterious information without making himself ridiculous, for earlier in the same editorial the writer says, "Lafferty is not an undesirable; he Is not a crook." If that be true, the alleged In formation withheld from the public cannot be of any conse quence. The editor realized that he had given no justification whatever to the poor people of Portland, who are my friends and who arc his bread and but ter, for having turned against me. The simplest tests of common sense will show that the man who wrote the editorial was not sincere and did not himself be lieve what he was writing. As an excuse for turning against me, he says that several months ago he digested" my record and found that I was not accom plishing anything in Congress. Mind you, severul months ago was just ut the close of my first term. No sane man expects wonders from a Uomrressmnn his first term. Yet during that term I had secured the passage of 1G bills, including one where by the Government land grant suit had been greatly expedited nnd the sum of $1,000,000 turned into the Federal Treasury by compromise with the socalled innocent purchasers of the land that was sold, before the suit was brought to enforce tho grant as to the remaining 2,300000 acres. The fact is that the only editorial ever "digested" was the letter sent him by the presi dent of the United Press direct ing him to fight me or quit his job. Ho still has his job. Again, as a pretoxt to his readers for deserting me, the writer of the editorial says of me: If in two terms of two years each ho has climbed an inch to a position where ho can be of ser- V1CU IU 11113 uimnci, UlU 1UCI has escaped the eagle eye of the News." Yet when tho paper deserted me "several months ago," after "digesting" my record, I had not been even sworn in as a member during my second term. nnd even now 1 am serving my second week of the first regular session of my second term, and not until Murcn '1, 1915, will I have served two terms of two years each. These facts show that the pretended chango of mind of tho editor, based upon any just cause, is a pretense, a fake, a fraud and a sham. This editor has a much poorer opinion of the Intelligence of his readers than I have to deludo himself into the belief that ho could shovo down their throats such miserable rot. The editor takes unto himself full credit for both my elections. That is not nervo, It Ib pure gall. In 1910 1 -was nominated without the support of the Daily News, and my nomination was equivalent to an election. In tho final campaign that year tho Daily News remained neutral be tween John Manning and myself. So I became a Congressman with out the support of the Daily News. Tho News. In the fall of 1911. when edited by Mr. E. O. Sawyer, did como to my support at a time when I needed it most, and 1 shall ever remain grateful for that help. And during the campa'gn of 1912 one or two of the most brilliant editorials ever penned by any man came un solicited from Mr. Dana Sleeth in my behalf; and they, too, will ever be gratefully remembered. But I may merely mention the fact that during tho timo the News was supporting me I was supporting it and I made it more subscribers than any other man who ever said a word for the naner in Portland. But all the time I said the paper was owned by Mr. Scripps, a multi-millionaire, and that tho News might be exnected to change front and begin fighting me any day. Many people who have heard me speak in Portland will re member that statement. I may say further, that when I had the support of the Daily News Its support cut both ways. While it made me some votes it lost me some. Many people ieit that I might be the samewishy washy, fly-by-the-night, unde- pendable kind, as the Mews has now proved itself to be. But I hope these people will now seo that I will stay put. Moreover, I mav merely suggest to the editor of the News that last year in eastern Multnomah county, where the rsews did not circulate, I ran farther ahead, both at the primary and at the general election, than I did down in the city. "Lafferty is a progressive, but he doesn't get anywhere," says Mr. Sleeth. At that 1 am one ahead of the Daily News. It Watch Night Services The watch night services at the M. E. church was a splendid success and a very enjoyable and Lnlnfitl .1 t mt n n Ia nil t.ftw. II.AW iiiuuuui uutuaiuu w uu wuu irwc 1 11 ftll ...t 1 mere. inose wnu weru not there missed it and are the losers. Promptly at 8 p. m. tho service began with tho congregation singing that splendid old hymn of devotion, "Safely Through Another Year God Has Brought Us on Our Way," followed by prayer by Kev. J. A. Uoode, pastor of the Evangelical church, The sermon was preached by the pastor, Rev. W. Edwin Ingalls, which was to the purpose of takimr a review of the year that had just passed, and to profit by is experiences, enter upon the new year better prepared, and make for greater successes and victories in tho year to come than in the past. Tho "service was divided into three sections, and the second consisted s of a social hour, ut which time the ladles of the church served u free lunch in the basement of the church. The third section was called at 10:40, and after song and prayer was devoted to a platform and testimony meeting. Rev. Goode of the Evangelical church guve a splendid address on the sub ject, "How cun we bring about closer fellowship and coopera tion among the churches in St. Johns?' Mr. Monahan, postmaster of St. Johns, spoke on "How should the busy business man relate himself to the church, and the church to the busy business man." Mr. W. A. Carroll gavo an ad dress on "What the church should be to, tho laboring man, and the luboring man to. the church." Mr. Hugunin spoko on "A men's brotherhood, and what wo can do in St. Johns in. tho matter of having one." - Thcso addresses were followed by a general discussion and testi mony by others present on "What I want to bo to the revival meet ing and tho New Year, and what I want the revival meeting and the New Year to be to me." Mrs. Ingalls sang a, solo en titled. "Some Timo We'll Under stand." Almost tho entire congregation gathered about tho altar in Erayer and consecration as the ell tolled out tho dying momenta of the old year, and rang out in joyful peals the coming In of tho New. It was an impressive, solemn nnd sacred moment, and the power of God's spiritual presence was felt In tho midst. The meeting broke up midst the joyful greetings for tho New Year, and to continue in the revival meetings which are now In progress, to which you are cordially Invited. rails against Mayor Albee and fills its columns with talk of the recall of Tom Word till tho pub lic is sick and tired of its repeti tions; but it advocates no specific laws, as I do, which would guarantee to every man and woman who tolls a comfortable living while they are young, n competence for their old ago, and an opportunity to live In happiness, own a home, educate their children, and take an an nual vacation as they pass thro ugh life. Just laws, such as the specific measures 1 have intro duced into Congress, will, in my opinion, guarantee this much in return for the industry 01 every indiv dua . and I believe the people will have these laws with in trie next five years. But they will not get these laws if they listen to such hirelings of in trenched special privilege as is the editor of the Daily News, who, for his paltry share of the plunder and pelf represented by his salary, is willing to drive the dagger of treachery and falsehood Into the heart of any public servant who has the cour age to stand by the people's in terests at all cost. Continued next week. BUILDING PERMITS, No. 1 To Blew & Son to erect a dwelling on Hayes street be tween between Ida and Alma for E. A. Blew; cost $1100. Wanted to Exchange Modern five room bungalow for a vacant lot In Portland to the value of $1000; balance part cash and terms. Call Columbia 28G, or address 924 North Hayes street, St. Johns. adv. i Letter From Rev. Patton t Fairbanks, Alaska, Dec. Gth, 1913. Mr. and Mrs. Serrurier, St. Johns, Oregon. Dear brother n..t tlini.iul T t..l.i 1. ...... uuu aiaiur. iiu uuuut vim uuvu 1. . 1 1 1. - 11". . . . ineaiu long ueiore mis icuer reaches you that we arrived I safely in Fairbanks. We are 'now enjoying greatly our new home. There are many things that seem very queer, and yet intensely Interesting to us. We went shopping this afternoon entirely by artificial light. Wood 'saws were running in the streets by the electric light, lights in the public school- in fact had all the anncaranco of nitrht excent every line ol work in full swing, same as if broad daylight. It is, indeed, a queer sight to us to walk along the river front and see the steamboats lifted far above the ice and resting on the ways. Sleds are now used in stead of svagons. The roads are as pavements so that autos and bicycles are used quite success fully. It seems almost incredi ble to see the immense loads a good team will draw. Not un common to see from three to four cords of wood, or nven more, on a pair of bob sleds. Customs of life and living arc very different from Oregon. For instance. I went out Thurs day morning and shot twenty four rabbits. I dressed them and hung them in tho open, where in a few minutes they were frozen solid. Thus they will keep until the warm spring days. About noon today a man called at our door. He had a hand sled filled with graling, pike and ptarmigan. He had caught tho fish in a lako out in the mountuins by cutting holes in the ice nnd then using u net. He sold tho fish for 25 cents a pound. They dress the fish im mediately after taking them from the water; then in a few minutes they can bundle them the same as if they were sticks of wood. When prepared for tho table they aro excellent. Moun tain sheep, moose and .caribou ure now being brought into town in lurgo quantities. This wild meat sells from 20 to 30 cents a pound. I would as soon have it as beef, yet many people will pay from 35 to 75 cents a pound for beef instead. Tho temperature has been va rying greatly. For several days it has boon between five above and ten below zero. It is grow ing colder again this evening, and has every appearance of dropping to what pcoplo call nor mal, or around 30 degrees below. I notice tho nail heads on the door casing are now gathering frost on them, oven though tho parlor Is very comfortable. Church work Is moving along very smoothly, Mrs. Patton has a lovely class of young ladies. I teach the Bible class. Beech and Everett have a lovely teacher by tho name of Huffman. Her hus band is in tho government em ploy as timber cruiser. Peoplo who sell wood cut it on govern ment land ond pay the govern ment 25 cents per cord. If wo get the wood ourselves wo are allowed GO cords a year without charge. I went out In tho woods and cut the poles for our winter wood and hired it hauled. Teams cost quite a good deal. A man hauled me two loads on Wednes day. It took him just four and one-half hours, and I paid him $7, Teams begin to start for the woods at about 7 a. m., and thus will many times return with the first load of the day be foro it is really daylight. Tho breath of the horses freeze on their hair so that to some extent they have a real pitiful appear ance, We received a letter from St. Johns a day or two ago telling of Brother Tallman and Church ill's sickness. How glad we aro to know they are recovering, I have nursed several people who had typhoid fever and realize that under the best of care the disease is very severe. Only three weeks now until the sun will appear to again start northward. It now rises only a little cast of south and sets accordingly a little in the west. Its rays strike very glanc ingly and seemingly with little effect. The atmosphere is sur prisingly dry. Snow, like dry sand, will not stick to wood. In fact many people leave most of their wood in the open. The wood here holds fire much better than in Oregon that is, wood of the same variety, Spruce here burns with really the same durability as the Oregon ash. It ls. remarkable what effect the various temperatures have upon the dogs about town. The Prodigal Girl Wo all have a heart for the prod igal boy Who was caught In sin's mad whirl, And we welcome him back with songs of joy But what of the prodigal girl7 For the prodigal boy there's an open door, And a father's bounteous fare, And, though he bo wretched, sick and poor, He Is sure of a welcome there. But what of the girl who tyis irone astray. Who hus lost in the battle with sin 7 Say, do wo forgive in the same sweet way We've always forgiven him?, Does the door stand ajar, a if to say, "Come, enter, you need not fear; I've been open thus since you went away, Now close to the second year?" Or, do we with hand of hellish pride Close and bolt the door. And swear, "While heaven und earth abide She will enter hero no more?" O Christ! It seems we huvo never learned The lesson taught in the sand, For even yet the womnn isspUrn ed And stoned in a Christian land. f Down into the slough wo lujrl Then turn around with a smile. And welcome the boy frprri. tho. annul irncK, Though ho may have been moro vile. We all have a heart for tho prodigal boy Who was caught In sin's mad whirl. And wo wclcomo him buck with songs of idy But whut of tho prodigal girl? from Lond a Hand, nub sh- ed at the Salem penitentiary, Enjoy a Smoker Tho St. Johns Volunteer Fire Department held its annual smoker in the city hall Monday evening, which was largely at tended and hugely enjoyed. The attendance was composed of members of tho local comnanv. city officials, members of tho Portsmouth firo department and several others. Tho entertain ment consisted of some lively and spirited boxing matches. Tho rounds wero few In number and no decisions were rendered, yet they wero highly diverting. ' TInnll!HVII" Mil ft in nnil Tun tarn" Markwart wero tho first to enter the ring. The combat ants were pretty evenly match ed, and for youngsters guvo a good exhibition, and while with tho largo gloves it was Impossi ble to injure one another, they kept up a lively setto. Ander son, tho champion juvenile boxer of St. Johns, and Russell PofT went through three fast and fu rious rounds, und Williams of Portsmouth and Oscar Oihus of St. Johns followed in a two round encountor that was spirit ed and exciting. "Blackle"of Portsmouth and "Frenchlo" of University gavo a lively fistic exhibition of four rounds dura tion. Vocal and guitar and vio lin music was furnished at in tervals by members of the Ports mouth firo department. A pretty exhibition of rope spin ning and twirling was given by a local young man. A splendid banquet followed, and speeches and a general good time ensued. bvery one was highly pleased with tho entertainment afford ed, and voted the St. Johns fire boys royal entertainers. When it is warm, say zero and up, the dogs keep up a continual chatter and howl during the night. No doubt I have heard at least a hundred dogs in var ious directions, each singing his own peculiar song; but when the thermometer begins to drop, as tonight, they soon hunt their kennels. No doubt as you people have seen cold winters, this letter will in some ways merely be de scribing your past experiences and observations. Wishing you both physical and spiritual prosperity, your Broth er in Christ, J. J. PATTON, For Sale Rhode Island Red cockerels, thoroughbred stock, 51G Central avenue, adv, COUNCIL MEETS Matters of Importance Receive Attention All members were present at the regular meeting of the city council Tuesday evening, with Mayor Bredeson presiding. A petition for an arc light at the intersection of Bristol street and Smith avenue was referred to tho water and light committee for recommendation. An invitation was received for the council to attend "Fathers" Day services in a body at the Evangelical church Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Mayor Bredeson suggested that it would not do any harm if ull accepted the Invitation. A com munication from J. T. Yeon, County Roudmaster, stated that he was investigating the county commissioners' attitude in re gard to improvement of county roads within city limits, and would report moro definitely later on. An arc light was ordered in stalled on Kellogg street 400 feet north of Cntlin street. The improvement of Central avenue between Buchunan and John streets was accepted. A report of tho city treasurer showed a balance of $2,G05 re maining in the general fund. Prof. C. H. Boyd, who had been delegated to report the recommendations of the con cluding public park mass meet ing, stated that four tracts had boon recommended by tho meet ing, and that he, as chairman o tho meeting, had been au thorized to apoint a committee of twelve to conduct un educa tional campaign and get the lovyeat prices obtainable on the tracts favored. He stated that this committee, however, would notVork for any tract wherotho pried held on samo was deemed to be excessive, or above its actual market value. Ho said he was glad to know that the city pouncil had not confined itself1' to two park tracts, that while it had recommended that tho Caplea and Catlin tracts be placed on tho ballot, provided a reasonable price could bo obtain ed, ycl it did not preclude the addition of other tracts, provided it cou)d be shown that other tracts were desirable and tho Srico If ad been made right. Mr. oyd asked for tho cooperation of tho' council, which ho was assured he would receive. Attorney Gatzmyer stated that complaints had come to him regarding tho condition of the sidewalks on North Jersey street, tho claim being made that they were in a dangerous condition. He said the council hud con demned the walks, and it was now up tho city to see that they bo either repaired or new onos laid, Some discussion fol lowed, but no definite action wus taken. The council decided to make u personal visit to Banks street to ascertain the feasibility of improvement of same, as per petition received and to which there had been some objection on the part of property owners. The city recorder was request ed to secure tho best price ob tainable on tho Woodhouso block of ground between tho city hall and the: nver, as there was a possiblify of this piece of land being placed on the park budget at the - spocjial election March 7th.' ' .M The matter of policing East St, Johns ip a moro thorough manner (was discussed, und the chief of po)ice was requested to givo as jnjich attention to that part of 'the1 city as it was pos sible to do. The following bills were allow ed and ordered paid: State Laundry Co., washing blankets for jail, $4.30; St. Johns Hard ware Co., 'supplies, $8.64; S. W, Bugbee, hauling for street work, $12.50; St. Johns Express and Transpprtation Co., hauling gar bage, etc.. ss.7o: a. w. uugbee, work on street with team, $17.50; George Skaar, five days' work on streets, $12.50; Bert Olin, ditto, $12.50: St. Johns Lumber Co., lumber, $7.91;. Kilham Stationery Co., supplies, $2,95; St. Johns Review, print ing, $28.40; A. G. Long, supplies for fire apparatus, $11.91. Total, $128.86. j Wanted To borrow $1800 on first clasa Sjt. Johns property. Inquire at Review office.