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Mltf tly St. Johns is Calling You li second in number of Industtits. Ii seventh in population. Can to Portland every 16 min. Mm navigable water on J sides. Hal finest Kits and electricity. Hat two strong banks. Mat five large acliool houses. I ! abundance of purest water. Mat hard surface streets. I lai extensive sewernue system. Has fine, modern brick city hall. Has payroll of f 93,000 'monthly. Ships monthly 2,000 cars freight. All railroads have access to it. Is gateway to Cortland harbor. Climate ideal and healthful. St. Johns is Calling You Has seven churches. Has n most promising future. Distinctively a manufacturing city Adjoins the city of Portland. Has nearly 6,000 population. I las n public library. Taxable property, f4.5O0.OQO. I las large dry docks, saw millsj Woolen mills, iron works, Stove works, asbestos factory, Ship building plant. Veneer nnd excelsior plant, Flour mill, planing mill, Box factory, and others. More industries coming. St. Johns is the place for YOU. ST. JOHNS REVIEW Devoted (o h Interest! of the Peninsula, theManufacturlng Ctoter ot the Nortlineit VOL,, to ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 16. 1914. i NO. 9 STRONG SPEECH By Mr. Lafferty in House of Representatives Hon. A. W. Lafferty recently made a speech in the House of Representatives, anil uh it con tains much of local interest, and tells where Mr. Lafferty stands and his views on a number ot momentous questions, we have decided to publish it in full. Owing to its length, we will he compelled to publish it in weekly installments. We helieve it will be read with considerable inter est. The address follows: Continued from last week. To go ahead with my speech whore I was interrupted by the , diversion to thy Portland News. 1 was saying that both the United Press, owned by Mr. Scripps, and the Associated Press are now busily enframed in creat ing public sentiment to the effect that railroad rates are too low, and that the Interstate Com merce Commission ought to make an order raising the rates. 1 have recenty read news items to that elfect from both press associations, and doubtless every gentleman within the hearing of my voice has done likewise. I suppose these press ussociu tions would also have the tele graph companies raise their rates. The same men own both the railroad stocks and the tele graph Btocka. Ami I will give it as my candid opinion that the Western Union Telegraph Co. is now making a profit of GOO per fjff cent per annum based upon its actual cash investment in its . plant. This ought to be con clusively shown by the fact that it charges the public SG.CO for a message for which it charges the . . K0.VJirn.rncjiL .only $1.10, and no sane man will think for a moment that it is losing any money on tho Government business. By analogy, the rates of the tele phone companies, also owned by tho samo men who own the Western Union Telegraph Co., ought to be immediately cut in half, at least, by the proper gov ernmental and State commis sions. I heartily favor Government ownership of both the telephones and the telegraphs, and have bills pending for that purpose. For many years all parties havo complained bitterly against trust during campaigns, hut after the election little is said. Tho only way to control a trust is to give same governmental board or commission tho power to control it. The trusts can not bo controlled by talk or by simp ering and hypocritical editorials in the Scripps 07 varieties of gold mines. The Portland News says I have no record for efficiency. Let us see about that. I was first sworn in as a member of Congress April 15, 1911. On April 29 of that year I introduced H. R. 8092. being the first bill ever introduced into either branch of Congress giving the Interstate Commerce Commis sion power to fix maximum prices of commodities when found to be controlled by an absolute monopo ly. It is true that my bill has not passed. But we now have a dozen bills of similar import pending and with a good.pros pect of such a bill becoming a law, together with the creation of an interstate trade commis sion to enforce its provisions. During my first term also, as is shown by the Congressional Record, for April 30, 1912, I secured the first vote ever had in the House of Representatives for the creation of a parcel post when I offered the so-called Lewis-Goeke bill as an amend ment to the Post Office appropria tion bill. That, too, was voted down and the bill went to the San.&te without any parcel post. nBuJrthere Senator Bourne secured the incorporation of a parcel post amendment, and' when it came back to the House it was agreed to. Relating to Oregon, during my first two years in Congress I se cured the passage of 1G bills and secured larger, appropriations for the district that it had ever had before. Besides. I put some life into the Oregon and Califor nia Railroad land grant suit, and ; may say now that I shall keep ; after the case till it is won. i now have a hill pending, which I believe will pass, directing the circuit court of appeals at San Francisco, yh,ere the case is now ponding, to immediately certify the case to the Supreme Court to advance the case on its docket when received und to dis pose of the samo at the earliest practicable date. Ami 1 iinve every promise of appropriations during this Congress equally as favorable as those of, the last Congress. It is true that my bill did not pass directing the Secretary of tho Interior, in tho future ex penditure of tlio reclamation fund, to give a preference to those States which had contrib uted to tho reclamation fund more than they had received, the object being to return to Oregon the $7,000,000 excess she had contributed to the fund from the sale of her public lands in excess of the amount she had received in reclamation work; but I havo kept hammering away on my bill, and reintroduced it this term, and the Secretary of tho Interior has recently recog nized the equity of Oregon's claim and has ordered the build ing of tho West Umatilln exten sion, to cost $1,000. 000. Besides, I have several bills pending to liberalize the homestead laws, mnkingtwo ncrs of clearing and cultivation sufficient in a timber ed area and opening up millions of acres of nont.imbered lands now included in the withdrawals in Oregon. From my position last Con gress on the Committee on Irri gation of Arid Lauds I have, this Congress, been promoted to membership on the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Com merce, one of tho most import ant committees in the House. It meets several times every week. The work of each member of that committee is as arduous, as Intricate, and 'as important as the work performed by any Federal judge. Yet the Portland Nows, parroting after its con temporaries, says of me: If ho hns done anything for his district, if ho hns gained any standing' in Washington, if in two terms of. two years each ho has climbed an inch to n posi tion where he can bo of servico to this district the fact hns es caped tho eaglo eye of tho News. It is true I have introduced many bills which have not passed. But by introducing these bills I hnvo put my prom ises to the people of my district nnd to the people of the country into concrete and specific form. Tho people of this country now know exactly where I stand. That I shall be reelected I have not the slightest doubt. I havo faith in tho intelligence of tho average American citizen to stand by a servant who is faith ful; and I expect before I leave Congress to see many of my bills, if not nil of them, enacted into law. Of course, many of them cannot now bo passed. It tnkes a majority of tho mem bers of Congress to pass a bill. But so far as I am concerned, I want the public to know that 1 stand ready to vote for the re forms I havo proposed, arid so long ns I remain a member of the House theso measures will be brought to tho attention of the House at every session. On April 17. 1913, I introduced n bill in this House. H. R. 2908, to establish a mandatory nation wide presidential preference primary, tho only bill for the purpose offered At this session, except the ono introduced by tho gentleman from Ililnois, Mr. Hinbnugh. and the latter bill left the matter of accepting its terms to the several states. Probably only a few thought my bill, or one like it, would ever become a law. But last Tues day, a week ago. we found the President of the United States standing in this Chamber ad vocating just such a law, and that part of his address was vigorously applauded. Follow ing the President's message the reporters went to the Committee on Election of President, Vice President and House of Repre sentatives to find what bills had been introduced in the House for that purpose, and they found that mine was the only one. Needless to say, they did not mention it. There is one other bill I have introduced to which I wish to call especial attention. It is a bill providing for rural credits, or agricultural asset currency. I claim that the passage of this bill would lift from the backs of the American people the heaviest burden they now bear. As ex orbitant as are the charges of monopolies, both carrier and in dustrial, which would be con trolled and reduced under my pending bill to create an inter state trade commission, the in terest charges of the money HIGH SCHOOL Items of Interest Regard ing School Doings "Back at last," after a joyous vacation. Every one was shak ing hands and wishing J. J. H. S. "a prosperous New Year." At a Thursday morning assembly the students were given a fine talk on "Fitting one's self for the world" by Mr. Fry. Our basket ball team closed the old year in fine style by defeating tho Portland Trade School by tho score of 42-10. The James John midgets also played the Album midgets winch afforded much amusement, al though our "midgets" got beat by the score of 15-12. An accident occurred in the gym during girls' practice re cent v when two irlrls came in contact with each other, leaving a large lump on one's head and a badly colored eye on the other. Tho first district debate of the Lower Columbia District, be tween James John and Grcshnm was held lust Friday evening. rV i cut tot tft urnu l?-icm1tfwl that the United States should maintain a large navy." Hazel Hall and Miuririo Dickie repre sented our school by taking the afilrmntive against the negative of Grcshnm in the James John auditorium. The girls were certainly repaid for their work, as they won 3-0. The results of the debate showed how faithful tho debaters! havo been. Tho negative team. Catherine Gens- man nnd Lulu uay, met me affirmative of Gresham at that place, losing to them by 2 to 1. However. James John won the debate with a score of 5 points out of a possible 8, and now must bo ready for the second district debate, the "date, of which has not been yet an nounced. The other schools yet in tho contest are Tillamook and Astorin. the latter having elim inated St. Helens last Friday. The judges of the two debates were as follows: At Gresham, Mr. Rice, assistant superin tendent of the Portland schools; Dr. F. A. Kiehlo and Mr. Royal. At St. Johns. Prof. Polzin, of Washington High: Prof. Augur, of Jefferson, ami Mr. Condit, of tho Y. M. C. A. Last Saturday the two basket ball teams of the High School journeyed to St. Helens. Tho trip was made on tho steamer Amoricn, which proved to be an "able, comfortnblo and worthy bout," as pronounced the bulletin board. Upon urriving, tho girls' game was started as soon as pos sible. At the end of the first half our girls had secured 5 points, while their opponents had not scored a point. In tho last half St. Helens secured 2 lone fouls, while we annexed 4 more points, mnking the final score 9-2 in our favor. The boys' game was called im mediately after tho girls' game, so we might start homo as soon ns possible, Our boys were severely handicapped by tho low ceiling and tho boundaries at the ends of the floor. Tho play ing of the St. Helens boys was exceedingly rough; in fact, it closely resembled football, which can all be easily guessed by the score, 30-17. "Johnny" Mc Gregor, the manager, was un able to make the trip on account of sickness. Archie Smock ref ereed both games in fine style. Reporter. Starts New Business E. S. Wright, the well known carpenter and builder, has open ed up a repair shop at the corner of Jersey and Richmond streets. The title of his new establish ment is the Jersey Street Repair Shop, and he has his shop finely equipped to handle all kinds of repair work, picture framing, pattern making, etc. Mr. Wright's reputation in St. Johns for first class workmanship is unexcelled, and it is safe to say that any work left with him will receive prompt and careful at tention. A repair shop of this nature is something needed in St. Johns, and there is every reason to believe that he will succeed well in his new line of endeavor. power annually exacted from the people of the United States are more exorbitant. Continued next week. Represented JSt. Johns Through action of the Com mercial Club Attorney D. C. Lewis represented St. Johns at the Factories Promotion Con-j gross held at CorVnllis Wednes- j day and Thursday, the purpose of which was to bring tho factory nnd farm into closer relationship, , and establish industries nearest! to the supply of raw materials. The following departments were treated at this Congress to promote industries: j Timber Products- Furniture factories and all wood working' industries, puip ami paper nuns. Dairy Products Creameries, cheese factories and milk con- denserics. Fruit Products -evaporators, driers, Canneries, jelly and vinegar factories. Vegetables - Canneries ever fresh packing plants. Grains - Flouring mills cereal products, paste and and and bis- cuit factories. Wool, Mohair and Flax Weav ing, spinning, knitting nnd scouring mills, clothing manu facture, glove fuctores, twine manufactures. Cluy -Brick and tile factories, pottery and ceramic arts. Stone- Quarries and building stone, monuments and orna ments. Iron nnd Steel -Metal works, foundries and machine shops. Cement- Structural work, ar tificial stone factories, bridges and culverts. Broom Corn -Broom and brush factories. Animal Industry - Packing houses anil meat products, belt ing factories, saddlery and harness. Fisheries - Canning, curing and kippering factories. Transportationr-Munufneturos - Railroads and shipbuilding, pay rolls and distribution. LStrange' Justice Tho way justice is dispensed Oregon is sometimes beyond in the ken of most mortals. Lust week, for instance, tho police department of St. Johns arrest ed a man while in tho act of con fiscating some carpenter tools in a vacant storo room at East St. Johns. Tho man was caught "red handed" with some of the tools in his pocket and getting the balance in shape to take away. A blackjack and skeleton keys were also found upon his person. He was placed in the local bastile and Inter taken be fore tho district attorney at Port land, who asked him if 'the tools belonged to him, and he replied in the negative. He was then asked what he was going to do with them, nnd he replied that ho intended selling them. Whereupon the district attorney dismissed the case with the remark that there was not enough evidence to convict the mnn. This version of the case is as given by the police depart ment, and here is little wonder that the local officers are indig nunt, and feel wonderfully en couraged in arresting wrong doers. Free Bible Lecture A free Bible lecture will be given at the Bickner Hall Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Tho In ternational Bible Students' As sociation has made arrangements for Mr. Norman M, Lnwton, Bible scholar and lecturer, to give a series of three lectures, illustrated by a largo chart. The object of these lectures is to stimulate Christians and others to a study of the Bible and to gaining a clearer insight into God's Holy Word, and not to establish any denomination or sect. The Association has arranged for similar lectures throughout the country, and at all of them seats are free and no collection is lifted. Tho first lecture will be. "Why Did God Permit Evil?" In the discussion of a subject of such importance, if left to imagination, one man's guess is as good as another's. He says, "There has been but ono secure foundation laid as a basis for the establishment of a correct ar gument on this question of the Permission of Evil, and that was laid ages ago by the Great Jehovah himself in His Divine Word. To those who will sin cerely and without prejudice 'Search the Scriptures' will be revealed therein the complete and satisfying answer." THE LIBRARY Interesting Notes for the Library Patrons -Library hours: Afternoon- 12 to 5:30. Evening- 7 to 9. Sunday 2:30 to 5:30 for road ng only. Magazines for 1914: The St. Johns library will J carry forty different periodicals during 1914. No matter how many magazines you subscribe for personally, you will find oc casion to make use of the li brary's longer list. This list it is tho library's endeavor to make as representative as possible of tho various interests of the com munity, and also as inclusive as possible of the best in each field. Of the magazines devoted chiefly to fiction and articles of general culture, it chooses not so much the cheaper magazines which people buy for themselves on the street corner as those of recog nized merit, some of which are priced so high that many people hesitate to buy them for the home. Such are the Atlantic Monthly and Scribners, each at $4 a year. The list also in cludes periodicals which are valuable for reference but which you may not Onrotorcad regular ly, such as the Garden and Poultry and scientific magazines. Tho following hnvo boon added for the coming year: American Motherhood. Current Events. Current Opinion. Good Housekeepng. Independent. Missionary Review. Oregon Sportsman. Poultry Husbandry. The following have been held on the list from Inst -year.. Sev eral of these are donated: American, Atlantici Century, Delineator, Elementary Teacher, Everybody's, Garden Magazine, Harper's Weekly, Ladies' Home Journal, Literary Digest, Me Clure's, Modern Priscilla. Motor Boat, Outing, Outlook. Popular Mechanics, Review of Reviews, Saturday Evening Post, Scientific American, Scribner's, Sunset, Survey, System, World's Work. Papers: Appeal to Reatton, Christian Science Monitor, Even ing Telegram, Morning Oregon inn, Oregon Journal, Reed Col lego Guest, St. Johns Review. Now Books: Boston Cook Book Mrs. Lin coln. What to do ami what not to do in cooking. A revised 1913 edition of this standard cook book, containing ovor 250 ad ditional recipes. Cleveland Funds and their Uses. Lee- Eventful Nights in Bible History. Mathews Livingstone, the Pathfinder. Wunsterberg- American Pa triotism. Robert Wheeler - Boy With the U. S. Survey: Boy With the U. S. Forester; Boy With tho U. S. Fisheries; Boy With the U. S. Census. Comnn--Industrial History of the U. S. Joint Installation The St. Johns Royal Neigh bors of America and Modern Woodmen of America trollied up to University Park on the even ing of January 8th. The oc casion vus the joint installa tion of tho officers of those four camps. Neighbor Jas. II. Geo made a very creditable showing us installing officer for the Modern Woodmen, while the ludies had State Doputy Mrs. Rose McGrath, with Mrs. Haley as Marshal. The more favor able comment went, of course, to the ladies' floor work, though mere man received noticeable applause. The installation was followed by a short trip through a mysterious passageway, which eventually led to a dining room, and once there you never thought of home, judging from tho way the 170 or moro proceeded to en joy themselves. Tho enthusiasm ... .1 .1 iL.l 1 C intitcuicu mat, several uuuru ui the uninitiated might be in veighled into theso Orders in 1914. Toasts were given by Mrs. McGrath and Past Consul George Muhm. All returned home at a lato hour. FOR RENT cards at thlt office. ROBBERS SHOOT W. Ii. liaskins Wounded By the Bullets W. H. Haskins. residing on Willamette boulevard, was wounded in an encounter with robbers at his home a little -after midnight Monday night, and his f home caught fire by a heating stove being overturned in the I tussle. Ho was awakened from his slumbers by hearing an alarm clock near his bed being overturned on the bureau. Hast ily jumping out of bed, he dis covered two men in his room and immediately grabbed hold of one, after giving him a ter rific smash in the mouth with his fist. The robber's com panion picked up a chair and struck Mr. Haskins a hard blow on the shoulder, narrowly miss ing his head. This caused him to release his holdon the man. who quickly drew a revolver ami fired three shots point blank at Mr. Haskins, two of which took effect. Ono ball penetrated his right breast, and the other caused a slight abrasion on his left side. Before the shots were fired Mr. Haskins heard tho man wielding the chair ad monish the other not to shoot, but the warning was unheeded. After firing the shots the rob bers made a tpiick getaway. In the furious encounter the heat ing stove was overthrown and the house caught fire, which was put out by tho fire department after the roof hud been destroy ed ami other damage done. In spite of his wounded and badly bleeding condition, Mr. Haskins made his way to a neighbor's, where he was taken care of and tho alarm of fire turned in. Dr. MeChosney1 whs immcdiatey summoned, and after dressing his wounds had him removed to the Good Samaritan hospital at Portland, where tho bullet was extracted, Mr. Haskins was alone in the house at the time of the shooting, his wife and family having been on an ex tended visit with relatives and friends in Colorado, and were not expected home for some days. No clue to the robbers' identity have been discovered, although the police department has been making a careful in vestigation. Mr. Haskins states that some few nights previously ho thought he had heard some one in his house, but was not positive. It is said Haskins expected to large sum of money tract upon which ho that Mr. receive a on a eon- had been working, nnd it is bolieved by some that the robbers in some manner had gotten wind of this fact. Mr. liaskins is getting along in good style, and unless complications set in, will soon be able to bo around again, but it is feared by tho doctors that ho may nover ugain havo the full use of his right arm, as an important ligament was broken by the blow from the chair. Postponed by Illness To the disappointment of many, tho Mothers' mooting was not hold at the city hall Monday, January 5th, but the circumstances preventing it were boyond our control "sickness." Every pewon connected in any way with the program was either sick or caring for those who were, but' we hope to all bo well again very soon, and the samo program will he given at tho meeting tho first Monday in Fobruary. To thoso who came and wore disappointed, we say. "Come again next time, and bring your friends." Tho sub jects will be all tho better handled by being longerstudied, and you will fool repaid for com ing. Koportor. Dr. K. K. Cnmlxio. tlio nlivsi. cian and surgeon who has locat ed in the Holbrook building, has a card in this issue of tho paper. ii.. t I : i . . i in. uumiiwu la u jiiuiuiint win gonial gentleman, and comes to St. Johns highly recommended us !i nhvsiciiin und Hiircunn of ability and woll versed in every phase of his proiession. He is moving his family to St. Johns and expects to make this city his permanent home. Whore shall I got my haircut? At Qilmoro's burbQr shop. adv. COONCIL MEETS Matters oF Importance Receive Attention All members were present at the regular meeting of the city council Tuesday evening, with Mayor Bredcson presiding. Petitions were received for the improvement of Mohawk street from Fesscnden street to Swift boulevard, and Mohawk street from Fesscnden street to Central avenue by grade and sidewalk, und were referred to tho city engineer to check up und ascertain if the property will stand for the improvement. A remonstrance against the assessment of Central avenue improvement was received and referred to the city attorney ami engineer. The buildings and grounds committee was authorized to provide more wood for uso at the city hall. The committee on parks re ported that the lowest price it was able to secure on the Mark wart tract was $0,500. notincud ing indebtedness for sewer pur poses, or $7,000 clear of all in debtedness; that it was unable to secure a lower price than $10,000 on the Caples tract. On motion it was decitled to reject the Markwart tract on account of excessive price. A report of tho fire depart ment for the year 1913 was ac cepted. The department also notified the council that Leo Conn any had been reelected fire chief for the ensuing year. Ordinances providing the time and manner of improving Wil lamette boulevard between Bur lington street and St. Johns avenue by hard surface pave ment, 18 foot curbs and six-fooU cement sidewalks, and II,artman street between Central avenue ami Oswego street by grade and sidewalks were passed. The city attorney nsked for moro time in rendering his opinion on the legality of con structing a new water plant in St. Johns. Alderman Wilcox suggested that the ordinance providing for muzzling dogs bo repealed or become non-eU'eclive until next July on account of some citizens complying with the ordinance, and others not doing so. Other couneihuon believed tho or dinance should stand, and it was finally decided that tho police should enforce the ordinance. Tho city attorney was request ed to look up tho telophone or dinance and ascertain if the company was complying with its provisions in regard to rates, The following bills were allow ed and ordered paitl: P. R. L. ami P. Co., light at forry landing. $28.49; St. Johns Gas Co.. lights for city hall, $11,75, P. R. L. and P. Co.. lights at fire houses. $15; Bert Olin, street work, $15; George Skaar, street work, $15; F. H. Mead, street work. $2.50; J. H. Anson, labor, $1.25; Miller Hardware Co., sewer pipe, $38.55; Sam Bugboo. hauling, $15; J. E. Tanch, Coupon No. 15, city hall bonds. $300. ToUil, $415.40. Elect Bank Officers The stockholders of the Penin sula National Bank met January 13th and elected P. Autzen, F. C. Knapp, M. L. Holbrook, Th'tys. Autzen nnd J. N. Edlofsen Directors for 1914, and also ratified tho action of the Board in applying to become a member of tho Federal Reserve Bank system and subscribe to the stock of a Federal Resorve Bank. Tho Directors mot after the stockholders' meeting and elect ed P. Autzon, president; F. 0. Knapp, vice president: J. N. Edlofsen, cashier, and S. L. Dobio, assistant cushior. On New Year's day forty bunches of roses, the last of the season, were placed on tlio Shasta Limited at Eugene to be' presented to women passengers nnd to decorate dining cur tables. More than 12,000 roses havo been provided in this way dur ing tho last seven months. When eugenics produces a bet tor base runner than Ty Cobb wo shall begin to think there is something in tho doctrine.