JGletctMil Setttiy
St. Johns is Calling You
ti tecoml in number of Industries.
Ii seventh In population.
Cnri to Portland every 16 min.
Hat navigable water on 3 sides.
Has finest gat and electricity.
Hat two ttronR banks.
Hat five large school houiet.
Hat abundance of purett water.
Hat hard surface ttreets.
Has extensive tewerope lyitem.
Hat fine, modern brick city hall.
Hat payroll of $95,000 monthly.
Ships monthly 2,000 cars freight.
All railroads have accett to it.
It gateway to Portland harbor.
Climate ideal and healthful.
St. Johns is Calling You
I lat teven churches.
Has a most promising future
Distinctively a manufacturing eity
Adjoint the city of Portland,
t lat nearly 6,000 population.
Hat a public library.
Taxable property, 4,500.000.
I las large dry ducks, taw mills
Woolen mills, iron works,
Stove workt, ntbestot factory,
Ship building plant,
Veneer and excelsior plant,
Flour mill, planing mill,
Box factory, and others.
More induttriet coming.
St. Johns is the place for YOU. '
ST. JOHNS REVIEW
Devoted to the Interests of the I'enlniula, the Manufacturing Center ot the Northwest
VOL. 'to
ST. JOHNS, ORKGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1914.
NO. 1 1
STRONG SPEECH
By Mr. Lafferty in House
of Representatives
Continued from last week.
We arc on the dawn of u now
era; we are on the dawn of an
when tlio sovereign voters
nf thn Uiiitc 1 State are
State j are going
to come into their own; when
they ure going to have the bene
fit of the richuHt country in the
world;when they are going to be
able, if thoy ongigo in honest
employment, to enjoy themselves
while they are living and to im
prove their intollctunl and spir
itual being at the same time.
That is what our forefathers
Buffered for at Valley Forge; that
is what all patriots of this coun
try have bared their breasts to
the battle for, and for members
of this House to fail to appro
ciatc those fact and without
fear or favor discharge their
duties is not coming up to the
simple requirement of the oath
of office wo take when we stand
up hero and are sworn in. 1
have hoard thojo newspapers
ridicule gentlemen of this House
who are able men. The most
humble mombor of this House
represents a one four hundred
and thirty-sixth of the greatest
nation that has over grown up
under th beneficence of 'Al
mighty God. And when a Con
gressman docs his duty and
honestly performs his great re
sponsibilities he is entitled to
respect rather limn calumny and
abuse. When I was just out of
school, a few yearn ago, I was
prosecuting attorney in thot great
stato of Missouri, in the district
of thnt grout Democrat, Champ
Clark.and ho can tell you wheth
er or not I am one of tho old blue
hen'B chickens. (Applause).
In conclusion, I wish to call at
tention to junta few of my bills,
which I hereby pledge tho coun
try to work faithfully for so long
as I have tho opportunity and a
drop of blood left in my body.
They provide for agricultural
asset currancv, just explained;
nation wide presidential prima
ries; diroct election of Federal
judges; a true labol law for nil
food products and drugs; an in
terstato trado commission to con
trol monopolies; a change of tho
rule of the Houses.
I now have bills pending for
all of those purposes. Under tho
present rules of tho House,
which aro antiquated, nearly
seven months of every regular
session of Congress aro consum
ed in passing tho supply bills,
which, being necessary to run
tho Government, aro privileged
and prevent any general legisla
tion from being considered.
These rules work right into tho
hands of tho standpatters who
do not wish any legislation pass
ed. I have prepared a complete
new draft of the rules, provid
ing for one supply bill under the
Viwlmf nuatnm. for record VOtCS
in committees, so that members
may be put on record both in
committees and in tho House
upon all bills Introduced, there
by preventing tho present pig
eon holing process whereby many
hills !ir.- killed without the
possibility of fixing responsibil
ity. Although I am now and
have always been a progressive
Renublican. my set of rules were
inrlnraoil hv hnrh tho Proorres-
sives and progressive Republi-
Kinq In this Concrress. who dele
gated mo to offer them tho first
day of the extra session as a
substitute for the old rules, and
upon putting tho matter to a
vote my set of rules received 26
votes. Next Congress these rules
will receive more votes.
I heartily favor the initiative,
referendum and recall, so that
the people may pass good laws
or kill bad laws when the legis
lative representatives fail to do
so, and so that any representa
tive or public officer may be re
called if he does not fulfill his
pre-election pledges or becomes
corrupt. In no other way can
we have a government of the
people. Carrying out this idea
of government by the consent of
the governed. I nave introduced
a resolution for a constitutional
amendment providing for direct
election of Federal judges for 12
year terms instead of having
them appointed for life. If we
had such an amendment judges
would not permit cases to drag
as, for example, the Oregon and
California Railroad land grant
cases had dragged, nor would
they be hasty to hold unconsti-
Mr. Lewis Explains
To tho Editor of the St. Johns
Review: In last week's issue of
your valuable paper I had a short
communication regarding "park
prices" and not park locations
in which I quoted from an item
wherein the Review made it
clear to its readers that "indebt
edness" against tho property
wns made an item of expense
and charge against tho Mark
wart site, and a reason for turn-
Inir ilnwtt Mint, t.r.'ip.t. whiln rn.
g trdingthoother.or Caples tract,
"inrlnritndnnss." such lis im-
nrnvnmnnt assessments, etc.. was
suppressed, or rather not men
tioned, thereby leaving the mi
ni'iqt'mi in iro to thu nublic thnt
miiil triic.t. nccordincr to vour own
estimate of outstanding charges
. . t i
against the same, was to uo nau
for nhmiL SI 700 c leaner than the
iii-tiinl mat. wntilil lie to tho citv.
and to make that one fact of cost
to tho public clear, and with no
intention to Knock, was my soie
aim in said communication. I
liad no thought of stirring up the
editorial hornet's nest, otherwise
I would have used a longer stick.
Now let us be fair with the
public and with ench other.
You ask why my roiorenco to
tho Jaeger tract in said commu
nication. The reference was only
made by way of comparison in
prices, both tracts being nearly
equal in desirability for park
mirnospH. and fronting on tho
same street, with tho same car
service, and only one- block in
tervening. Thero is about tlio
same street improvement worK
in front of ono as the other, yet
tho Jaeger tract, according to
the tenders, was nearly $2,000
the cheaper, all things being
taken into consideration, and
tlio moro valuablo from u com
mercial standpoint, with a pos
sibility, in addition, to enlarge
on tho east nido for croquet
grounds and other amusement
purposes lor real neaitn aim ue
volopmont of children.
It was and is moro than a placo
Tnr mnn to flit 1111(1 Hllioko. It
offers an ideal playground, close
in. but that trace was wun-rlr.-iwn
at the mass meeting by
the owner's agents, and tho Ca
ples tract selected, if prico was
satistactory, so i nave notning
fnrthpr tn snv on thnt score, and
stand by tho resolutions of tho
mass mooting, except to report:
Tho comparison was mado for
purposes ol establishing inirness
of prico only. The ubovo an
swers your query.
1 You say tlio committee 01
which I was a member recom-
mondod sites for park purposes
at higher prices and farther out.
Lot us see about tnuti ue inir,
Mr. Editor! The Cook tract
contains three acres. Tho ten
dered prico was $0000, or $zuuu
nor aero. The Catlin tract was
offered for $3000, a most scenic
point. Tho Caples tract was
tendered nrst lor iz.uuu, puis
improvements; then nftcr other
rnnrlnra fnr lpsa'nricoa. tllG lirica
was reduced to $10, 000, plus street
charges, or $i.uuu per aero,
thero being a little less than
three acres in the tract. Mind
tho prico, $-1000 per acre! Most
of the charges against tho Jaeg
er tract were paid, Thero is no
law suit ponding regarding a por
tion of the same. The price was
about $3,500 per acre. Tho
above acreago means with
streets eliminated. Tho Allen
Stearns tract, with streets elim
inated, equals about seven acres,
for $15,000, or $2,142 per acre,
or thereabouts.
In a communication to the
city council I stated that all the
tutional a law for tho benefit of
the public.
I have in my possession a tel
egram from Judge Henry E. Mc
Ginn, of Portland, who is ono of
tho ablest men in Oregon or any
other state, approving my reso
lution for the direct election of
Federal judges, which telegram
I value as highly as any commu
nication I have received during
my three years in office.and dur
ing that time, I will say, I have
received from Portland over 10,-
000 letters, and every ono oi
them was answered the day it
was received. 1 had the good
fortune to meet Judge McGinn
during my first year in Portland,
and I have known him intimate
ly ever since. The telegram
which he sent me is as follows:
Hon. A. W. Lafferty. Washing
ton, D. C. : Your head and heart
are both right Congratulations
on your amendment Federal
Constitution providing for elec
tion of Federal judges. They
will beat you never. Henry E.
McGinn.
Concluded next week.
nrice3 of all tho tracts were too
nigh. The committee of which
I was a member only recommend
ed sites and could not fix prices.
We were endeavoring to make
selections that would aid in mak
ing the city grow.
Following the committee work
came the mass meetings, the
holding of which I also urged
in a written communication to
the city council. At the last
mass meeting, with 75 present,
thu Cntlin-Markwart tract, tho
Caples tract, tho Allon-Stcnrns
tract as one, and tho Cook tract
were almost unanimously recom
mended. At that meeting prices
were again discussed, and in as
apt and forcible language and
manner as I knew how to use, I
stated prices were too high on
all the tracts, and in this Prof.
Boyd fully agreed, and be it to
his credit, Dr. Cook was the first
one to offer to work for a reduc
tion. Then followed Mr. Stearns
with a statement that ho would
make as proportionately great a
reduction as would tho rest. Dr.
Cook has reduced his price to
$5,000, or one-sixth, or a prico of
$1,GGG per acre. Will tho others
do likewise, and reduce one
sixth in price? When peoplo are
endeavoring to erect monuments
to their memories 1 think they
ought to bo willing to do some
thing themselves toward paying
for thu monuments.
Now as to the Caples tract, no
ono over heard mo say it was
not a nice location. I have al
ways said for enmnmeeting pur
poses, and we need such a place,
that it was ideal and most desir
able, and as tho mass meeting
made that ono of the selections,
I have nothing further to say on
that score, but as to price and
the terms demanded aro about
four times the assessed valua
tion, and in this connection per
mit me to call your attention to
your editorial comments in
which you admit "the price now
asked is less than demanded
soveral years ago." So why not
wait? Wo aro making money,
according to your own admission,
and then thero will bo a nrono
sition before tho voters this I' all
to amend tho Constitution so
that for public purposes proper
ty can bo taken by condemna
tion proceedings for a prico not
to exceed twice ita assessed
value for taxes. I havo novcr
plundered tlio nublic nor nided
in doing so, and shall not com
mence at this'poriod of my life.
The prices asked aro too high,
Dr. Cook's tract excepted, as
now tendered. Parks aro for
children, and need not to bo close
to business centers. Parks closo
to business centers havo loafers.
Parks should bo handy for the
mothers. With this I eliminate
parks from my mind.
(To bo absolutely fair Mr.
Lowis should havo quoted cor
rectly. Ho says the editor stat
ed that "the committeo recom
mended sites for park purposes"
when the word used wns "land"
and not sites. Notice how glib
ly Mr. Lewis gets over tho point
in issue. In commenting upon
the Catlin tract ho does not namo
the area of tho land. Why?
Because this tract, which the
editor had in mind last week,
contains about five-eighths of an
acre at a nrice of $3,000. or at a
rate of $5,250 per acre, and to
stato this fact wou d prove tho
editor's contention and make
Mr. Lewis' argument fall fiat.
In passing, however, we desire
to state tho Catlin tract by rea-
son of its splendid location and
beautiful trees and scenic emi
nence, is a most beauteous piece
of land, with scarcely its equal
in tho entiro city. Therefore.
wo commend the committee in
this selection, and do not belieTO
the prico is too high.
Mrs. Lowis pleads. "Bo fair.
Mr. Editor!" Yet does his idea
6f fairness on tho nark proposi
tion consist of emphasizing the
street improvement indebtedness
on tho Canles tract, and keep
inir in the dark the fact that the
other tracts selected would also
have to assumo the same kind of
indebtedness to well serve their
ournose? Is he fair when by
insinuation ho intimates that a
nortion of the Caples tract ten
dered is involved in a law suit.
when he knows or should know
that such is not a fact? Was
he fair to the city council or to
the people when in the commit
tee's report to council ho or they
did not recommend that all tracts
be rejected on account of exces
sive nrice. if so they believed to
be the case, instead of stating
in the committee's report to the
council in reference to tho Jaeg
er tract that it "has a high com
mercial value, and simply as an
investment a good proposition f
Mr. Lewis states; "Most of
the charges against tho Jaeger
tract were paid." Let us look
at the facts as they appear on
the records at the city hall. It
is there found that on the Ca
ples tract for tho Dawson street
improvement there remains an
indebtedness of approximately
$G00; on the Polk street improve
ment $488. l'J; on the Central av
enue improvement $431.1)0, mak
ing a total in all of $1520.01).
Now to be fair, lot us look at tho
Jaeger tract indebtedness. The
records show that on the Uaw-
boii street improvement there1
remains unpaid $1055.38; on the!
Buchanan street improvement'
S533.J4. mak ng a total of $1.-1
589.32, and a difference in favor'
of the Caples tract of almost $70.
And tho iact should not be over
looked that the Caples tract has
three improved streets bound
ing it, while tho Jaeger tract
has only two. In the face of
these figures it may be somewhat
difficult to discern where Mr.
Lewis' fairness comes in.
While Wo arc ut it and have
tho figures wo may as well com
pare tho two tracts in regard to
relative size. The Caples tract
has a frontairoon Dawson a little
over 300 feet, and extends back
to Central avenue, a distance of
158 feet. What is known as tlio
Jaeger tract, but which we un
derstand in reality is two tracts,
ins a frontage of 323 foot on
Dawson street, and extends back
to Central avenue, a distance of
438 feet, Central avenue being
eighty feet wide at this tract.
Through both tracts, howovor,
Stanton street runs. When tho
area of each tract is comjmtod
from these figures it will be
seen that the Jaeger tract has a
slight advantage in stpiare feet,
but not enough to mako a iuss
about. It is true that tho Caples
tract is low and the Jaeger tract
es high, yut for park purposes
tho lowness is of littlo disadvan
tage because parks aro only used
when tho rainy season is not
lore. Ihe Caples tract has by
far tho finest trees, and is prac
tically a park as it now stands,
which cannot ho tmifrof the Jaeg
er tract.
Since Mr. Lowis has raised
tlio issue of relativo values be
tween tho Caples and Jaeger
tracts.it might bo well to discuss
tho matter a triilo farther. Is
it not a fact that in any city,
town or villago that a pieco of
ground is not ns valuable 800
foot or moro fnrthor away from
tho business district as a simi
lar tract on the samo street with
like surroundings 800 feot closor
to tho business district? Cer
tainly this is truo of Jersey ami
Ivanhoo streets, at least, and
why not on Dawson street?
Therefore, the Jaeger truct may
be cheaper in prico than tho ca
ples tract, because it must of
necessity be the less valuable.
If it is not tho less vaiuauio oi
tho two, it is safo to say that it
is the only instance on record
where property one-seventh of a
milo farther from a business
district is as valuablo as ono that
distance closer in. So much for
rolativo values in regard to these
two tracts. But to bo fair, tlio
Jaeger tract is a valuable, sight
ly and desirnblo pieco ot land,
oven though it is probably much
less valuablo than tho uipios
tract. Mr. Lewis says ho does
notdesire to knock, yothomukos
it plainly manifest that ho is not
exactly boosting the tract ac
cepted by tho city council, when
he resorts to comparisons to
show that to his mind another
tract is cheaper in prico and
moro desirnblo for park, purposes.
At leastso it would appear to the
average reader.
Mr. Lowis asserts thnt all park
sites selected were too high in
Crice. Wo would liko to ask
ow he knows that any one or all
uro too high in price by what
method or deduction does he ur
rivo at that conclusion?
However, to be fair with Mr.
Lewis, it is only simple justice
to stato that he is an ardent
booster for St. Johns, a warm
advocate of public parks, and
has given largely of his time in
promoting them. That men
may differ in opinion is only
natural, and which is ngkt in
his opinion is always an open
Question and subject of debate.
So it would seem that farther
discussion along this line would
be neither profitable nor of par
ticular beneht. fcd.j
Happy and lucky is the man
who has lived near enough to
the "Golden Rule" in his busi
ness to discover that it has one
whole side for the other fellow.
Bring your watch repairing
to S. W. Rogers, 309 N. Jersey
street. ' adv.
Net th lahl on ypur .paptr.
COUNCIL MEETS
Matters of Importance
Receive Attention
With the exception of Alder
man Vincent, who was absent
owing to the serious illness of
his wife's father, all members
were present at the regular
meeting of the city council Tues
day evening, Mayor Brcdeson
presiding.
Petitions tor arc lights at the
corners of Seneca and Tioga and
Astor and Terrace streets were
referred to the water and light
committee.
Complaint was made by Tlios.
Scales concerning surface water
running down Buchanan street
from Fessenden street, and tho
matter was referred to the city
engineer for remedy.
M. I. Joyce, doing business at
119 Philadelphia street, applied
for transfer of his liquor license
to George Miller, which was
granted upon recommendation
of tho liquor license committee.
Tho Jaeger tract was resub
mitted as a prospective park
site at a price of $9600, plus
street improvements, and the
comunication was accepted and
ordered tiled.
Attorney II. E. Collier present
ed a bill of $G9 as costs and fees
in the Willamette boulevard case,
which is pending before the Su
preme Court. Mr. Collier is rep
resenting the defense. The bill
was roferred to the finance com
mittee and city attorney for rec
ommendation.
The city attorney asked for
and was granted more time to
investigate the matter of tele
phone rates in the city.
Tho matter of what salary spe
cial policemen should receive
was broached, and it was decid
ed that the samo pay as tho reg
ular police, $2.50 per day, should
be their portion. P. G. Belieu
is now serving as special polico
during tiio smallpox rage.
An ordinance repealing the
ordinance creating tho Board of
Health received first reading
and was laid on tlio tablo indefi
nitely, after Chief of Polico Al
Ion had stated that smallpox con
ditions wero improving moro
rapidly than tho Board of Health
had dared to hope.
Resolutions requiring tho en
gineer to prepare the plans and
specifications for tho improve
ment ot Mohawk street I mm
Fessondon to Swift boulevard.
and from Fessenden to Central
avonuo woro adopted. R. G ra
tion stated that it would not ho
fair to tho property owners to
mnko tho improvement on a pro
rata basis in ono improvement,
as tho improvement was more
expensive on one side of Fesson
don street than on tho other.
Councilman Munson asked the
Chiofof Polico concerning tlio
rumor that tho family of Police
man Jones had tho smallpox and
that Mr. Jonoa was living with
his family right along and still
serving on tho police force. The
Chief stated that the family did
not have tho smallpox, tho phys
icians diagnosing it as cluckon
pox; that Mr. Jones had kopt
himself away from tho children
and fumigated his clothing
daily, and thut the children had
been vaccinated against small
pox.
Alderman uarlick desired to
know why Dr. White, after stat
ing that it was not necessary to
closo the- schools of bt. Johns
and that smallpox conditions
wero being well taken caro of,
had gone to Olds, Wortman and
King and advised thorn to excuse
thut portion of their employes
res ding in St. Johns for a peri
od of time. Tho query remained
unanswered.
Mayor Brcdeson announced
that while ho very much dislik
ed to do so, thut ho would sus
pend Street Inspector Shurts
pending investigation of charges
which ho would filo with tho city
recorder.
Tho attorney was directed to
draft a resolution accepting the
engineer's plans and specifica
tions for tho construction of a
sewer system in South StJohns.
It wus decided to disallow the
petitioned for improvement of
Banks street on tlio ground that
it was not needed at this time.
The attorney was requested
to give his opinion on what pro
ceedings would be necessary to
invoke in order to change or
amend the charter so that a por
tion of the city officials should
bo held over each year, instead
of an .entirely new set being pos-
Mr DavisKes Reply
E'litor Review: I notice in
last week's Review that Mr. Per
rine has unearthed a deep and
diabolical organization which
lie dubs as "the machine," which
must be composed of the most
dangerous elements. He prints
his comments in tho boldest Ro
man type- "LOOK OUT FOR
THE MACHINE." It is cer
tainly fortunato for the eity of
St. Johns that we have in our
midst a political Sherlock Holmes
in the person of one u. L. I'er
rino to prevent and nip in tlio
bud such a disreputable organi
zation. Tho subject, or rather tho op
portunity, for such a comment
from Mr. Perrine is Parks, and
the withdrawal of tho Jaeger
tract the provocation. Now a
little explanation is necessary in
this case, for the simple reason
that the article written by Mr.
Perrine might be road by an in
nocent party that doesn't know
him. Then I am done, for it is
a well known fact that an argu
ment with Mr. Perrine is never
ending and altogether useless.
Tho committee selected by tho
Commercial Club investigat
ed tho nark sites personally, and
it was their judgment that the
Jaeger tract had more value at
the price ollored than the Caples
tract, and placed on the list of
park selections. Afterward the
CuploB boosters got out a peti
tion and had it signed by some
300 to 400 citizens, asking that
the city council' placo that site to
be considered, and the council
acquiesced in the matter.
A large majority of the peoplo
are under tho impression that
tho whole tract of timber oppo
site tho St. Johns Heights sta
tion consitutes the Caples park
site, when as a matter of fact it
is only tho land between roik
and Tyler streets.
To any fair-minded individual
who has tho eternal fitnuss of
things at honrt, thoy are bound
to conclude that wo cannot havo
both tho Jaeger tract and the
Caples tract, as they aro in tlio
same end of town and about 400
feet apart. It seemed to me at
tho timo I withdraw this tract
that it was impossible to educate
tlio people as to tho relativo val
u oh of those two tract, for tho
simple reason that thoy wouldn't
investigate, it was the sense oi
tho South End mooting that the
Caples tract was to ho selected,
and that tho Jaeger tract was to
bo laid aside and not considered.
I attended that meeting, and un
less I desired to lie an obstruc
tionist and meet up with certain
defeat in that mooting with pre
judice, I had nothing to do but
withdraw tho .laeger tract to
promote harmony and lesson
contention. Now, Mr. Perrine
is taking exceptions to South
End affairs right in the face of
making an awful howl about the
South End interfering in tlio se
lections mndo by his end of town.
Ho also says that hi "under
stands" that 1 said that lliure
was to bo some juggling. How
could he understand such a thing
when it never happened : 1 am
bound to tho belief Hint this as
sortion was mado In ordor to
support tho argument lm wuk
trying to bring out, and tho lit
tlo matter of whether it happen
od or not cut no ice.
I am still of tho opinion that
the Jaouor tract is tiie most va
uablo and at the samo timo tho
cheapest of any tract that has
vet been ollerud, and it 1 was
going to buy any one of them
mysoit i would ceriaiuiy pick
thut very ono. Now. if thoro is
any change of sentiment in fa
vor of this tract, wo will ho glad
to resubmit tho proposition. I
havo talked with tlio owner, and
it will bo done. I was udivsod to
withdraw our tract by some of
our best citizens in tlio interest
of hurmony and to allay district
prejudice and I done so at tho
time because I thought I could
soo defeat for any or all of these
tracts unless contention was cut
out.
I want parks, Mr. Perrine, and
would liko to have just what we
can atrord, consistently with our
necessities and moans, but be
lieve me. that unless we got
down to a thorough business
proposition, now aftor all of this
agitation and grand stand "Suv-
Bible yearly.
Tlio following bills woro al-i
lowed; A. uonsmsn, sup
plies. $32.85; Bert Olin, stroot
work, $15; Georgo Skaar, ditto,
$15; Peninsula and and Gravel
Co.. material at library build
ing, $2.18; P. G. Balieu. 10 days
aa special officer, $25. Making a
total of $97.18,
HIGH SCHOOL
Items of Interest Regard
ing School Doings
A muss meeting Was hold at
the High School auditorium
Wodneday evening, January 21.
Dr. Culvin S. White, secretary
of tho Stato Board of Health, ud-
dresed those present upon tlio
health conditions existing in St.
Johns. He also stated the rea
sons why every school child
should be vaccinated.
Friday Dr. White, Dr. Moreel
lus and Dr. Geary, assisted by
Dr. Graves, took up tho work of
vaccinating the pupils. About 90
per cent of the pupils wero vac
cinated, the others either hav
ing had the smallpox or having
boon recently successfully vacci
nated by one method or another.
On Saturday the High School
building was fumigated. Be
cause of this the operetta that
the Dramatic Society was to give
had to bo postponed to some
other time. Tlio date has not
been set.
The dual debate between As
toria and St. Johns will take
place Friday evening, .January
30. Our negative team will moot
their oponents in the High
School auditorium, while thu
affirmative team will journey to
Astoria, unr team, winning ue
fore, has hopes of again wrest
ling the honors from their oppo
nents. The debate will decide
the championship of the Lower
Columbia River district; thun
tho victorious team will ho enti
tled to enter the stato debute.
Owing to tlio fact that no pas
senger train can roach Tillamook
City, tlio Tillamook duhutors
havo been forced to withdraw
from tlio contest, leaving tho
field to Astoria and St. Johns,
In tho snow battle in front of
tlio building Tuesday-morningr
tho girls held full sway at first,
then tho bows, with thoir supe
rior strength, gained tho victory
over their opponents just as tho
bull summoned them within for
work. This defeat did not dis
courage tho girls, and when
tlio noon hour came thoy. ware
again in tho midst of tho strife.
Such opportunities for winter
fun must bo seized at once, for
snow in Oregon soon disappears.
Roportor.
ing tho Country" tactic, which
is your usual methods, wo are
going to end it all in smoke.
You aro welcome to the Juogor
tract. We would liko to soli it,
and you can rost assured that
it's tho best bargain ofi'erod.
We as a firm aro somewhat pa
triotic. Wo don't want any
commission for a public conven
ience, as this park would bo.and
in tlio future, whonovor you find
some one who is willing to pull
out for the sake of harmony, ns
in this case, you will be oxpout
ud to bob up sorouoly and attach
ulterior motivou to such actions.
A. W. DAVIS.
A special mooting of the uity
council was hold taut Friday
evening for tho purixwo of del
ng further witli tho smallpox sit
uation, and it whs deoidud to
request thu school hoard to etose
tlio schools, since it was discov
ered that so long ns thu Bottrd
of Health was in charge an order
from tho council could not be
unforced. Tho resolution order
ing schools, churches, otc., closed
!wns also rescinded, and the city
attorney was directed to draft
an ordinance repealing the ordi
nance which created the Board
of Health. Rev. W. E. lugalls,
pastor of the Methodist church,
made tlio ploa that if thu
churches wero forced to close
during tlio smallpox agitation
that tho saloons and pool rooms
should also bo placed in tho
sumo category, to bo consistent.
Not tha labtl on your piptr.
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The Congregational Churoh.
cornor of Richmond and Ivanhoe
streets -a homolike ohurch;
Sunday school 10 a. m. ; preach
ing 11 a, in. and 7:80 p. m.; C.
E., (5:45 p. m. ; prayer moating
Wednesday at 7:80 p. m. Wo
welcome you to these and all
other services of the church;
Pastor.