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THE ST. JOHNS REVIEW A. V. MARKLE Published Every Friday At 117 Wont Uurllngton Street. Tint Hkvikw is entered nt post office lu Snlut Johns, Oregon, ns iimil mnttcr of the second class under the Act of Con gross of March 3, 1879. OfflcUl Miwtpiptr of th Olty of f,U Johns. All eommanlratlonj dhoald bs iddrcMtd la in lienew, bi. Johns, Oreron. Subscription prloo $1.00 per year. In answer to an honored Penn syivania relative s recent query as to the Review's opinion of President Wilson's policies, we editorially praised them highly, but made exception in the cac of Mr. Wilson's refusal to uphold thel'nnnma tolls exemption plank 111 the Democratic platform. Replying to our argument on this question, the aforesaid Pennsyl vania man gets back at us in the following personal letter, which we take the liberty of publishing without permission, for the rea son mat it sheds now light on the subject, and is a strong, masterful and thoroughly origi mil digest of the mibjoct: 1 certainly agree with your answer until you get to the toll question. There our opinions divide. First you say Mr. Wi son readily accepted the platform with all its provisions. If you will read his letter of acceptance you may come to a different con clusion. While accepting it on general principles, he said a plat form is d liferent from a pro gram. Then ho goes on and outlines his program, pledg ing himseii 11 elected as lar as he can to put in force and oner ation what might be called the cardinal principles of Hip Demo cratic party for which the party has been lighting for for years, namely, revision of th tariff downward, currency reform. control of railroads and trusts of all kinds, and above all, wrest control of the government away from Wall Street, trusts, corpor ations, political kings and bosses and restore the government again to the people, but did not commit himself on the toll ques tion. "You say the innocent byslan (let can readily discern many reasoiiH why the coastwise ves . hcib should not pay toir. it so, can the same bystander seo any reason why our vessels in the foreign trade should pay toll? suppose our coastwise trade ves sets would pass through the ca nal free of toll, can the innocent bystander toll into whose pocket the toll would go- t no people or the ship owners? A good guide to go by is the reduction ot YOUR MONEY Oil YOUR JUFE! jnc means security. YOUR MONEY OR YOUR LIFE It's that in an adversity siege. Bank accounts mean security in the face of sick ness, lack of employment, or other numer ous forms of adversity. Your money on de posit never goes on strike, though you may strike with safety if you nurse the totals in the bank-hook. We offer you every induce ment in the way of attention and courtesy. FIRST NATIONAL BANK, ST. JOHNS, OREGON gain, and Senator if so, what was your Chamberlain, Senator Horab, Senator O'Cormnn and others who are abusing Presi dent Wilson for doing what he believes is right, and ho under- stands the treaty, doing when that treaty was before the Sen ate of the United States for rat ification? Why did they not en ter their protest then and there? ORDINANCE NO. 596 When we glance over the treaty made between Great IJrit- ain and the U. S.. a treaty rati fied at a time when the construc tion of the Panama Canal was under contemplation of construc tion by this country, we are lost in wonder that any intelligent, patriotic American man or sot of men could be induced to agree to its terms and provisions. This treaty stipulates in substance that the nation responsible for the construction of the groat Panama "movie" (we did it the $.100,000,000) shall allow tho ves- tarilf. Tho new tariff law has sols of all other nations to enter been in force about four months, and exit at a nominal flguro.giv- Nearly everything that makes up ing us also that privilege, pro tho living oxpensos of a family is on the free list and on the balance the dut'ea are minced. How much cheaper can you live now than you could six months ago You say if this extra as sessmont is forced on the steam ship companion they wilj simply piny mo .loiiii u. hci ana increase the ratos of transoi'tNtion so that passengers and ship)xrs really bear the burden. That is correct. If these companies my a toll thoy have a right to add the amount to tholr rates, but if as you say it is possible for for eign shins to come into comneti lion in our coastwise trade, they would add no more. Hut supposo travel and trnusporuition jmy the toll and transiiortntion, the consumer Dually pays. Who do wo pay to? Simply to ourselves. ion say wo snout our money to nuiid mo canal. That is cor rect. It will likely cost us four hundred millions, and 1 don't think anybody exports to gut one dollar ot tho nrincinn back. The coastwiso toll is shnnv a tax which, if tho people don't pay in this way, the government must collect by other ways or means of taxation. If so, where is tho ditioronce which way the people pay it? Tho tolls are suposed to pay. first, operating exienses; second, intoiost on the debt: viding wo nay the same price of admission to our own show. The canal was built at an enormous expense by the American govern- menu and until all oilier nations desiring to use thai convenient waterway agree to come across with their proportionate share of this expenditure or allow tho exemption of lolU on American coastwise vessels, the canal will always remain as a monument of rank injustice to a generous na tion. The repeal of tho tolls ex emption act should bo stubborn i.v resisted until at least an un biased international court of ar bitration has passed judgment on the question, since there is uncertainty as to the exact inter pretation or the treaty in regard to the canal tolls. Until then it will not be necessary to inform our wisitui mend, .1. mm, and the greedy railroad monopoly that tho title papers of tho Pan ama Canal xono are theirs. AN ORDINANCE ORDERING AN ELI5CTION FOR THE CITY OFFICES OF THE CITY OF ST. JOHNS, AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUB MITTING CERTAIN PROP OSITION TO THE QUA LI FIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF ST. .JOHNS AND FIXING THE TIME AND PLACE THEREFOR, AND NAMING THE JUDGES AND CLERKS TO OFFICIATE THEREAT. The innocent bystander, al though somewhat bruised and shaken up. is still characteristic ally curious and undismayed, He now desires some ono to ex plain why that if a party plat- lonn is ditioient trom anrouram when the Presidency is accent- Mi how that it atirlilnnlv dovalrms third, if a surplus, to pay on the into one whan n delegation of principal, buppose the tolls, suffrasrettos assa the Canitol. coasiwiso ineiudoq, uo not pay expousos and interest, then wo uiuw reoi i to outer ways ami This paper is in rocoipt of a deficit. S out tho coastw ; ""--. "V" mis paper is in rucoipi oi a Sn J? it0. Vwt Vi "ewwUlysignwUoUer of thanks IV "iH V'n t0,ln w,lh; Secretary W.J. Uryan in istwise toll will .meet rottlril for a recont cony 'of tho tho running oxponses and inter est, thou why charge the coast wise toll For two reasons- -first. to apply the surplus to paying tho principal of the dobt and ro- duco interest on samo; second, if all of tho dobt is paid, to ap ply tho surplus to tho running expenses and reduco taxation elsewhoro. Hut you may any, why not take otf the coastwise toll? Hocause we cannot tako that toll off without violating a contract wo mado with England. You say, not so. Hut that con tract or treaty says this: that the vessols of all nations shall pnss through the canal on equal terms, Now then, it seoms to mo tho only question that can ho raised is: Was tho Unitod States a nation nt that time, ISiJS? If wo were a nation, how can we escapo paying tho coastwiso toll? Or if wo can, why cannot wo pass all our vessols through fro? If not, why not? If tho nay Ing i of tho coastwise toll is wrong, thon our Koprospntutivoj and; Senate simply made a bad bar-i Review containing an editorial referring to his excellent record since 1800. ANNOUNCEMENT AdtcttlttiurBI To tho citisens of St. Johns. Oregon : At the ronuost of ninny voters, I have decided to bocomo an independent cant uuato for the oilice of City Recorder at tho coming election to bo hold on the Oth day of April. 19W. If elected I will appoint a male Deputy Recordor. who will act as Municipal Judgo in all casus where it is not propor for me to appoar, in connection with his other duties as Doputy. My Donuty will not bo connected with any othor The City, of St. Johns does or dain as follows: Section 1. That tho City of St. Johns hold an election in the City of St. Johns, Oregon, on the sixth day of April. A. D.. li)M, for tho purpose of electing Uity ollicers for tho City of St. Johns as follows, to wit: A Mayor, a City Recordor, a City Treasurer, a City Attorney, and also lor tho purpose of elect ing Councilmen for tho City of St. Johns as follows, to wit: Two Councilmen for tho First Ward: two Councilmen for tho Second Ward and three Council- men at Large. Also tosubmitcortaiiuuiostioii to the qualified electors of the City of St. Johns, to wit: To purchaso certain tracts of laud for park purposes and to in cur a municipal bonded indebt edness to purchaso such tracts as are sot out in ordinances and mado a part thereof. Also, to incur a municipal bonded indebtedness tor the pur pose of purchasing some flro- fighting apparatus. Section 2. And it is horuby or dered that said election bo hold on tho said sixth day of April. 11)11. between tho hours of 9 o'clock a. in. and 7 o'clock p. m. oi said day in tho mannor pro vided by tho City charter of tho City of St. Johns. boction !f. It is hereby order ed that tho following Judges ami uiuriws oi sum election, oo, and thoy aro hereby appointed, to wit: Judges of tho First Ward- Day Judgos: Mrs. C. H. Thayer, D. E. Gonsolus, Thos. Scales. Judgos of tho First Ward Night: A. W. Marklo, L. L. Cooper, L. B. Wilson. Judgos of the Second Ward Day: N. A. Goo. J. M. Shaw, Mrs. N, K. Corbin. Judges of tho Second Ward Night: 11. L. 'Whistler, W. E. Coon, Mrs. H. G. Lott. Clerks of tho First Ward- Day Clerks: J. F. Boono. Mrs. Effa Hoam. Night Clerks: A. W. Davis, H. H. Rawson. Clerks of the Second Wnrd Morta Gatton, Lula Gilhnoro. Night Clerks: Jim Geo, Clyde uogors. 3H CO Wc are Mighty Proud of the fine showing of shoes here. Proud of the style, proud of the quality, proud of our ability to fit perfectly the feet of any man, woman or child. And especially are we proud of the prices which mean so much shoe value for so little money. TEN FREE STAMPS This Coupon Good Tor Ten 10 S. & H. & Free If presented upon junking n purchase iittioiiiitiiij to COc or more, these stamp will he in addition to regular stamps jjlveti with the purchase, Not Good After March 15th COUCH & CO. General Mdse. Columbia 137 , St. Johns, Ore. FREE S. &. H . Stamps ate the Consumer's Discount. Gl'.T IT S. & H. Green Trad- ing Stamps given on all cash purchases, and on charge ac- counts when Paid in Full at least every 30 days. couch &, CO Phone Columbia 137 'PIONEER MERCHANTS" and signed by the City Recorder, t and shall specify the ollicers to lie elected and tho time and! place of holding such election. Passed by tho Council this 10th day of March. 1914. Approved by the Mayor this 10th day of March, 10M. CHAS. MtEDESON, Mayor. Attest: P. A. KICE. City Recorder. Published in the St. Johns Re view March 13, 10M. Kc(K)tt of the condition of the First Trust & Savings Bank AT ST. JOHNS In the Stittr of Oictio'n nt the close of ORDINANCE NO. 589 An Ordinance Providing the Time nnd Alanner of Im proving ' Atohmvk Street front Central Avenue to Fesscndcn Street in the City of St. Johns, Oregon. I OfiS0 BEST BUY liumuewtMnrch -I, 101 1. IlHSOtlKCItfl. Loans ami discounts 10,820.81 Ovcnlrniu, sccuml mill miwcurnl 91.01 Stock nnd other wctiritlcs, 10,750.00 IMnkiiiK limine 10,:K9.i;0 I'uriiitiirv mill fixtiirM 1,118.05 Due from hunk (not rohcrve Imiik) 1 ,1)0-1.80 Due from nmnvtxl reserve ImnkK 7.030.00 Checks mul other cuh Ilctiu .. 1,0'JJ.M CiuJi on hand 1,00X88 Total fGo.IG0.85 I.I.WIIMTIKS CnpiUil stock Mhl in $50,000.00 umitviuwi nroiiti., int. ox. Mii.o and tHxwt ixdd 1,29 I.IK) Individual iluHlt tmlijctit tochHok 13.TOC.G0 Demand certificate of deixclt, 40-1.20 Time Curltfinites of deposit .... 25.00 Total fC5.4C0.85 Stste of Oregon. ) County of Multnomah f ' II. I. II. Holhrook. President of the above imiiiwI bank, do solemnly swear Uwt the almve ktntmucnt i true to the hoot of my knowledge nnd belief. J. It. lloi.iiHOOK. rresidcut SuWrilifil mid sworn to before me lilt Dili day of March, 191 1. K. 15. Ilruml, Notary Public. Correct, Attest Lawrence Holhrook, I', S. Dornbcckcr, Directors. Proposals for Street Work Settled iiroiios.il will be received At the omce ui tue Keconler ot uie Uty ot ht John until Mar. HI, IQI4, at 8 o'clock . m., for the improvement of Mo mwk street, from the uoitlierly Hue of Cenlial avenue, to the boutherlv line o l'et!iideu St. ill the manner provided bv Ordinance Nu. 58U. sublect to the provis ions of the charter and onlinances of the City of .St. Johns, and the estimate of the city engineer on file. iuikiuvui s estimaie is jo.uoi.ni Uiils must be strictly in accordance with printed blanks, which will be furn ishel on application at the office of the Recorder of the City of St. Johns. And said improvement must be completed on or before bo days from the date of the last publication of this notice. No proposals or bids will lie considered unlets accouivuiied by a certifird, check payable to the order of the Mayor of the v.uy ot st. lonus. ccrttticu ny ;y ot ht. loiius, certitied bv a Section 4. That the votiiur or!sib'c ,lrt,,li0.r ' uount equal to nollinLMilnLuf?fnrsui.li oloMimi lml,uI?e"- ll,e KKKe Pnl? respon to ten fixed as Pirst nnd thoy aro, hereby loiiowa, to wit: Polling place for tho Ward City Library. Pollinir nlnco for tho Second Ward- City Hall. Section 5. Tho City Recordor be, anil is hereby, ordered and directed to give notice of said election by publication in a nowsjiapor publishod in tho City of St. Johns, for nt least uonio of the rumors circulated' Section C. That tho Chiof of Po before tho primary oloctlon inti- lice bo, and he is lioroby, ordor- niRtod. MYRTLE 1L URODAUL, Indoiiondont onndidato for City Rooordqr. I and directed to post notice not loss than ton davs boforo suuh olseUon noticos thoreof, which said noticos shall be prepared The tinht to re ice t auv and all bids is t . . iicrvoy rvserviii. Hy order of the City Council, 1'. A. RICK. Reconler. Publishl in the St. Johns Review on March 10,20 and 27, 1914. DR. FRANK F. CASSEDAY Specialist In Diseases of the Eye. Eir, Nose, Throat ind luns Operative and Medical Treatment Expeit Pitting of Glaei Moderate Price St-i7 licLum HUIk , ThlrJ suJ WshlnKoo Ms. I'Uoucs Msfb sjt u4 A.4J4I. fottUna, Or. For tho Children Plain and fancy coats, bonnets and dresses mado at reasonable prices at 50-i S. Hayes street7" The city of St. Johns docs ordain n follows; The council of the city of St. Johns, having ascertained thccoit of liuDrovIiiK Mohawk sticcl from the northerly side Hue of Central avenue to the southerly side Hue of l'cicndcii Street hr the city of St. Johns, m shown by the resolution of the council of said city, dated on the 17th day of Pel)., I0l4,nnd recorded In the office of the recorder of said city, and notice thereof having been published in the St. Johns Review, a weekly news paper of Kencral circulation, on the 2oth mid 27th days of Pchruary. 1914, as shown by the affidavit of the' foreman of said luipcr, which Said Hffida , vit is on file in the office of the city re corder; and legal posting of notices of such Improvement, us shown by the ndi-1 davit of the city engineer on file In the office of the city recorder, mid no reiuon I trancos having been filed, mid, as pro-j vided by wild reMilutioii, the tngl-1 uecr's ircllmiuarv estimate of the cost of i said improvement is 5,031.57, but shall I be more accurately determined by said engineer. Now, therefore, it Is hereby ordered that said street be improved and the time for the completion of said im provement is hereby fixed at COdaysfrom last publication of notice of propoals of said work, which said proposals must be filed with the recorder of said city on or before the 3Ut dav of March, 1914, at 8 o'clock, p. in. of said day. That said street shall be improved as as follows: II v grading same to the es tablished, (trade by cut and fill and by sldcwalkiug same on either side withG' foot cement sidewalks 12 foot cement I curbs entire length, together with ull uecesMirv cement cross-walks mid iron gutters; curb to have standard drain tile I every fifty feet, hitch rings to be placed in curb as directed by the City lingl-1 neer. ' The city recorder shall give notice by publication for not less than three in sertions in the St. lohus Review, the of ficial newspaper, Inviting proposals for J making said improvement. : Said improvement shall in all respects be done and completed in conformity with the provisions of Ordinances No.tCO '. and 302 except as otherwise provided 1 In this ordliiuuce; all ' work to be done ' under the direction ami supervision of, the city engineer. Tlut tue cent ot said Improvement shall be assessed against the property in the local improvement district d es se ri bed in said resolution and designated as and declared to be Ial Improve- ineni uuirici no. tin. Passed by the council this 10th day of March, 19M, Approved by the Mayor this 10th day of March, iqi4. CHAS. 11RKDKS0N, Mayor. Attest: P. A. RICK, City Recorder. Published in the St. Jolius Review on March 13th, 19U. Building Permits Nos. 11, 12 and 13-To Empire nvestment Co. to erect three dwellings on Mears street .be tween Macrum avenue and Ore gon ian avenue; cost $800 each. No. 14-To A. W. Davis to erect store room on Jersey street between Alta and Baltimore streets; cost $1600. I s IN THE FAMOUS WHITE SALMON VALLEY OPPOSITE HOOD RIVER TEN ACRES Set to Spitzenherg and Newtown Apples Trees in perfect condition; fourth year. Located in the best part of the famous valley, in Fruit Home Colony. On the Trout Lake roaci ana aiso a puonc roaci run ning along one side, spring of water on Probably worth $10,000 in three years, with a large and ever in creasing income therefrom. A Rare Bargain at $7,000 Also 8 acres adjoining the above orchard, five acres in bear ing commercial orchard, and three acres set to almonds, 3 years old. Good house and other outbuild ings on place. Will be sold at a bargain. Gall at or address this office, Splendid the place. Fruit and Berry Plants Now is the time to buy nur sery stock, por apple, plum. irune. pear, cherry trees, and all other fruits and berry plants, see J. H. CANlilGHT. -115 North Leonard street, St. Johns. TEN ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANTS Where Located I'ortlaud (2) Oregon City Silvertoti Cazudero Kstacuda Dull Run Boring St. Johns Salem Widely scattered have been built by the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company for the purpose of providing Reliable Electric Service to its patrons. Through high tension transmission lines each ' of these generating plants are inter communicative, so that the service , is insured against unforeseen . interruptions. Portland Railway, Light & Power Company Broadway and Aider Streets Phone Marshall 5100 Home A. 6131 I I i