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St. Johns is Calling You -Ha teven churches. Has a moil promising future. Distinctively a manufacturing city Adjoins the city of Portland. Has nearly 6,000 population. Has'a public library. Taxable property, f 4,500.000. Has large dry docks, saw mills,' 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 is Calling You Is second in number of Industries. Is seventh in population. Cars to Portland every 16 min. Hns navigable water on 3 sides. Has finest gas and electricity. Has two strong bonks. Has five large school houses. Has abundance of purest water. Has hard surface streets. Has extensive sewerage system. Has fine, modern brick city hall. Has payroll of J 95.000 monthly. Ships monthly 2,000 cars freight. All railroads nave access to it. Is gateway to Portland harbor. Climate ideal and healthful. ST. JOHNS Devoted (o (ho Interest! of the Peninsula, the Manufacturing Center of the Northwest VOL. 1 1 ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1914. NO 3 UNCIL MEETS How Linnton Was Named Industrial News of State Prosperity on the Way Always Get Around It A Fine Entertainment Will Surprise the World REVIEW '.CO I Matters of Importance Receive Attention . All members wore present at jthe rcgulnr meeting of the city 'Council Tucsdny evening, with Mayor Vinccnf presiding. Several property owners of Willamette boulevard between Polk and Buchanan streets ask cd that the,' assessment reach aback to the center of the block jmstead of part way. The as Cessment having been made, no ".change was ordered. A communication from the W. .C. T. U. asked that the curfew ordinance be more strictly on forced. Mrs. Kerr, Mrs. Scott ,iandJMrs. Monahan were present rand told of conditions where .children were on the streets .i.lonc7?after tho curfew had rang. .Chief of Police Poff stated that tho police department had been endeavoring to keep the children irom the streets after the bell hadtolled,"but that it would re quire a largo number of police .men to keep them" all off the streets, andjthnt he bclievod the parents should show more re- Sard for tho welfare of tho chil rcn and see that thei' were homo at Jthe 'proper hour. It was decided that a notice be . published in tho official paper " advisinrt parents to keep their children oif tho streets after the curfowrings orTthoy would bo aumect to arrest. ti A! 'communication from ihe i Commercial Club asked that the '. contractor on tho South Wil ' lamotto boulevard improvement bo compelled to remove excess dirt thereon. Referred to tho engineer'and 'chairman of tho street committee. A communication from tho Portland Railway, Light & Pow , or Company offered .to install a new Bchcdulo relative to arc jlfghtalln which -longer sUivico ?"Tfor tho samo price" was offered. 1 Tho matter was roforrcd to tho ' water and light committee to in vestigate moro minutely. Lynn E. Coovert, attorney for , Mrs. Nancy Caples in the Tyler street case, asked $100 from tho citylfor services rendered, claim ing tho city to bo tho beneficiary, and not Mrs. Caples. Tho coun cil decided that it was up to Mrs. Caples to mako tho title to tho street clear, and tho city was , not involved in tho expense created thereby. Tho matter was tabled, M. Talbot of tho Port of Port land Commission asked that tho proposed removal of an arc light '. at tho corner of Crawford and Pierce streets bo not made, con , tending that it furnished light for tho employes of tho dry docks in tho ovonings. Tho Western Cooperage Company bbo asked that tho light at tho head of tho now driveway on Willamette boulevard bo not changed as proposed. It was decided to not mako either change until a more careful in vestigation had been made by the council. Mr. Royer asked that ho be not burdened with all tho cost of constructing aprons leading to a ' private alley at his property on Willamette boulevard. The coun cil decided that tho city had naught to do with it; that it was a matter for the contractor and property owner to settle between themselves. Tho council agreed to pay one half of the excess cost of im provement on Burlington street in front of Mrs. Tuft's property, but sho was not Satisfied with the arrangement, and the matter was not definitely settled. Bills amounting to $103.55 were allowed. William Gatton offered to sell to the cifcy-- about five acres of land on. " the Gatton tract for $1600 an acre to be used as a cemetery. The matter was held over for a week's consideration. It was decided that the fire engine loaned the city by A. G. Long be returned. The committee on furnishing employment for the unemployed in the way of wood cutting was granted another week for final . report. The new Cooperage roadway was accepted, at a cost of $5, 13X22. A'contract for installing five . "fire hydrants in the city was ' ' presented by the local water com pany .and referred to the city at torney. An ordinance amending Or . dinance No. 906, and permitting clube and other organizations of . 300 members er more to sell How Linnton camo by its name is told in Fred Lockley's interesting "in earlier days" .nlnmn in flin .Tnnrnol nf fltrt Aitii moium, uiiu win inuuuuiji be quite interesting to our read ers: "Wo reached Dr. Whitman's mission on October 10. 1843," said Mrs. James Hcmbrce of Lafayette. "From Dr. Whit man's we went to Fort Walla Walla, now called Wallula. Most of our train decided to try to iitu n.,i ...:n ..t.ni.i.. tako their wagons and oxen on through to tho Willamette valley. but my father and a few others thought it was so late in tho year that they would leave their wagons at Fort Walla Walla and go down tho Columbia on boats and on rafts. "It took nearly two weeks to cut down trees and saw them into planks with a nit saw. They dug a pit and one man stayed down in the nit. and an other stayed on the log, and they sawed enough planks to build llatboats for our party. They built two flatboats and two Rood sized skiffs. Jcsso Applcgato, Peter Burnett, William Beagle. J. B. McLain and a number of others, besides our own family, left their oxen and wagons at I'ort Walla Walla and went down the Columbia. Peter Burnett hi rod a Hudson Bay boat, and an Indian as pilot. Dr. Whit man also was with us, as ho was going down to Tho Dalloa to get his wife who was visiting there. "1 wi l never forgot our trip through tho rnphls of tho Colum bia. Tho water seemed to pile up on both sides of our boat. One of tho boats tipped over, nnd one of Jcsso Applcgatc's boys was drowned, Ellslm Apple- gato, Lindsay Applegato'a boy, and Will Doko succeeded in swimming out. , Two other men, C. M. Stringer nnd McClelland, were drowned. Ono of theso mon was a brother-in-law of Jcssa- Annlccrate. Our boat camo very near getting wreck ed coming through tho rnpidB by hitting a rock, but fortunately it did not upset. Wo stonped at iho Dalles tor a little while, and then went down tho Columbia to Iort Van couver, whore Dr. McLaughlin was moro than kind to us. "Potor Burnett and Genera M. M. McCarver had decided to start a town when they got to the Willametto valley. Thoy picked out a place on tho Wil lamette river fivo miles above its mouth, and cnllcd it Linnton, after Senotor Linn. Quite a few of Peter Burnett's friends de cided to cast their fortunes with them in tho new town. Tho Coopers, tho Penhingtons. the Beagles, and our family all set tled at Linnton. When we went there three was one house, but the men soon had cabins built, and we stayed there all that winter. General McCarver, Peter Burnett and tho rest of the men spent tho winter mak ing a road from Linnton to tho Tualatin plains." Tho road they constructed is the old road over tho hill back of tho school house. There is one or two or more of tho old log cabins in the woods of Linn ton still standing, forgotten by all except perhaps two or three of tho old timers. Linnton Leader. Fraternal Brotherhood The basket social and dance given by the Fraternal Brother hood last Friday evening was well attended and a very enjoy able evening reported. Wo are pleased to state that the Drill Team of St. Johns Lodge No. 545, won the cup at the recent joint meeting held in Portland. The team consists of 16 members, and when arrayed in their natty white uniforms made a very attractive appear ance. The members are: Anna Dryden, Irene Hartle, Hattie McKinney, Mary Simmons. Amy Asper. Fayo Heck, Maud Strick land, and Pearl Beyer; John Beyer, Wesley Heck, hlmer James, George Welshhous, Carl Bergman, Will Courtney, Charles Asper, Fred Piper; captain, James Welch; banner bearer, Ed. Powell. liquor to members reached final passage, when it was lost on a four to three vote. An ordinance prohibiting scat tering of debris on the streets was passed. A new crate was ordered by the buildings and grounds com mute at the crematory. Out of a total area of 61,186, 480 acres of land in Oregon, 63.- 216,317 acres aro under Federal control. Tho forfeiture of the O. & C. land grant will add 2, 074,161 acres that will bo drawn from taxation. A campaign has been started in Portland to consolidate and wipe out boards and commis sions and reduce state expenses half a million. Lebanon votes December 7 on establishing an electric light plant. A plant on tho McKcnzie is producing 250 gallons turpentine and 6,000 pounds of rosin per month. Astoria mud flats are to be filled in by the dredge Columbia. The North Bend Manufactur ing Co. has orders for doors from England. Tho new creamery nt Hood River opens with F. W. Bluhm manager. Tho municipal railroad in sures two new saw mills near Grants Pass. Tho S. P. Co. have bought the coast to Eureka. is reported to lino down the Tho State Press Association is leading in n fight to cut down running expenses of Oregon half a million. Tho State Reform School with 88 boys November 1st, cost $73, 450 for tho biennial period, or $835 per capita. Tho S. P. yards at Brownsville aro being filled with building mnterials for reconstruction work. Tho Estnbrook Company of North Bend nnd Bandon is get ting out 70,000 tics per month. Warrcnton Is taking steps to build n first class high school. Willamette Iron and Steel Works have put a largo forco to work repairing tho Santa Cata linn, a burnt steamer. Tho Portland Gas and Coke fiomtinnv will Inv Jtu . mninn arouiid Milwaukee ooTaccount of an ordinance cutting tho prico of their gas to $1 per thousand feet. Coos Bay sent nearly six mil lion feet of lumber to the San Francisco market tho last two weeks of October. Tho Troy Laundry will erect a $10,000 dry cleaning plant at Astoria. ABtoria will vote on n $25,000 bond issuo for parks. bt. Helens firemen will build an Athletic club. A Famous Case Tho famous Winters case, the fight of W. E. Purdy. lato non partisan candidate for Governor, for tho possession of a brick block in Portland, is boforo tho Supremo Court. It has been be fore tho high court once before. on appeal from decision of Judgo Mcuinn. Tho case attracted much interest originally because of the strange fact that II. D. Winters left a property, in good times easily worth $100,000. to a man not related to him. They were partners and closely con nected in business for fifteen years. After Winters' death Purdy produced a deed to tho property which had been buried at request of decedent, who died intestate, in the tirst suit no heirs showed up. But when Purdy's title was contested, seven sets of heirs, no one set being kin to the other, appeared. There were sixty in all and on their behalf twenty-nino lawyers were employed. The court call ed a jury and allowed each set of heirs three challenges and the state had three challenges. Purdy had three challenges and there was a long struggle getting jury. Purdy tried his own case, and it took three weeks. Court reporting cost $20 a day, and the cost run up into the thousands. Among the witness es were old white haired women from the far East, and fees and mileage bills were enormous. Candidate Purdy argued his own case for two hours. Ralph Cit ron and John F, Logan appeared as special counsel tor uovernor West. A petition signed by 17,- 000 citizens was presented to the Governor asking him to inquire into the charge that Purdy had forged the deed. There will probably be. bills for tho legis lature to pay for counsel em ployed to escheat the case. One strange feature in the trial was admitting as evidence the former opinion of tho Supreme Court in the Winters case, writ ten by Justice McBride. Foreign business coming to the United States in the shnpe of huge orders for army supplies will pay tho emergency tax, which it is now necessary to levy to assure tho U. S. Treasury an amnio working balance. many times over. This strict j neutrality of this country en forced by President Wilson en ables the American manufactur lers and laborers to reap the benefits of this opportunity. As summarized by the New York Journal of Commerce, this is tho situation: ' Investigation in several lead ing trade lines shows that with in tho past month there has been a most encouraging flow of now nnd extensive orders for such important urticles from our American mills as blankets, cot ton goods, leather and steel. Tho war, according to recent in dication, has brought to many of our largest corporate mnnunctur ing organizations not a few or ders for thoir products, which will keep them busy in opera tions or some time at least and in one or two instances establish new record on amounts of ma terials required to fill single orders. Tho increasing activity of agents or buying contractors representing foreign countries, both neutral and belligerent, ac cording to soino trado leaders, has induced a feeling of the greatest confidence for the im mediate and near future of our industrial operations, which, in turn, cannot help but oxert a beneficial influcnco toward bring ing about general improvement of business in tho United States. Advices received from Middle West cities show that large or ders have been placed by-some of the European belligerent na tions for leather in largo quan tities nnd shoes. Tho confirma tion of rumors concerning tho competitive rnco which is on nt the plant of 'the Bedhlohem Steel comnany among manufacturers of nutomobilo trucks to win the record orders for such trucks about to be placed through that company for tho rrench and Russian governments hns been but ono of tho many indications of a real boom in export buying which nract cally ovcry branch of our American nutomobilo and auxiliary trades now believe has begun. The henvy foreign pur chasing, it is stated, further more, will not end with the close of hostilities in Europe, accord ing to those now participating, but may easily bo expected to continue in even far greater proportion after tho war than is now being realized. According to one optimistic estimate of the increase in export trado which our domestic manufacturers oi automobiles will realizo after war concludes, tho output of our plants will bo quadrupled over tho present capacity. The textile industries have also como in for a good share of tho extra foreign business al ready necessitated by war opera tions abroad. Several largo New York State underwear mills that have been closed because of the slowness of trade in this coun try, are now running full and over time, in some cases, on or ders received from foroign gov ernments for use of tho armies at war in Europe. In addition to the orders already reported on wool underwear, it was learn ed that good sized contracts of this kind have been placed for men's cotton fleece lined under wear. The amount is not divulged, but it is known to be large, and enough to keep mills busy for some time. Sweater coat manufacturers have also put in bids for orders of half a million garments each from the EngliBh and French governments. Orders aro ex pected on further business this week. Coats costing from $10.- 50 to $18 a dozen are wanted. Khaki color is preferred, but gray will be taken, it is said. Orders of such size, of course, cannot be handled by ono or two mills in the delivery time that is wanted, so the business is ex pected to be parceled out among a number of mills. Additional orders for 20,000 dozen cotton sheets for export are being figured on by mills. As previously reported, orders from foreign governments have already been received on 40,000 dozen cotton sheets. Eastern Exchange. Too bad tho whales havo about all been slaughtered. They might be scooped out and con verted into submarines. The rjconle alwavs find some way of getting around a fool law. In one small county in I Wisconsin there have boon "sol emnized" no less than eight common-law marriages since the socallcd eugenic marriage law was declared constitutional in that state. Tho common law marriage consists in little more than tho agreement on the part of the mnn nnd womnn, in the presence of witnesses, to accept each other as husband and wife and to nssumo tho responsibil ities and privileges ordinarily attached to such a union. The contracting parties were persons who had refused to submit to the "medical examination" required before a marriage license may be issued. In the rest of the stute the same proportion will doubtless hold. In other boards, the citizens of Wisconsin arc dodging tho law, ns the citizens of nil states dodge all freak and fanatical laws. There is no limit to tho distance to which some of those Inw inventors will go. That was well illustrated in Chicago, recently, during the National Convention of Alien ists, in tho La Salle Hotel. The discussion that day had been upon the rather "advanced" topic of the desexing of dofec tives. After the meeting a nowspnper reporter interviewed one of tho prominent physicians in tho lobby. Tho eminent medical man was asked if he really advocated such ideas as wcro discussed at tho meeting. "Yes," he replied, "and 1 would go further. Do you see that beautiful specimen of womnn hood over yonder tho lady in tho sable furs who is holding tho poodle dog in her arms? Well, if I had my way, I would compel that woman, by law, to havo a baby in her arms. And do you bcc the fine young man speaking to her? Ho is probably a young man about town, a bachelor, with no responsibil ities, no family cares, no home except n bachelor apartment I would compel that man to mnrry such n woman as the one to whom ho is speaking, nnd I would compel them, by Inw, to havo children." If this doctor had his way he would provido for tho propaga tion of the species under police supervision- for his plan would mean nothing less. And yet his proposal is not a whit more fool ish nor absurd than dozens of others which go into tho legisla tive hoppers every year, bomo of them die in tho committee rooms, hut others emerge, full fledged and appeal proof laws, to stand, stumbling blocks, in the path of the real progress. Globe Press Clipping Agency, A Bad Mixup In handling tho slugs which make up tho lines in a news paper, and in separating tho var ious items, the makeup man sometimes gets tho lines mixed up, and thoy naturally read rather queer. As an illustration of what can happen, wo cite tho mixup of tho Bangor. Pa.. News a few days ago when the printer got a wedding and an auction sale mixed up with the following results: "W Ham Smith, tho only son of Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Smith, and Miss Lucy Anderson were dis nosed of at public auction at my farm ono mile east, in tho presence of seventy guests, in cluding two mules and twelve head of cattle. "Rev. Jackson tied tho nuptial knot for the parties, averaging 1,250 pounds on hoof. The beau tiful homo of tho bride was deco rated with one sulky rake, one feed grinder and two sets of work harness, nearly new. and just before the ceremony was pronounced the Mendel and Sons wedding march was rendered by one milch cow. fivo years old. one Jersey cow and one sheep, who carrying a bunch of bride's roses in her hand, was very beautiful, she woro one light spring wagon, two crates of ap ples, three racks of hay, one grindstono of mouBseline de sole and trimmings with about one hundred bushels of suds. The bridal couple left yesterday on an extended trip. Terms, spot cash." There are 3,732 men and women actually employed on. tho wnrk nf thn Pnnnmn RynnHlHnri either on the grounds or in the down town othce building. A pleasing musical entertain ment was given in the building of the First Trust & Savings Bank on East Fessenden street Monday evening under the aus- prices oi the East St. Johns Im provemont Association. The OYcnt was attended by a largo audience, and no admission fee was charged. The room was handsomely decorated for the occasion nnd the fine musical numbers rendered were greatly enjoyed. The program was as follows: Introductory remarks Presi dent George A. Carter. Piano Solos "A Sylvnn Ulade" and Phyllis" Mrs. Carrie R. Beaumont Recitation Mrs. Wigg's Sun day School Mrs. Edna May Will Bush. Vocal solos "Wcro I to be a Rose," "A Birthday," and "In tho Time of Roses" Miss Beatrico Kirkup. Piano duet "Mazurka Origin alo" Miss Louise Odell and Mrs. Beaumont. Recitation Selection from "Unc Edinburg Drownin" Mrs. A. M. Odell. Vocal Solos-" At Dawning," "A China Tragedy, "and "Mam my's Lullaby" Miss Beatrico Kirkup. Piano Solos "Tremolo," "Minuet" Mrs. Beaumont. Recitation' ' Gentleman, the King"-Mrs. Bush. They Will Return "Will good times over re turn?" inquired n pessimist in speculating on his Christmas ex penditures. Of course they will! Why not? Hero's tho why of tho will: Thero is just as much money in tho country now as there over was. Tho farmers havo just harvest ed ono of tho biggest crons in history and arc selling nt good prices. rcdcrnl reserve banks havo been opened and millions of dol lars of now monoy will be placed at tho disposal of the banks of tho country. iho banks In turn will havo plenty of money to loan to big manufacturing nnd other in dustries for operating capital. Theso concorns in t ho r turn Lwill start tho wheels of com merce to revolving nnd millions of unemployed men nnd women will return to work. I'oreign governments aro plac ing heavy orders for all kinds of supplies needed in prosecuting inuir wur. Other orders for American mndo goods are pouring in from all parts'of tho world. The financial situation has clarified, congress has adjourn ed, banks aro opening up their vaults, and great manufacturing industries aro preparing to open up again on an extensive scale, many of them oven now calling in employes who woro laid off many weeks ago. It is on the way--and hitting the high places.- Ex. Are Finding a Market Oregon apples aro finding a market in far away Siberia and the call for stock this year is unusually heavy. A shipment somo time ago of 125 boxes of Hood River apples to Vladivostok was received in excellent con dition and met with ready de mand from tho natives. Within the last few days other ship ments havo gone forward, being routed by way of Puget Sound from which points thoy will go by steamer to Japan, thence to Siberia. No advice has been re ceived as to tho prices at which these apples are sold to tho ultimate consumer. The new Hoke cannery at Medford has closed its first sea son and hns been able to pay a dividend of 6 per cent, a very unusual result of the first year's operation of a cooperative con cern. The cannery put up 35,- OUU cases of uoguo River Valley fruits and vegetables during the season and the management ox pects to at least double this rec ord next year. Building Permits No. 59-To W. R. Hollonbeck to repair residence on Hayes street between Aita and Haiti more streets; cost $300, From the Chicago Tribune: This article is written by a man in the secret service of a great world power. Under tho guise of a professional aviator ho has flown over every capital in Europe, making photographs with a secret camera attached to his mnchinc for the war ministry archives of his government. As a designer and operator of aero planes he is known tho world over. His article, therefore, deals particularly with the air equipment of tho various Eu ropean nations for war: Whatever the final outcome of the war, this is certain: Ger many is going to surprise tho world by her mastery of tho air. For Germany and not Franco ranks first in war aviation. Tho ponderous dirigible, not the fleet aeroplane, is tho most destruc tive mnchlno that soars. Ucr mnny stands ready to assail Paris, Warsaw.and even London by an attack from the air, nnd tho odds are against the defend ers. While rrenchmon have been capturing tho prizes in aerial contests, Germany has been far from idle. After ox- licrimcnta with every kind of engine that Hoars the air sho has abandoned tho newer, heavier than air creations for tho dirig ible of ancient origin. This sho has made tho deadliest machine that flics. Germany and Franco represent two distinct and different types in air fighting. France stakes her all on the aeroplane. The Gnome motor is her foundation. Germans cannot duplicate it. Tho Russian air corps aro a moro shadow of tho 1 reach system. Austrin patterns her weak air corps after Germany. Eng land's system is a composite be tween tho two without tho per fections of either. Iho dirig ible is a fighting mnchinc n dreadnought of the air. And tho aeroplane is a scout cruiser. and littlo else. Why dirigibles surpass: It carries a crew of from ten to twenty-live men to tako observations and direct operations. Can carry as much ns twenty-livo tons or nitro glycerin cartridges sufficient to demolish Chicago. Can hover over a city during night time n silence, and while slower, can outmaueuvor an aeroplane, inasmuch as it can hold a station ary position, while an aero plane must keep moving. Carries rapid lire guns which can be aimed with deadly ac curacy. An aeroplane carries four men at best. It cannot carry oiiective pieces oi ordnance nnd cannot drop bombs with any accuracy. It can be heard and located by sound a mile distant, while a dirigiblo painted sky color with motors and light shut oil' can neither ho heard nor seen at night at a distnnco of 700 feet. In tho war archives of Ger many aro complete plans for aerial attacks on both Paris and London. Details for such at tacks havo been figured out with Metz as tho base. For an at tack on London thoy calculate upon leaving Metz as darkness falls, crossing the channel at a height of 8,000 foot. Under or dinary circumstances London would bo gained before mid night. Then the bag would bo dropped to 3,000 feet and tho work oi destruction begun. Us nitroglycerin cartridges could- render London helpless in a few hours, l'urthermoro, tho iSng lish capital is inadequately pro tected with searchlights with which to detect a night attack. Any of the nine non-rigid dirig ibles in tho Hrltish service would be unable to cope with ono rigid Zeppelin. Attacks on Paris havo been outlined from the same base- Metz. Paris is better protected by sky search lights than London. rranco has 33 dirigibles, but all of the non-rigid type, which cannot be compared with tho giant Zeppelins, of which Ger many hns lu, with as many moro dependable dirigibles of other types. Un the Russian frontier Germany will find but trifling resistance to her air fleets. Ger many virtually is impregnablo to an air invasion. At Metz, Leipsig, Cologne, Baden-Baden, Hanover, Frankfort and Johan nesburg she has the most power ful searchlights in tho world. If, as a Chicago doctor says, one-fourth of the cancer fatali ties are due to a wrong diagno sis, it would seem to bo in order for somo ono to diagnose tho "docs."