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St. Johns is Calling You Hat seven churches. His a mott promising future. Diillnctively a manufacturing city Adjoint the city of Portland. Hu nearly 6,000 population. Hai a public library. Taxable property, H.500.000. Hat large dry dock, taw mills Woolen mill, iron work, Stove works, asbestos factory, . Ship building plant, Veneer and excelsior plant, Flour mill, planing mill. Box factory, and otheri. More industries coming, Sijohnt it the place for YOU. St. Johns is Calling You It second in number of Industries. Is seventh in population. Cars to Portland every 16 min. Has navigable wnter on 3 sides. Has finest gas and electricity. Has two strong banks. Has five large school houses. Has nbundance of purest water. Has hard. surface streets. Hat extensive sewerage system. Has fine, modern brick city hall, Has payroll of $95,000 monthly. Ships monthly 2,000 cars freight. All railroads hove access to it. Is gateway to Portland harbor. Climate Ideal and healthful. ST. JOHNS REVIEW Devoted to (be Interest of the Peninsula, the Manufacturing Center of the Northwest VOI,. II ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, DKCKMDISR u, 1914. NO 5 CQUNCIL MEETS Matters of Importance Receive Attention All: members were present at the regular meeting of the city council Tuesday everting, with Mayor Vincent presiding. The committee on securing wood cutting for the unemployed confessed its inability to secure suitable tracts for the purpose and the committee was (lis charged. Tho ' committee on interview ing the Port of Portland Com mission relative to donation on Cooperage roadway was not ready to submit report, which was also true of the Committee on socuring data on the water plant .proposition, and further tim'O'Was granted. Bills amounting to $755.82 were allowed. A. W. Davis was appointed a committee of one to ascertain if work ;could bo secured at tho St.JdhnB Lumber Company's mill for the unemployed at modorato wages in doing odd jobs.? Mr. Davis volunteered to servcMji this capacity. Reports' of tho chief or police, city recorder and city treasurer for tho month of November wcro read and accepted. Tho promoters of the com munity Christmas tree wero granted permission to erect tho treo On tho street where desired. T. D. Condon, G. D. Miller. T. C. James and Mingling & Cummins applied for renewal of liquor license, which wcro rofe'red to tho liquor license committee. A resolution changing the grado on South Decatur street wasadopted. Attorney Perry C. Stroud ad vocated tho establishment of Jrades on all tho strcots of St. oh ns, but nodclinito action was. taken. Mrs. Tufts asked for a definite answer ns to tho excess cost on hor Burlington street property, and tho council decided not to nssumo any of it, since her son, Moses Tufts, had signed a waiv er petition. The city recently offered to pay onohnlf of tho ox cess, but Airs. Tufts was not satisfied with tho proposed com promise. Chief of Police PoiT recom mended the installation of a red light police system, and tho matter was referred to tho water and light committee for action. Upon suggestion of the city engineer hp was given permis sion to have a door cut into tho Mayor's office from tho office of tho engineer, more room being needed by tho engineering force. The engineer was directed to Erepare a map of the city for tho enefit of the fire department. The recorder was directed to communicate with A. G. Long as to the disposition of the fire engine which ho had loaned to the 'city for a period of six months, and which time had about expired. It va3 decided that tho mayor should offer for sale the wheels on the old chemical engine, at a price not less than $75. Crosswalks were ordered con ducted on Baltimore and Fes senden streets. Councilman Garlick presented some interesting figures on tho cost of installing and main tenance of an electric lighting system. Even tho war ha.s its bright side. Two negro porters were discussing it as they waited for a train to pull into the station. "Man,"' said the first, "dem Germany submaroons is sholy gwirie to sink de British navy. Yas, airree.dey's sholy gwino to 'splode dem naval boats dat's wditing out yonda. Sho! said Porter No. 2. An' what's gwine to. happen deh?" "Why. dem Germany submaroons will come right, on 'cross de ocean an' 'slode de rest ob de naval boats obde world. Dat's what'll hap pen den. Sambo!" "Well, looky hpnh 'fiswtre. ain't vou an' ma better decla' oahselves a couple n'lnnnfiKil nnnrrnliMoa'?" "Mnn " said Gawge, "yo all kin be a nootrality if yo' wants to. Ah'm a German." Ex. Drixi In your job printing wbtlo you think of JU Don't walj until you are entirely out. We are equipped to torn oat seat and tasty printing preapUy at Portlaad priest or lea. State Industrial Notes The heads of tho state insane asylums are drafting a parole law that will result in reducing by 200 the number of patients kept at Btate expense. Marshfield is planning a new city hall. In Washington tho Blue Sky law was defeated at the polls, as it was in Oregon when first pro posed. The Tillamook cheese product for 1914 will total 4,101,902 pounds. Central Oregon irrigation pro-1 jects are planning to get $450, 000 from reclamation funds. The fight to cut state expenses half a million and to limit in troduction of bills to five for each member is receiving un animous support from the state press. The Newborg cannery closed with a pack of 500,000 cans. Oregon City claims lowest tax levy in the Willamette val ley. To get idle men employed upon tho land is one of the prob lems to como before the legis lature. ' A $20,000 brick will displace the Comstock hotel at Klamath Falls. A now county office to bo created by tho legislature is pub lic defender. Concrete work has started on tho Southern Pacific Bridge across C003 Bay. North Bend banks are cashing more pay checks than over before. Gresham is to be connected with Portland by hard surface road. Last half of November coast ports shipped 17,000,000 feet of lumbor to 'Frisco. By eliminating tho useless 1915 census the Btate will save $100,000. Working men's Compensation Commission asks salaries for two years of $90,720. State Labor Commissioner collects $21,000. These two bodies nro to bo consolidated. Car eton boasts a now steel bridge and eight blocks of pav ing. Another attempt is to bo made to enact the universal eight hour law. Linn county has no debt nnd n reduced tax levy. A 31 pound gold brick was brought out of tho Ogle mine, Clackamas county, .tho past week. Portland gave a local firm of contractors tho big Shattuck school contract over a lower bid- dor in Montann. The Celilo canal is being rush ed to completion with 80 men. Plead Guilty fispni M. DmvriR. nn nld nnd rilrrVtlv risnfrteil resident of St. Johns, was arrested last Satur day night by Policeman Muck, nnd lirniierht before "Judro" A. W. Davis' court on North Jersey i t street, anu mere was cnargeu a. a 11 . 1 witn a serious "misuemeanor, hw Uvintr siv venrs loncrer than man's alloted time, Mr. DownB being 7U years oi age. lie plead guilty to tho charge, and Judge JJUV1H utHUViiiuu iiiiu iu iu yi-ura more of existence, with the pro viqinn Mint ho renort nt the Judge's Court once a year, and as much ottener as convenient. T ntor the .InnVe crew more merciful, and suspended sen- tence. ana in view oi nis wen spent life, upright character nnrl rrwvl citlzenshin nresented him on behalf of several Masonic friends witn some vaiuauie anu useful presents in which some cash was included. Officials of the Panama Ex position have been notified that two famous ships of the United States Navy will remain at the Exposition during the nine and a half months that it is open. The Oregon, "the bull dog of the navy." and the Qlympia. Admiral Dewey's flag ship at the Battle of Manila Bay, will be moored in the Exposition's slip. As far as possible the Ore gon and Olympia will be manned by the crews of 1898. In addi tion to these the government will have a ship of every type in the navy kept at the exposi tion and included in this list will be the hospital ship Solace. the most perfectly equipped ship of the kind in the world. Truth is the most important casuality of this war. COMMUNITY Christmas Tree Will Be a Spectacular Affair Tho Community Christmas Tree for St. Johns promises to be one of the greatest and most enjoyable affairs that has ever occurred in this city. The var ious committees have been ap pointed and arc now at work. The tree, which will be a huge one, will be located probably in front of CurrinB' drug store, and will be beautifully arranged and illuminated with colored HEhts. The .tree will bear no presents, the contributions go- 1 X 1 ! .1 ! it.- .!t..t lllg IUWUIU UIU1IIK L11U UUOkllUlU through the committees. A fine Christmas program is boing arranged and will be rendered at tho Christmas tree if the weather is propitious, otherwise in the high school au ditorium. Tho whole com munity is earnestly requested to join in boosting the proposi tion. Solicitors will wait unon all- the residents of St. Johns for aid of tho destitute. A meet ng was held in tho Commercial club rooms Wednes day evening, attended by mem bers of tho various committees. and it was a most enthusiastic gathering. Tho committees wcro assigned the dittcrcnt parts to play in tho Community Christmas tree. It is expected that several hundred dollars, or its emi va ont. will bo raised. This philanthropic project was originated by Mrs. Gcorgo M. Hall, and tho movement is spreading with astonishing rapidity. The following nro thn committees appointed: Finnnco Committee Dr. A. W. Vincent, F. P. Drinker and J. N. Edlcfscn. Music Dr. II. O. Brown. Publicltv-tA. W. Mnrklc.O.. J. Gatzmyer, Mrs. CofToy, Mrs. J. M. Shaw.Mrs. A. W. Vincent, Miss Plaskct. Mrs. Kellogg, and Mrs. Gradon. Soliciting V. W- Mnson. J. E. Hillor, D. F. Horsman, J. N. Keeler, Mr. Bean.Mrs. F. W. Valentine, Miss B. Beam, Mrs. Harrington, Mrs. Montgomery, Mrs. II. W. Hrico, Miss Myrtle Gntton. Belief V. W. Mason, John PoiT. T. J. Monahan. A. S. Scales, Mr. Blair, Mr. Stark and C. Gradon. Decorating and Lighting Earl Kilkenny. Wallaco Tindall.J. W. Decker, Mr. Gensman and. Mr. Buery. Ha and Rooms Mrs. J. M. Shaw, Mrs. D. N. Byerlce, Mrs. Wm. Edmondson and Mrs. liran- am. Grounds and Xmas Tree S. W. Rocers. R. Graden. J. V. Scott, H. Fassott and M. Cun ningham. Bus ness Men's Committee II. W. Bonhnm, Dr.; B. F. Ram bo,K. C. Dr. Gambee, Prof. Fry, Dr. McChesney. C. C. Currin and C. R. Thompson. Advisory T. J. Monohan, Dr. L. E. Graves, MIbs Beatrice Rundall, Prof. C. H. Boyd and tho pastors of the various churches. Exn anatory CommitteerMrs. Fry, Mrs. Douglass. Mrs, Robin son, Mrs, Evens, Mrs. Ingleduo, Mrs. Markle and Mrs. Learned. Tho Panama Exposition has t'ust been informed that the Jnited States government will show the operation of sub marines in war times as a part of the government exhibit at the 1915 exposition. Boats of various tpyes will be operated for the instruction and enter tainment of exposition visitors. All the manoeuvers may be watched from the exposition sea wall. The first period of these exhibitions will be from the opening day. February 20, to March 10. The second period will be from June 25 to July 10. John, wh6se father was a baker, was in the habit of bring ing his teacher a fresh pretzel each. "I wish you would tell your father not to make them quite so salty," she once said, laughingly. Thereafter the shiny brown delicacy always minus the salt was found fre quently on her desk. "It is very kind of your father to make one on purpose for me." she told him. "Oh!" was the startling reply, "he don't make them this way. I lick the salt off."-Ex. Two Verdicts Sho was a woman, worn and thin. Whom the vorld condemned for a single sin, They cast her out on the King's highway, And passed her by as they went to pray. Ho was a man and more to blame, But the world spared him a breath of shame, Under his feet ho saw her lie, But raised his head and passed hor by. They wero the people who went to pray At tho Temple of God a holy drfy- They scorned tho woman, for gave the man It was ever thus since tho world begun. Time passed on, the woman died, un tnc cross oi snnme sue was crucified, I But tho world was) stern and would not yield, i So they buried her, in the pot ters field. The man died, too, and they buried him. In a casket of cloth, with a sil ver rim. And said, as thoy turned from his grave away: "Wo have buried nnihonost man today." Two mortals knocking nt Heaven's gate Stood face to face to inquire their fate, Ho carried a passport with earthly sign. And sho a pardon from Lovo Divine. 01 yo who judge 'twixt virtue and vice. Which, think you, entered to ParadiBO Not ho whom tho world had said would win, For tho woman alone was usher ed in. . Arthur Lewis Tubbs. Will Be Big Concern Wo understand that the plnns for the new plant of tho West ern Cooperage Company near tho dry dock provide for the main mill building to be 150x200 feet in size. The warehouse will bo 70x200 feet two story; tho upper story to bo connected by Bide- track with tho' S. P. & S. Rail road tracks and tho lower floor with tho O. W. R. & N. tracks. There will bo a finishing room C0x200 feet and twelvn dry kilns of tilo construction 18x104 feet each, besides tho large dock and offico buildings now under con struction. L. It. Bailey of Port land is tho architect. Consider able now machinery of the latest and most approved modern con struction will bo used. One of tho latest inventions to make pulp of tho wasto material for use at paper mills will also bo installed. It is understood that construc tion work will soon begin, probab ly before tho first of the now year. It is said that fifty skill ed laborers will bo brought hero from Aberdeen. It is anticipat ed by the management that 350 hands will be employed and that St. Johns will be given the pre ference. Tho new roadway con structed by the city has been completed and it is satisfactory in every way. Ab a great many of tho farm ers of Oregon find it impossible to attend the short sessions of tho O. A.C. at Corvallis, school will be loaded upon a special train and taken over the state in order to distribute important instruction almost at the farm er's door. Tho first sessions of this traveling school will be held at Molalla and Estacada beginning Dec. 8. Although the complete schedule has not been definitely arranged, it has been decided that there will be 24 sessions in 24 different parts of the state, each session lasting five days, the school term ending March 27. . Six mem ber of the staff of the extension division of the college work will give up all their time to this instruction, discussing all the important phases of production and marketing, special attention being given to local problems. Certain subjects will be treat ed on certain days, making it possible for a busy man to at tend only on the day when the special subject in which he is in terested is taken up. Note the label on your piper. THE LIBRARY Interesting Notes for the Library Patrons Hours: Afternoon, 12:00 to 5:30. Evening, 7:00 to 9:00. Sunday, 2:30 to 5:30. In spite of the European cataclysm there is a peaceful little world convention at the library this week, where Ger man Grctchen nnd Russian Pctrovna, Swiss Lisa and Arnb Gemita meet on the most friend ly terms. Other delegates are Togo und Lotus Blossom of Japan, Andrew of Scotland, Wilhcminaand Pictcrof Holland, Sipsu of Lapland and Little Bear of the American Indians. Through some miracle of long gcvity which wo need not go in to here, even the Pilgrims of own early history are represent ed in tho persons of Mistress Thankful nnd tho little round head, Peregrin. The occasion is an exhibit of the dolts nnd flags oi many nations. The Junior Drama Club has finished Shakespeare's, "As You Like It," nnd is now reading tho beautiful Robin Hood piny, "Sherwood" by Noyes. Tho Reading Circle will tnkc up Arnold Bennett's, "How to Live on 24 Hours a Day," in next Mondny evening's meet iing. Mrs. Manning will lead. At the story hour tho children nro making a list of tho winter birds to bo seen aboutfSt. Johns. and learning of their habits. The bird to bo talked of this week is the flicker. The stories for Saturday are "Christmas in Europo" nnd "Tho Christmas Masquerade." Tho library can furnish lists of children's books suitable for Christmas gifts, with price and publisher. Some of theso books may be seen at tho library, and nil of them nro kept in stock by Portland bookstores. If you wish to choose your children's gifts dis criminately instead of in the rush of the shopping hour, this list will help you. Perhaps the library shelves can also furnish you suggestions ns to gift books for your grownup friends. Just received: Bcrnhardi Germany nnd tho Next War. This book has been too re peatedly reviewed in magazines nnd papers to need comment hero. Everyone interested in tho war and its meanings wish es to read this book. The Christmns magazines are most attractive. Spend an eve ning with them at tho library. An Expensive School Tho State Reform School with only 88 boys in custody on No vember 1st, has cost $23.28 per month per boy tho past year. Tho appropriations for the past two years wero $73,450. or $835 per capita for the biennial per iod. Tho buildings are largo enough for five times as many inmates and tho farm is one of tho largest owned by tho state. Tho cost of administration and management has been $8.55 per boy per month, about doublo that of other institutions. A few of the older boys aro criminals and might be kept at tho penitentary, and Governor West says tho rest of tho boys might be better off at home. From its origin this institution has been mado the football of politics. During tho past few years a reform management has tried to make improvements but has not been successful. Supt. Hale waB a Y. M. C. A. worker and a young man of the best inten tions but not a professional re form school manager. There is growing feeling that this institution should be abolished unless it can be placed in the hands of a trained expert reformatory manager who can develop the boys in dustrially. Industrial News Bureau. "Oh, my!" she exclaimed, im patiently; "we'll be sure to miss the first act. We've been wait ing a good many minutes for that mother of mine." "Hours I should say" he replied rather tartly. "Ours?" she cried joy fully. "Oh George this is bo suddenl" Ladies Homo Journal. Still Fierce for War On the surface there appears to bo no disposition on the part of the great powers to consider any terms of peace that does not include tho practical extinguish ing of the enemy. On the part of Germany the determination soemsto bo to continue the fight ing outside her own territory, but if nt any point her linos are broken through nnd the allies ob tain a position on her soil, she is confident that it will bring annihilation to the invader, for her frontier is bulkheaded by fortresses loaded with death and lined by unknown numbers of trained soldiers. Her oriirinnl plan was frustrated by tho un expected nnd heroic opposition of Belgium, but her original purpose has not changed. Aus tria Hungary has su tiered fear fully and we suspect she would listen to peace proposals, but she is alone in that. I' ranee is ns belligerent ns ever nnd her confidence seems to strengthen daily. It is the same way with Russia and the winter blasts have no terror for her soldiers. Wo think that the significance of tho letter wired ton days ago, and signed by Asmiith. Rose- berry and Balfour calling on tho National Patriotic association to increase its efforts, has not been fully considered on this side. One paragraph read: "There must he no weakening: no patched up truce that would expose our children to a revival of tho German menace." That means that Great Britain is de termined to crush Germany on land nnd to capture or destroy her fleet, and dictate the terms of peace which would include the forbidding of the creation of another such nrmy or the build ing of another navy. 'Hint is the elimination of Germany nsi a military menace or a commercial rival. All of which means a war to tho death. Surely not a very encouraging outlook for peace. In the meantime both Great Britain nnd Germany nro in creasing their demands as to what constitutes neutrality, and it begins to look ns though both would bo glad to seo our coun try involved, not perhaps so much as a factor in the war, as to prevent our country from taking the stops which, when tho war finally exhausts itself, would make ours the foremost of commercial nations. This is very different what the premier, tho prlmo minister, the lords and rich manufacturers and merchants of England did in our great Civil wur. They built, armed and manned ships to prey upon our commerce. Tho compound ma rinc engine hnd just been in vented; they fitted out blockade runners to run tho gauntlet of our blockade and supplied the material to the South which it has been estimated prolonged our war a year and n half. Ex cept for Queon Victoria thoy would havo given , tho South their armed intervention, As it is, it will require all tho genius of our government officials to keep our country from being involved.- Goodwin's Weekly. "Father." inquired thu little brain twister of tho family, "when will our littlo baby brother bo able to talk?" nt. when he's about three, Ethel, He's only a baby yet, and babies can't talk." "Oh. yes, they can, father." insisted Ethel, "for Job could talk when ho was a baby." "Job! What do you mean?" "Yes," said Ethel. "Nurse was telling us today that it says in tho Bible 'Job cursed the day ho was bom,' " -Ex. With a lead of 37 votes, C. F. Malone, who entered tho Linn ton Mayorality raco at tho last moment, was elected Tuesday to succeed J. B. Schaefer, who has been Mayor of the town since its incorporation, four years ago. Tho Bamo ballots also returned a vote of 202, against 115, in favor f annex ing Linnton to Portland. Port land will vote on the annexation at tho June election, Mr. Malono, the Mayorelect,was the station agent at Linnton until three weeks ago. The election for Councilmen returned C. W. Goodsman of Glen Harbor, Herman Kottner and Richard Shepard. Holdover Councilmen are A. Munson, H. F. Hanson and Lloyd M. Mills. FOn RENT cardi at this office. HIGH SCHOOL Incidents of High School Interestingly Told On Fridny last the James John high school, in company with the Franklin and Washing ton high schools, of Portland, was given a rare musical treat. Tho occasion was a last rehearsal of the Portland Symphony Or chestra at the Heilig Theatre. Every member of tho student body nnd of the faculty deeply appreciates the kindness of Mrs. Tate, who has mado this opportunity possible for us for the last two years. While the ears of all of us mny not be equally keen to the subtle beau ties of the groat masters of music, we all felt the beauty of Beethoven's symphony, and brought away with us a lasting impression of its wonderful ex pression by the instruments of the orchestra. The Community Sing at tho high school ended the day of music. A crowded house re sponded heartily to Mrs. Coo vert's appeal to join in tho sing ing of "some of the good old songs." The orchestra from the Eliot nnd Shattuck schools dis coursed some pleasing numbers under the leadership of Mr. Hunter, and Mrs. Johnson gave us a beautiful little song. In addition to those pleasing con tributions from abroad, our own school talent furnished good chorus work. Tho grado school and the high school choruses sang in their usual enthusiastic way, but nn entirely now feature was tho teachers' chorus. Wo hope these ladies will make their chorus a permanent organiza tion. Much credit is due to the conductor of our school music. Mrs. Coovert, for making this firat "community sing" a buc cess. Sho plans to have an other some timo soon. Come one, come nil! Help your homo teams win the first basket ball games of the season. On Friday night, in the H. S. Gym, the boys play Orient II. S., and tho girls play Ilillsboro. A doublo header! You will got your 25 cents worth. Tho new basket ball suits which havo been so ardently hoped for, so long planned and worked for. havo at last been fromfKrnntod to the patient girls, and they nro well worth the planning and waiting, so the girls think. Tho boys also have some new suits that will grace any floor nnd throw other teams in the shade. Tho boys' basket ball team played a practice game with tho "All Stars" last week, winning by a count of 17 to 15. A "cur tain raiser" betwoon the H. S. Midgets and the Boosters was won by the former. 22 to 11. Reporter. Catholic Church Notes On tho coming Sunday the services aro to be as usual; Holy Communion at seven o'clock: low Mass and instruction at eight o'clock: high Mass and past ton. Evo at 7:30 p. m. "Divine Wor subject. "Tho sermon at hail ning devotions Morning topic, Bhip;" evening universality ot tho church. 'PI 1 1 Att rVI ii co r ttnnp tita io at 8:15 a, m, The public iu always very welcome. Parts of tho great pipe organ and echo organ for the Exposi tion have arrived on the Exposi tion grounds. Fivo freight cars were required to carry the first shipment of these organs that will bo placed in Festival Hall. After the close of the Exposi tion the organs will be presented to tho city of San Francisco for the Exposition Memorial Audi torium. Included in the ship ment aro two twenty horse pow er motor blowers. Two slick looking drummors, having a few hours' layover in Seaside, decided to dine at tho village hotel. With tho roast beef and roast pork on tho bill of faro was also some young chicken. One of the drummers turned to tho pretty waitress and asked: "How's the chick en?" The young lady blushed; then answered, demurely r "Oh, I'm all right. How aro you?" Journal,