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St. Johns Is Calling You Hoc f even churches. Ht a mail promising future, Distinctively n manufacturing city Adjoint the city of Portland. Hat nearly 6,000 population. Haa a public library. Taxable property, $ 4,500.000. Haa large dry dock, aw mills j Woolen mills, iron works, Stove work, asbestos factory, Ship building plant, Veneer and excelsior plant, Flour mill, planing mill, Box factory, and other. More Industrie coming. St. John I the place for YOU. St. Johns is Calling You It second In number of Industrie. I seventh in population. Car to Portland every 16 mln. Ha navigable water on 3 sides. Has finest gas and electricity. Ha two tt(ong bank. Has five large school houses. Ha abundance of purest water. Has hard surface streets. Ha extensive sewerage system. Ha fine, modern brick city hall. Ha payroll of $95,000 monthly. Ship monthly 2,000 cars freight. All railroad have access to it. Is gateway to Portland harbor. Climate Ideal and healthful. ST. JOHNS REVIEW Devoted to the Interest of the Peninsula, tbe Manufacturing Center of the Nortbweit VOI,. II ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25. 1914. NO 7 COUNCIL MEETS Matters of Importance Receive Attention All members were present at the regular meeting of the city council Tuesday evening, with Mayor Vincent presiding. An invitation to attend the annual banquet of the Are do partmont on the evening of January 4th, was accepted upon motion of Councilman Waldref. A communication from A. G. Lone tendered the use of his steam engine free to the city for an indefinite time provided receive proper attention, which tendor was accepted. The city has had the use of the engine for the past six months or more. A communication from the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company conveyed the information thnt arc lights had been installed on the Cooperage roadway, and at Edison and Pierce streets, and that the arc light at the corner of Willamette boulevard and Pierce Btreet nnd been removed to Buchanan and Pierce streets, as per request of the city council. The following bids wore re coived on the improvement of Macrum avenue: Iiahn & Rcb man, $3919.35: V. W. Mason, $3747.51; Andrew & Hnrrer. $3819.50; Cochran-Nutting & Co., $3572. CG: Daniel Jackson. $3928.08. The bids of Cochran- Nutting & Co., being tho low- est, they were awarded tho con tract with tho proviso that St. Johns labor bo employed in the work. Bills amounting to $90.22 were allowed. Tho committco on securing wood to cut by the unemployed reported that it had secured such a privilcgo on tho Gntton tract at a prico of $1.25 per cord stumpago. It is expected thnt a number of men will bo given employment thojreon within n day or two. Tho liquor license applica tions of tho four snloons in St. Johns wore granted, a'tcr being aprroved. by the liquor licenso committee, tho license to expire Juno 30th. A proposition soliciting tho aid of tho city in maintaining a rest room on Jersey street, in tho room formerly occupied by tho North Bank Pharmacy was submitted, and upon motion of Councilman Garlick it was de cided that tho city should agree to pay ten dollars per month to ward such purpose. Upon motion of Councilman Graden it was decided that a re ward of five dollars in each in stance be awarded to the person furnishing ovidenco leading to tho arrest and conviction of per sons breaking windows or other wise damaging property in tho city in a wilful manner. P. G. Gilmore, secretary of tho local Moose lodge, made applica tion for liquor licenso for that order for one? year, beginning January first, under the pro visions of an ordinance passed by the council last week, and tho matter was referred to tho liquor license committee. A resolution directing tho en gineer to prepare the necessary data for the' improvement of Tyler street by sidewalk and grade between Jersey and Fes senden streets was adopted. Upon motion of Councilman Garlick it was ordered that the chief of police post notices on Oswego street warning all per sons against driving vehicles on the line of tho sidewalk. An ordinance assessing the cost of cutting weeds was pass ed. After lying idle for centuries and, of late years being the sub ject of numerous controversies, Lakes Sumner and . Albert, in the central part of the state, have been leased to New York syndicate for a term of 45 years. Mr. J. C. Moore, head of the syndicate, states that his com pany will spend $6,000,000 for development work within the next two years, and that, if the results meet their expecta tion, from 3,000 to 6,000 men will be employed. Under the terms of the lease the state will receive royalties of not less than $25,000 per year, the royalty to be based on the tonnage of salts extracted from the lakes. The present development plan in cludes the construction of a pipe line down the Deschutes Valley to some point on the Columbia River where a plant for extract-ingr-the salts will be erected. Was Splendid Success The Bachelor Club's Charity Entertainment in tho Multnomah Theatre Monday night was a most enjoyable event. The seat ing capacity of tho theatre was more than reached, and the en tertainment was extensive, var ied and particularly interesting. It opened with three reels of high class moving pictures, fol lowed by minstrel performance by the Bachelors. This was splendidly arranged, and each number was greeted with ap. preciative applause. The Bache lors were arrayed m regular Darkey minstrel fashion, and it was quite difficult to recognize the individuals through their coats of burnt cork. Glen Vnndenburg rendered a couple of pleasing selections on the violin, followed by George Johnson in vocal solo. Mr. John son is possessed of a beautifu voice, and his renditions were greatly appreciated. Al. Kce also sang several songs that made a big hit with tho au dicnce. a comedy sketch en titled, "Making It Rain." fur nished much amusement. Miss Mary Barley, tho little daugh ter oi Mr. and Mrs. William Bur loy, captured tho house by her singing. She is only a little bit of n tot, but she rendered her songs liko n veteran, nnd was greeted with vociferous an plausc. Harry Fassett, ragtime warbler and irabbist. was at his host. J and as is always the case, his cllorts delighted his au dicnce. In fact, Mr. Fassett furnished n largo share of tho entertainment of the evening. and was a most important factor in mak nor tho ovont tho splen didsucccss it proved to be. Tho entertainment concluded with fine selections by tho Elco qunr tot. Tho proceeds of tho enter tainment will be donated to tho needy of St. Johns. Following is tho program and cast of characters: Onenimr chorus Dixie en tiro company. " ' Cast u. Unllicrate. II. las sett, R. Felton, J. Ftilloy, A. Morton. Ben Lee, J. I'oreman, A. Hensler, J. Emig. T. Muller, V. Prentice. L. Pommcrville, Link Fassett, G. Vandonburg, F. Bohrer. "Down at tho Barbecue" Harry Fassett. "Can't Yo Heah Mo Callin' ' L. Pommervillo. "My Wild Irish Roso"-John son. Lee. Prentice. Hoi ton. "When I'm Sailing on tho Nancy Leo" Harry FaBsett. "When the Bell in tho Light- louse Kings, lJing uong" lien Lee. "Back to Dixie Land"-Fel- ton, Horton, Vandenburg. Chorus Entire Company. OLIO. Violin Solo Glen Vandenburg. Tenor Solo- Geo. Johnson. , Comedy Skit--"Making it lain"- Fassett, Prentico, Emig. Popular Songs Al. Keel. Child Entertainer-Miss Mary Burley. Monologue and rag time- Harry Fassett. "Until tho Dawn"--Elco Quar tet Riggs, Collamore, Lee, Fas sett. Tho entertainment netted ap- proximately $250. Election of Officers Doric lodge No. 132 A. F. and A. F., Wednesday night of last week reelected Charles A. Fry. master, Randolph Graden, senior warden. F. P. Drinker treasurer. and A. W. Davis secretary, and elected John N. Edlefsen junior warden. Officers were installed ast Wednesday evening in Bick- ner's hall. The appointive officers are: Senior deacon, Elmer V. Wooten; junior deacon, L. Murphy; senior steward, James Welch; junior steward, S. L. Dobie; tyler, D. E. Gon solus; marshall, Marion John ston, and chaplain, James H. Stephens. Tho St. Johns lodge of the Order of Eastern Star installed the following new officers Tues day evening of last week in Bickner hall: Worthy matron, Mrs. Olive Ingledue; worthy patron, Clyde O. Rogers; as sociate matron. Mrs. Ann L. Harrington; conductress, Mrs. Myrtle Weeks; associate con ductress, Mrs. Amy Day; secre tary, Mrs. Ruby R. Davis; treas urer, Mrs. Mary Carroll; organ ist. Miss Malena Long; mar shal, Miss Marcia Romig; chap- ain, Mrs. Lillian Miller; Ada, Miss Grace Rogers: Ruth, Mrs. Alex, Scales; Esther, Mrs. Susie 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. On Saturday. Dec. 26th. there will bo n Christmas tree and Christmas stories for the chit dren in tho library auditorium at three o'clock. On Monday of this week eighty some books were added to the shelves. An idea of tho wide scope of subjects covered by these may bo gleaned from tho fow titles given below: Colcmnn How to Become Newspaper Artist With mnny illustrations. Dodge Great Captains. Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar. GuBtavus, Adolphus, Frederick and Napoleon. Fiolding-Hnll Tho World Soul. "A stimulating nnd prob icmntic book. Tho lirst pages are a preparation for a most startling exposition of the character and teachings of the supreme thinker of tho world. Jesus. Mr. Ficlding-Hall makes Jesus a vory human figuro, but his wisdom divine. Ho accepts literally that the Kingdom of Heaven is within you. Ho brings1 down to a practlcul test those abstract truths which re ligion tenches." Griffis Religions of Japan. Holme Colour Photoirranhy and other recent developments of thofart of tho camera, with 18 illustrations in colour nnd 95 in monochrome. Hurlbert Tho Passing of Ko ren. mo author has lived nmoncr tho Koreans and this book is a labor of love. The people of this country, so ho assorts, aro far moro liko Anglo-Saxons in temperament than aro cither the Japanese or Chineso, and aro by lar tho pleasantcst pco plo in tho Far East to live among. Lemngwcl V visecticn Ques tion. Mitchell-Childhood of An imnls. Observations old and now that throw light on tho nature of tho period in tho lifo history of animnls between birth and ma turity. Illustrated with colored plates. Punnet Mendelism. "To Gregor Mendel, monk and abbot, belongs the credit of founding tho modern science of heredity. Through him there was brought into these problems an entirely new idea, an entirely iresh conception of the nature of living things. In tho so elusion of tho cloister garden 10 carried out with tho. common pea the series ot experiments which has since become so fa mous. Whatever of value tho Eugenist .is to achieve." thinks Mr. Punnett. "we owe it first of all to Mendel that the founda tions can be well and truly aid." Surette Appreciation of Mu sic. This book has been prepared in order to provide readers who wish to listen to music intelli gently, yet, without going into technicalities, with a simple and practical guide to musical ap preciation written from tho lis teners' rather than from tho professional musicians' stand point. The editor of a Lancaster county paper says the soil is so rich in that section that almost anything will grow on it; some years ago an old soldier with two wooden legs located in that vicinity. Every night when he came in from plowing his legs had grown two or three feet. and he was obliged to saw them off before he could get into the house. In this way he kept the family supplied with stove wood for a number of years, but after a while his natural legs began to grow again and soon he had two as good legs as anybody. He then took the wooden legs and planted them and they grew into saw logs from which he cut lum ber enough to build a neat resi dence. Clearfield, Pa., Spirit. Rogers: Martha. Mrs. Ella Aiken; Electa, Mrs. Flora Gray; Warden. Mrs. Ste la C. Lewis: sentinel, Mrs. Chas. Stratton. Net the Uhl en jrsww pjr. Means Better Times Announcement that the In terstate Commerce Commission had granted the five per cent in crease in rates asked for by the Eastern roads was received Portland as tho most welcome news in many months. The gratification was not confined merely to the railroad officials Bankers, merchants and shin pers received it with satistac tion as well. Perhaps the best evidence of tho significance o the sweeping decision is con tained in a statement of W. D, Skinner, traffic manager of tho Hill lines in Oregon, who was shown tho Associated Press dis patches from Washington bear ing the news to Portland. "The decision is tho most im portant pieco of good nows to tho American people since tho present administration took office," said Mr. Skinner. "It means that the Government has mado good tho recent uttcrnnce of President Wilson that his ad ministration was through hector ing business and that the rail roaus nave absolutely proved their case boforo the interstate Commerce Commission. The decision grants practically every request mado by tho Eastern roans except a lew ot minor im portance' nnd some npplying to hauls in which lako tratlic is in volved and these probably have been meroly suspended for fur thcr showinir by tho carriers. "It IookB very much as if there would bo an early awakening in business throughout tho country. Tho ruling will mean millions of dollars in increased revenues for tho roads and will cnnblo them to mnko a fair return on invest ment, which thoy hnvo not been ab o to do under present rates. In this connection! it is n notable fact that tho Government has realized tho full justice of tho contention of tho carriers and hnvo accepted thoir facts and figures as Betting forth tho con dltions under which tho com panics wcro forced to opcrato at a loss. I am suro tho general bust ncss conditions will bo stimulat ed as a result of this decision. It will servo to restore tho con fidenco of tho investing public in railroad securities and tho roads will bo able to attract money to cnnblo them to enlarge thoir terminal facilities, buy moro rolling stock nnd motive power equipment and once moro mako them a purchasing power of our own commodities nnd pro ducts, including lnbor. "The rulincr natural y win :iavo a reaction in tho West, be causo it is in theso states whoro the railroads need tho most money for investment purposes, and it is almost a foregono con clusion thnt the Western roads will now bo in a position to go boforo tho Interstate Commerce Commission nnd make a show ing as .worthy of relief as that presented by tho Eastern lines. lho Interstate Commerce Commission has handed the American peoplo as well as tho railroads directly affected a most acceptable Christmas pres ent, for, as 1 said before, tho Government has practically as sured the public that business is entitled to earn a fair return on us investment and that the Government is clearly convinced that tho railroads aro entitled to greater compensation for the service rendered than thoy havo been receiving." Port- and Daily. Christmas Program Following is tho Christmas Srogram given by tho Last t. Johns Sunday School Wed nesday evening, Dec. 23. at 7 o'clock: Openmpr Soncr Joy to the World. Scripture Readincr Harold Berry. bongJunior Boys' Class. Recitation Rose Gee. Recitation Jennie Schaffer. Recitation Rhudy Bower. Song Junior Girls' Class. Recitation Vere Bower. Recitation Clarence Harris. Exercise Senior Girla' Class. JRecitation Myrtle Earl. Recitation Roraaine Brand. Song-By "The Followers." Recitation Ida Gee. Recitation Dorothy Schaffer. Song "The Gleaners." Recitation Katherine Bon- tiam. Recitation Chester Hawkins. Exercise Senior Boys' Class, Recitation Melvih Anderson. Vocal Duet Mr. and Mrs. Overstreet. FREE TRIPS Given Away to the San Francisco Exposition The Lauthers' Mercantile Com pany, in connection with tho St. JohnB Review, is putting on a contest thnt should appeal to many of our young people. A number of useful nnd valuable prizes will be oltered. tho prin cipal ones of which will be two trips to the San I rancisco Ex position with nil expenses paid Tho other prizes uro well worth while, as a glance at the list printed below will attest. number ot candidates will no doubt bo entered in the contest Tho standing of the candidates will be published each week. Tho contest started Tuesday of this week. Thu Review gives 2000 votes for each dollar on new and 1UUU votes for each dollar for renewals or bnck sub scriptions. Road the list of prizes: Two Certificates irood for World's Fair Trips Do Luxe to San Francisco in 1915, describ cd as follows: Two first class fares from St. Johns to San 1 rancisco and re turn: two standard sleeping car berths from St. JohnB to San rancisco and return: fourteen ndmissions into Exposition grounds; two trips via steamer on bnn l rancisco Hay, taking in Vallejo, and Maro Island Navy Yard; two trips via steamer to Sacramento, tho capital of the stato of California, seeing the beauties of tho greatest farming district in tho West; two Bight seeing trips vin auto, scointr San I rancisco and tho beautiful Golden Gnto Park. tour piece plated silver ten sot. German silvor mesh bag. Nickel plated percolatcr. Twenty-six piece Rogers Sons silverwnro sot. Mission electric lamp. Nickel plated casserole. m s a a lho goods nsicu bciow arc weekly awards to be given to tho leaders of tho campaign as follows: First week Set knives and forks. Second week Half dozen orange spoons. Third week Half dozen oyster forks. Fourth week Gravy ladle. Fifth week Sugar spoon nnd butter knife. Sixth week Half dozen boul- ion spoons. Seventh week Half dozen dessert spoons. Eighth week Largo berry spoon. Ninth week Cold meat fork. Tenth week Jolly spoon. Following aix weeks Half dozen teaspoons each week. RULES AND REGULATIONS. Rule 1 Tho Lauthors Mer cantile Company shall issuo votes as per following schedule, excepting as hereafter may be mentioned: 100 votes for $1.00 on cash sales. 200 for $1.00 in merchandise paid with duo bills. 300 for $1,00 on payments of old accounts, 200 for $1.00 on dun bills sold. 200 for $1.00 on bargain and clearance sales. And votes will bo given at tho time sales are made only. In reference to issuing votes on old accounts, they may be is sued for tho payment of old ac counts, that were incurred prior to thiB date. Votes will not bo given on new charge accounts unless this particular account is paid within thirty days, then votes may be issued if tho Lauthers Mercantile Company is willing and so orders. Rule 2. Votes wi be issued with a time limit of one week. and must be cast in the ballot box, -provided for that purpose, before the expiration of tho time imit. before castinc votes. make a record for your own guidance. In order to facilitate voting you are requested to place your votes in an envelope and seal it. Please write tho num ber of votes tho envelone con tains and the name of the can- idate you desire to vote for on he outside. Rule 3. Emn byes, clerks and relatives of the merchants and newspaper cannot participate as candidates. Rule 4. Merchants shall in no instance issue votes until Much Shorter Route After patiently waiting for further action to bo taken by tho Portlnnd city council toward opening and constructing the St. Johns boulevard along the lines lavored by a majority of proper ty owners in tho Peninsula dis trict.northnnd east of tho river. proponents of the project arc to be rewarded with a promise of early proceedings intended to carry tho undertaking throuch. It will be tho administration's Christmas greeting to the many wno navo urged tho improve ment whereby two miles in dis tanco and probably 20 minutes in ruiuiiiiK iime oi street cars between St. Johns nnd tho business center of Portland will bo Baved. District Eturincer R. G. Mc Mullen, who has returned to the city's service nfter a six months' leave of absence, during which ho served as nssiBtant to County Rondmastor Ycon, was detailed by City Commissioner Dieck to take up tho boulevard project and put it in shape for tho coun cil's consideration. Engineer McMullen made the location surveys and prepared data for tho preliminary es timates of cost nnd results of tho undertaking. Because of his familiarity with the project ho was deemed to bo tho most suitable one to bcq tho proceed ings through to a successful con clusion. Tho work before him is to mako a few slight modifica tions in tho lines as located and to roviso his Bchcdulo of assess mcnts of property benefited and damaged. When Distr ct Enir noor Mc Mullen's revisions nro completed thoy will bo submitted to tho city council throutrh Commln- 8ioncr Dieck nnd a timo fixed for hearing objections to assess ments and to considering pro tests on amounts, offered for enscments. From then the pro ceedings will bo advanced with requirements of tho c tv chnrtor. Assessment zones will be created and included in the district to bo benefited by opcninir and con- structing tho boulovnrd. . t ' . : As planned, tho St. Johns boulovnrd will be an extension of Lnrrabeo street through tho shortest route possible, with easy curvcB and light grades, to Kiliingsworth avenue, nnd pro viding via Maryland avonuo n short cut to Pntton avenue and a second approach to the inter state highwny bridge After having been grnded, tho boulo vard will bo hard surfaced. It will havo a minimum width of 70 feet nnd tho Blreot car tracks will bo laid on tho river sido of tho highway. Nearly 50 street intersections will bo eliminated by the new route and rapid timo can bo mado by tho street cars after leaving tho cast end of tho liroadway bridiro to K nirs- worth avenue. Telegram. such votes hnvo been properly Btamped with their firm name. Customers should refuse them otherwise. Ruo 5.- Tho soliciting of votes n tho store, in front of store or on premises is prohibited. uiob,--A vote that is scratch ed or marked in any manner after it leaves the merchant's lands, shall bo thrown out. nro- viding this defacing should ap pear that a figure had been tampered with. RuIo7.-Six weeks from tho opening date candidates will no onger bo entered, un ess by special arrangement with the merchant. Rule 8. Everybody is invited to nominato candidates. All that is necessary is to send in the namo of any young lady in the community. This will en title her to 2000 nominating votes and she will be entered as a candidate. Rule 9. Votes aro not trans erablo after being cast. Rule 10. Votes that are not properly stamped with the mer chant's signature, or votes with the time limit expired, will not be accepted. Rule 11. A committee se ed ed by the Lauthers Mercantile Company will count tho votes each week and report tho results to tho St. JohnB Review. Tho Review gives 2000 votes for each dollar on new and 1000 votes for each dollar for re newals or back subscriptions. lho contest continues for four months, beginning next Tues day. Holiday Stationery in boxes at special discount of one-third off. This lino must bo sold. At the St. Johns Pharmacy, HIGH jCHOOL Incidents of High School Interestingly Told Tho annual tryout for the state debating team was held last Friday afternoon. After much deliberation, the judges, who were selected from tho faculty, chose the following team: Will Tcutsch, Carlyle Cun ningham. Drott Larsen and Ferris Swisher, with Harold Bnybrook and Dorothy Schaffer as alternates. Every one feels assured that a strong and efficient beating team can bo developed from theso four who have entered so enthusiastically into the work. James John has made a good record in debato in tho past two years, and it is hoped that this team will mako even a better showing for tho school. Jnmes John is nroimrimr to take an active part in nil branch es of snrinir nthlotics. The Athletic Association met Mon day, December 21, for tho pur pose of electimr mnnturers of tho different teams. Those elected are: Bertil Sundstrom, baseball: Ethel Hufford. tennis: and Carlyl Cunningham, track. lhere aro irood nrosnoctB for both n boys' nnd girls' gnme with the Alumni basket ball teams early next week. The spir t of the Yu o t do ins invaded oven tho cookinrr and drawing clnsses. Miss Twinimr allowed the cooking classes to mako candy Wednesday, nnd Miss McDnniels assisted Lho girls in making candy boxes last week. The James John High School Midgets nro engaged in n life nnd death strugglo with tho Evangelical Boosters for the 115 pound championship of St. JohnB. A series of three games nro being played. The first gnme went to tho Midgets by the score of 22 to 11. Tho Boosters won tho second by tho close score of 18 to 17. Tho final game will be played in the near future. As tho holidays approach wo find in our midst n number of old friends returned from col logo and school room. Among thoso who have visited James John nro Florence Wass, Clar once Kreuger, Wilbur Bellinger nnd Eugene Hiatt, all of 'M; Arthur Clark '10, and Theodore Bugbeo '12, Harold Doyoo '12. Tho Drnmatic Society gavo an especially interesting and amus ing program Wednesday, Tho program consisted of three "reels" of shadow pictures, showing Darius Green and his Flying Machine, Hunting of tho Snark, nnd The Night Boforo Christmas. Interspersed were songs by tho boys' chorus. Bill introduced theso songs, giving every detail of tho various movements, in his usual oll'oe tivo manner. Aftor tho pro gram each member was present ed with n "slight token of re gard" in recognition of his faithful boosting of tho play given earlier in tho season. A number of the nlumni wcro pres ent by special invitation of tho Society. Tho boys' bnsket ball team played Franklin High School Tuesday afternoon in tho homo gymnasium. Tho game was hotly contested, even though the linn! score stood 2a to in 9 our favor, Tho Franklin team was weakest in shooting field bas kets. Tho James John boys showed good shooting ability as well as excellent team work. Tho gamo wns clean and inter- estmg nnd worthy of moro at tention than it received. Last rriday eveninir tho bovs' and girls' basket ball teams, ac companied by a few boosters. journoyed to Gresham. Tho girls gained a victory over their opponents with a score of M to 8. But the boys lost their irame to tho Gresham Athletics 27 to 6. However, this game will not count as an interscholnstic gamo as tho athletics is not a hiirh school team. Tho eleven days vacation be ginning Thursday and endinc Sunday tho 3rd, is joyously an ticipated by all the students. Last I'riday evenincr. Decem ber 25th. the Freshman class en joyed themselves at the oil tank hippodrome, skating to their heart's content. A slnrht re freshment, consisting of wein ies, buna and apples, was served around a roaring bonfire, after which they departed homeward, giving James John yells. Re-porter,