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THE ST. JOHNS REVIEW A. W. MARKLE o;o PubllBhod Every Frlda At 117 West Burlington Strcot. Tub Rkvikw is entered nt post office In Saint Johns, Oregon, as wall matter ol the second class under tue Act ol ion gnis of March 3, 1879. OffleUl Kswtpspsr of the Oitr of Rt. Joans, Job Printing executed in fint-eUii iiyi Dill tor Job Printing enib on dellrerr. Subscription prloe $1.00 poryar, ANNOUNCEMENTS I herewith announce myself Kepubllcan candidate lor re election for the office of City Re corder, at the Primary election to be held March G, 1915. A. E Dunsmore. I hereby announce my cand dacy for re-election to the office of City Attorney on the IJem ocratic ticket at the primal' election to be held Saturday March G, 191G.T. T. Parker. The jitney bus- the auto mobile that compete:) with the street cars for five cents u rid has made its appearance in the larger cities of the Northwest such as Seattle, Portland ant Spokane, and is creating furore. Old autos have been pressed into service to meet the demands, and there is danger in this fact. Speed being desired the bus has not paid much at tcntion to trallic regulations and collisions have been fro qucnt. The jitney is not likely to invade the small town he cause it must depend upon large pntonngo in order to pay will call for regulation in the larger towns. For example, it ought to be made to pay license for the use of the streets The street car company is made to pay nt least a proportion 0 the cost of street maintenance and the jitney should not escape this just burden. I'or the mat ter of that, the whole auto mobile traffic in this state needs revision. Autos should b( com ncllcd .to imv in nronortion to horse power and those used for commercial purpoBoaJihould pay a larger tax, 1110 money, to uo de voted to street andlroad im provonionts. Ah 0 common car ricr it should be placed under the Public Utilities commission and pay a franchise tax to the city where it operates. Indus trial News Hureau. HIGH SCHOOL Incidents of High Schoo Interestingly Told After spending the previous three days 011 exams, the pupils of the 11. b. reported rrhlny morning for their cards. The Athletics of the week have brought us additional laurels. Two very interesting games of Basket ball were played in the II, S. gymnasium Saturday evening. lob. (. Moth hoys ant girls teams competed, with the samo good results as usual. The girls won over Pnrkplnce with the score of 39 5 and the boys over Estacada with the score of 4318. Moth gamt'M were won by hard playing and the girls Bay that thoy enjoyed playing this game more than any other of tho season. On Tuesday night the girls and boys basketball team play ed tho I'oreat Grove quintets at Forest Grove. The J. J. H. S. girls played a fast game, but owing to tho fact that tho floor was larger than they were used to playing 011 they did not run up such a large score as usual. Tho Forest Grove girls scored one field and a foul and the James John girls made twenty fivo points all told. Tho boys of J. J. 11. team started out strong, winning tho first three points. However, the final score was 5M 11 in the Grovo's favor. The Forest Grove boys team this year and better ball as the vances. The now have a good are playing season ad term opened Monday morning with an assom bly in tho auditorium. 'Antori ca" was sung, after which Mr. Fry made appropriate remarks. All tho students have entered the new term with good spirit, lreshmonas well as upper class men. Tho school has at last reached tho mark for which it has long waited. Over one hundred have registered for tho term's work. Besides 19 from the Central school, there wero tho following seven: Lillian Bucerman, from Portland, Mary Boschers, Mar tha Holtcr and Clarence Martin from Linnton, Verda Pennish from Whitwood Court and Per- dita Fleener and Carrie Green from St. Johns, making a total of 2G entering as 1st termors. The H. S. is proparing to re ceive a new piano for tho gym. Tho alcove, which the piano is to occupy has been completed and the arrival is awaited by faculty and studonts alike. Al tho no definite information as to YOU VONT BE AFRAID OF THIEVES IF YOUR MONEY IS IN OUR BANK Burglars always SPOT the house where the money is hidden. That's the BURGLAR'S BUSINESS. They know all the pet hiding placesthe book case, under the carpet, in the sugar bowl, behind pictures, or in the clock. Besides if burglars don't get it, FIRE may. It is OUR BUSINESS to keep your money SAFE. Make OUR bank YOUR bank We pay 4 per cent interest on Savings Accounts FIRST NATIONAL BANK, ST. JOHNS, OREGON Captured Seventh Prize Solon Bugbcc captured the Bovonth weekly prize in the Lnuthors' World Fair contest with u vote of 22,090. Miss Gen ovievo Aldrich was second with a weekly vote of 19,rG0. The prize consisted of hair a dozen ThonrVo fob v m,vi ?,,ni, L b0 c.3 dessert spoons. given aw Tuesday silver berry spoon. Special votes will bo given by the Lnuthors' Mercantile Company for the contestants bringing in the argest amount of orders during the next week as follows: Monday, Feb. ir. L'G.uuu votes. Tuesday, Feb. IG.20,000 votes. Wednesday, Fob. 17th, 115,000 votes. Thursday, Feb. 18th, 12,000 votes. Friday, Feb. 19th,10,000 votes. Saturday, Feb. 20, 8.000 votes. Following is tho total voto to dale: Solon Bugbcc 13G.K50 79,191 70,275 -10,585 Genevieve Aldrich Mrs. A. M. Purknpilc -Mrs. Elsio Knowles -Valkyrie Larson -Lucy Buckles 31.575 22,005 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 Boulah Waters - Olive Zimmerman Garnet Beam Hoy Clark where the piano will come from, tho idea of the girls going into the Multnomah Theatre contest has been given up. THE SENIOR CLASS. Miss Hundall delightfully en tertained the Senior class at a matinee party at Lincoln High School last Friday afternoon.! school production of "As You Liko It." The seniors are glad to wol come Arlinc Shaw and Pear Evans as members of the June '15 Class. Various members of tho class may be seen intent v reading plays as they pass thru tho halls I he play wi soon be presented. Keep posted. It will pay you, I.. B. (1RAVES, M. D, Plonlclnu and Surgeon OflUv Phone Columbia 10 lU'ktiU'iice Phone Columbia t ST. JOHNS, OKliC.ON A SHINE IN EVERY DROP" s t'tt- ti'-f. Hi t jly mil. ran i it Hn Hit tt ill"" Jwj J e 1 mult vrut . imI (vrt) t Yva it I yvgr momy v rift. Black Silk 1 Stove Polish U t ' ty mat (voncmW). but It Bit a hrllU Mil h'k iu-ditUny i hit r i i h Hi k Silk blovo lUuh tk twk ruh v (I Uu four tlmt m knur u orUmry i lu four lli It IUVV)tHlt u'. Mtxrk Mad tuour. pou'i fomi -wlwo voj rUck Silk Stov TolUK Wails, SUrliotf, IUinoU. VMltUckSUk Air Drying run l.utul n grtv, w iu 4 tin r i . ItvveoU runt 4g Try it I UUrk S,'k MUl rol jr w I'w, H wka uV. ami Imvo a tnUUnt iurfac. It tit ni Minuet Talcum Powder, the talcum in tho largo can biircer and better than others. Get it at The St. Johns Pharmacy, cut I rato drug store. Mil WHAT DO YOU DO WTH THE MONEY YOU EARN P Mr. Anderson Comes Back Editor Review: In issue of 22nd ult. replying to an attack from the pen of Mr. G. W. Mun son that appeared in issuo of 15th ult. I said "the gentleman's letter is as long on words as it is short on logic." His latest 8 -hort Oh logic." Ml epistle, issue 29th ult. is tlcman now says "it sceir proof verbose gen says "it seems Mr. Anderson is never happy unless he has his hammer out knock ing, knocking." But. you sure ly are aware, Mr. G.W. Munson, history teaches that tho "knock or" has made life worth living on this planet, and if the stand patter had not been "knocked" wo would still be swinging by our tails on trees in forests primeval. 'Tis almost a crimo to reason. And more than a crimo to rebel Against laws you're forced to comply with On earth or in heaven or hell." Tho above is a stanza from tho poem "Censorship" by R. C. It ran in the next column to the last wilderness of words of Mr. G. W. Munson, and oven the oraclo of St. Johns could do worse than catch its meaning In none of my letters is there ono word "prating about tho brotherhood of man." If my critic understood English he would know this. Webster de fines prating as "to talk much and to little purpose." My op ponent meets this test. This gentleman's attempts nt answer ing my questions are specimens of sophistry that would disgrace any cause. On January 15th. he said "whilo a legal point may have been stretched building the roadway," and two weeks Inter January 29th ho writes, "tho city council has full and undoni- able power to construct a road way." Now. surely Mr. G. W. Munson, you'll admit that a man who accuses another of "prat ing" and of "his ignorance be ing pathetic" that he himself ought to have memory enough to last him two weeks. For tho love of "Mutt" quit word jug gling. Cito that portion of the city charter that gives the coun cil power to spend ?G,000 on a roadway without consulting tho taxpayers. When you find it ask the city attorney if it would bo strong enough to stand the acid test of an injunction? Jan uary 22nd. I wrote, "tho crux of my contention on the subject of this roadway is (the stretch ing of a legal point) by the city council in diverting city funds for tho building of same." If my erudite critic cannot under stand theso words there aro night schools. I'nends, after reading my let ters, fail to hnd therein any at tacks by mo on tho plant of the Cooperage Co. It takes a Chris topher Columbus Munson to dis cover attacks on a Cooperage plant that does not exist in questions bearing on whose money was spent in building a roadway to a proposed Cooper- age. "There are none so blind as those who will not see." In attempting to answer question 2, this gentleman is both verbose and abusive. Possibly when he (understands English he may I learn that it takes more than words alone, and abuse, to make ' argument. What the period of my citizenship has to do with I tho interest on ?6,000, for tho appropriation of which sum Mr. G. W. Munson admits, "a legal point may have been stretched." he alone can tell. In skitting at my alien origin this gentleman is on very dangerous ground. It is possiblo I was in this country SPECIAL COFFEE SALE 45c Coffee for 35c JmF I THIS COUPON 1 imKF s GOOD FOR ySrfl if pnescNTCo at grocers A Sm-TT-l FOUER'S5!" COFFEE r hH ReiuLr Spll ..I. price 45C r NH rtttil pries will, coupon jEj K Coffee i JP TW il ;g Quality 9 2L VA Cioc.r. will cot?tcMh diffrr.n'cWrom u ) ScM k CNTEH YOUR ORDER BELOW 5 fjSMO I l ' .nbr ol Tim Shi ol lim M j WE REDEEM THEM jf I H llnnJ to our tollcllor or dclivcryman F ( t-Wsjiiifm r o I REGISTER Registration books are now open at the City Hall for primary and City election. Last day to register for the Primaries, Feb. 28th.. Register Now A. I'. DUNSMORE, Recorder before lie waa born. If he di lumpen to bo born hero, does ho claim credit for tho accident o his birth? Ining no a neacoc swaggering on account ol tno beauty of its tail. How many Indians are members of bt Jonns uomnicrcini uiuo. anu what tribe do you belong to Mr, u. W. Munson Most every Hung worth while in this coun try is of foreign extraction Even the "Gentile Jesus" my abusive critic prays to, is said to havo been of Jewish origin The language with which ho jug gles in your paper is of alien construction. I will admit snide appeal to sectional preju dice is potent to win mou an iliuise. but it certainly does not impart information. Mr. G. W. fiiticMi anno ' fiir rlntva rtf ttViil nnthrophy are past." When he 4HMII0WII HUJ Oi HIV V4VJ fcJ Ul Willi is in America long enough no may earn such names as Rockefeller. Carnegie and Tommy Word. Was it a sign that "tho Hays of philanthropy are past" when theso Commercial Club artists proposed paying for tho Gatton tract about -18 times its assessed valuation? Hurrah! Now we huve the assurance of the Immaculate American Munson that the pro posed Cooperage will soon be- come an accomplished fact, wonder will this sturdy Ameri can refuse to take a job at this plant under n foreign boss and lor a foreign owner And as you are so well posted on this plant, could you inform us whether Indians, Hindus or just plain foreigners aro to bo given the preference My critic in forms me that tho St. Johns Commercial Club "is an organi zation formed lor tne purpose of developing the city." 1 am glad to learn that. Other such bodies I have read about seemed to be organized for pick handle brigades to beat up striking men and women. For his work, in helping to defeat the purchase of the Gatton Tract tho writer needs no bouquets. Mr. G. W, Munson; you seem to need vhem and I am not hoggish. While the subject of bouquets is the topic, 1 suggest that the St. Johns Commercial Club present you with a leather medal on a wooden string. What for? For your avalunche of words, unfor tunate memory and lack of log ic C. J. Anderson. COUCH & )QOi ORDINANCE NO. 639 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR A CITY PRIMARY NOK INATING ELECTION TO NOMINATE CITY OFFICERS FOR THE ENSUING YEAR FIXING THE TIME AND PLACE THEREOF. AND NAMING THE JUDGES AND CLERKS TO OFFICIAT THEREAT. The city of St. Johns docs or dnin as follows: Section 1. Thnt tho City pri mary nominating election bo held in the City of St. Johns, Oregon, as provided uy law, on Snturdnv the sixth dav of March A. D. 1015, for the purpose of nominating City officers for sai rt:i.. i. ...i.j r i n. .V. lar City election to Do hold in snid City on Monday tho Fift day of April A. D. 1915 to wit A Mayor; City Recorder; City Treasurer; City Attorney: Tw Councilmen for tho first ward two Lounctimen lor tno second ward and Three Councilmen at large. Section 2. And it is hereby ordered thnt said election bo held on the said Sixth day o March. 1915. between tho hours of 8 o'clock A. M. and 8 o'clock P. M, of Baid day. Section 8. It is hereby order ed that tho following nersons be and they are hereby named and appointed as judges and clerks to act at said election, to wit: Judges for tho first ward. Day Judges D. Tallman. Mrs F. W. Valentine. Mrs. J. H. Gnmmel. Night Judges-L. B. W lson. D. E. Gonzolus, R.E.Thurmond. Judges for the second ward. Day Judges Mrs. Nora K. Corbin. Mrs. B. G. Lott, Henry l. wiustier. Night Judges John M. Shaw. ueorgo iirokaw, u. n. Lemoi, Clerks of tho first ward. Day Clerks-Mrs. R. McKin- noy, Mrs. a. A. blew. Night Clerks-T. E. Bush. E. A. Murray. Clerks of the second ward. Day Clerks Myrtle Gatton. Uilu Uillmore. Night Clerks-Clyde O. Rog. ers, Jas. n. uee. Section 4. That the votimr or polling places lor said election be and they are hereby fixed as follows to wit: Polling place for the first ward: City Library. Polling place for the second ward: The Council room at the City Hall. Section 5. The City Recorder be and is hereby ordered and di rected to give notice of said elec tion by publication in the City official newspaper as provided by law and the City Charter, al so to provide all necessary books nnd prepared stationery so as to enable the qualified electors to hold said election as hereinbe. 'ore directed. Section G. That the Chief of Police be and is hereby directed and ordered to post nil necessary notices of said election in the manner provided by law and the City Charter, which said notices shall be prepared and duly sign-1 StlAA2-Front cngc iiKurc. Price, rnee s a. H, ' Htnmpinre theCuitomcr'it IMKOIini.IlKT ir. COMPANY ! ed by the City Recorder of the said City of St. Johns nnd shall contain full information as to the hours and place of bottling said election and the offices to be fill ed thereat. , Passed by the Council this 9th day of Feb. 1915. Approved by the Mayor this 10th day of Feb. 1915. A. W. VINCENT, Mayor. Attest: A. E. DUNSMORE. Recorder. Published in the St. Johns Re view Feb. 12, 1915. City Primary Nominating! Election Notice' cry trim; vcntllalcd back. Vert Iw bujt, moderately long klrt. SUgU (ullocM through the blp. . j III accordance witlt the charter and ....... . . , J ordinance! of the city of St. Johns, Notice is hereby given that fnud under the supervision nnd direction on Saturdav. tho 6th dav of iof the city engineer. March. 1915. in tho lecture room of the Public Library, for tho First Ward, and nt tho City Hall for tho Second Ward, a Primary Nominating Election will be held, nt which tho Republican. Democratic and Progressive par ties will choose their candidates for city officers, namely: A1 Ono Mayor. Ono (Jlty Recorder. Ono City Treasurer. Ono City Attorney. Two Councilmen First Ward. Two Councilmen Second Ward. Three Councilmen at Large. Said election will bo held nt 8 o'clock a. m. and will continuo until 8 o'clock in the afternoon of said day. A. E. DUNSMORE, City Recorder. Published in the St. Johns Re view Feb. 12, 19. 26. March 5th. 1915. Proposals for Street Work Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the recorder of the citv of St. Johns until March 2ud.iQi5. at 7:30 o'clock p, m. for the Improvementof iyier at. irom tne norm line ot uawsou street to the south line of I'esscnden street, iu the manner provided bv ordinance No, 040, subject to the provis ions of the charter and ordinances of the city of St. Johns, and the estimate of the city engineer, on file. The engineer's estimate is fG,0(rJ.62 Uids must tie strictly in accordance witlt printed blanks which will be furn Uhed on application at the office of the recorder of the city of St. Johns, And said improvement must be completed on or before 6o days from the date of the last publication of this notice. No proposals or bids will be considered unless accompanied by a certified check payable to the mayor of the city of St Tohns. certified bv a resnonsltile bank for an amount equal to ten par cent, of the aggregate proposal. The rik'ut to refect any and ail bids is hereby reserved, Uy order ot Utecity council. A. R. DUNSMORE, City Recorder. Published in the St. lohns Review February 12, 19, and 26, 1915. St. Johns. Oregon. Feb. 11th. 915. Editor Review: I under stand that it is reported that I sold my laundry route to the St. ohns Laundry and then left them without notice. I wish to state that I gave my laundry business gratis, and worked hard for six months to get the aundry started but failed and I gave due notice of my change back to I'ortland. and did not try to hold them up for S500 or $800 for my business as others did. All I ask for is a square deal. Yours truly, Charles E. Royer. Adv. ' I o uutu witn rmorold. $2.00 FREE STAMPS This Coudoh Good For lce. forlhenf Ten 10 S. & II. FREE II preoented iion inaltlnn n purc)me mnount. Iiik to OOc or more, tlirw ntnmp will be In nd illlloti to tcgiilartninpt (,'lircii with the purchtie Not Good After Fob. 20 COUCH & CO. GuncrnI Mdsc. Columbia 137 ST. JOHNS, ORU. I RESOLUTION II Is resolved hy the City ol St. Johni, Oregon: Tlmt It dccmi It expedient nnd nccct nary to Improve Oswego Street from tlic North side line of Columbln lllvd. to the South side line of Smith Avenue in the City of St. Johns In the following manner to wit: Ily urndhiK " strip 18 feet wide on ciich side of Mild street; to gride or sub grade to be established mid finished to conform with center of street and by lay curb on both side of said street with nescssary cement cross walks nnd iron gutters. Work to be done according' to the plans and n n c c i ft c a 1 1 o n . of the i city engineer on file in the office ui me v-uy ivctumcr reunite uicrcuj, which said plans and specifications ami estimates are satisfactory nnd are hereby ntmroved. Said linnrnvrtnrnt to lie I . That t,,c co,t of M. .Improvement That the cost of said improvement to be assessed ns provided by the city chart cr upon tne property especially and par ticularly benefited thereby, nnd which is hereby declared to be nil of lots, parts of lots, blocks and parcels ol land between the termini of such improvements nbut - , street, from die marginal lines of said ling upon nuinceui or nproxitnate to said sircci uacK to tne center oi ine uiock or blocks or tracts of land abutting thereon or proximate thereto. That nil the property included in said improvement district nforesaid is hereby declared to be "Local Improvement Dis trict No. 121." That the city engineer's assessment of the probable total cost of said im provement of said street Is f 3050.88. That the cost of said street to be as sessed against the property In said local assessment district as provided by the charter of the City or St. Johns. Adopted by the council this 2nd day of February. 1915. A. n. DUKSMORU, Recorder. Published in the St. Johns Review Feb. 5 and 12, 1015. RESOLUTION i It is resolved by the City of St. Johns, Oregon: That it deems it expedient and neces sary to improve Swenson street from the north side line of Myers street to the West side line of Oswego, street iu the city of St. Johns in the following manner, to wit: Pv grading the same to grade or sub grade and laying a 4 foot cement side walk and an 8 foot curb on both sides of said street with necessary cement cross walks und iron gutters. Work to be done according to the plans and specifications of the city engi neer on file in the office of the city recorder relative thereto, which said plans and specifications and estimates are satisfactory and are hereby approved. Said improvements to be made iu accordance with the charter and ordinances of the city of St, Johns, and under the supervision and direction of the city engineer. That the cost of said improvement to be assessed as provided by city charter upon the property especially and particularly benefitted thereby, and which is hereby declared to be all of lpts parts of lots, blocks and parcels of land between the termini of such improve ments abutting upon, adjacent or prox imate to said street from the marginal lines of said street back to the center of the block or blocks or tracts of land abutting thereon or proximate thereto. Tim all the property Included in said' improvement district aforesaid is hereby decipjed to be Local Improvement dis i ct No. 122. That the city engineer's assessment of the probable total cost of said improve ment of said street is 4,037.86. That the cost of said street be assessed against the property in said local assessment district as pro vided bv the charter of the city of St. Johns. Adopted by the council this 2nd day of February, 1915. A. II, UUNSMORE, Recorder. Published in the St. lohns Review February 6 and 12, 1915.