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Hlitorical Soolity St. Johns is Calling You Hat ieven churches. Hat a moit promising future. Distinctively n manufacturing city Adjoint the city of Portland. Hat nearly 6,000 population. Hat a public library. Taxable property, f4,5O0.O0O. Hat large dry docks, taw mills j Woolen mills, iron works, Stove works, asbestos factory, Ship building plant, Veneer and excelsior plant. Flour mill, planing mill, Box factory, and othert. More induttriet coming. St Johns It the place for YOU. St. Johns is Calling You It tecond in number of Industries. It seventh in population. Cart to Portland every 16 min. Hat navigable water on 3 sidet. Hat finest gas and electricity. Has two strong banks. Hat five large school houses. Hat abundance of purest water. Has hard turface streets. Has extensive sewerage system. Has fine, modern brick city hall. Has good payroll monthly. Ships monthly many cart freight. All railroads have access to it. Is gateway to Portland harbor. Climate ideal and healthful. ST. JOHNS REVIEW Devoted to (he Interest! of the Peninsula, the Manufacturing Center of the Northwest VOI. II ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 5. 1915. NO 17 COUNCIL MEET Matters of Importance Receive Attention All members were present at the regular meeting of the city council Tuesday evening, with Mayor Vincent, presiding. A petition for an arc light at the intersection of Edison and Reno streets, and, a lire hydrant at the intersection of Reno and Hayes streets were referred to the water and light committee for recommendation. H. A. Hnrrer asked that his liquor license be transferred to Luithle & Surber of Vancouver, Wash., which was granted upon recommendation of the liquor license committee. A communication from the Commercial Club asked that the council request the county com missioners to install a pumping apparatus for lire protection upon the St. Johns ferry; that the matter of a public rest room bo acted unon: that steps on ta ken toward the improvement with hard surface of Pittsburg street bowcen Crawford and the ferry landing; that the council In vestigate the merits of wood block surface for the street; that Columbia boulevard be tweon Dawson and Jersey streets bo repaired, and that the cross ing at the intersection of W ilium otto boulevard and Richmond street bo placed in proper condi tion. Councilman Gradcn stated that ho had noted in an evening paper that the county commis sioners had ordered a pumping outfit installed on the ferry, and no action was taken until this report could bo verified. A com mittee of Councilmcn Waldrcf, DaviB and Munson was appoint ed to confer with the Commercial Club rclativo to the rest room proposition. A resolution direct ed the engineer to prcparo the plans and specifications for the improvement of Pittsburg street between Crawford street and the ferry landing on motion of Councilman Waldorf. Tho en gineer stated that ho had arrang ed for remedying tho defect at the Willametto boulevard cross ing, and that ho would look af ter Columbia boulevard. It was also decided that the matter of wood blocks would be investi gated as to their merits. A petition was presented for the improvement of Hayes street between Philadelphia and Catlin streets by grade, sidewalk and 12 foot curb was received and tho city attorney directed to draft a resolution starting proceedings. Reports of tho chief of police, city trea3uror and ccordor for tho month of February were read and accepted. The following bids wero re ceived on tho improvement of Tyler street between Dawson street and Smith avenue; V. W. Mason. $5,193.70; M. T. Swan. $5,528.87: Cochran-Nut-ting& Co., $4,962.06; Hnhn & Rebman, $5,018.89; Andrew & Harrer, $4,827.15. Tho latter bid being the lowest, it was accepted. An Ordinance providing the timo and manner of improving Swensan street between Myers and Oswego streets was passed, as was also an ordinance assess ing tho cost of improving Stan ford street between Burr and Buchanan streets. An ordinance providing that the proposition of merging St. Johns with Portland was handed in by Councilman Graden. Some of tho councilmen were loath to pass it for the reason that they wanted a week to study it over. D. C, Lewis stated that it had been drawn by the city attorney of Portland and was perfectly good. The council seemed to believe that it should have been drafted by Mr. Parker, or at least approved by him. Mr. A. V. Davis aroused the ire of the council when he stated they had to pass it, and wanted it passed Tuesday even ing, although a week later would have been sufficient time. The ordinance was finally pass ed by a four to three vote, Coun cilman Waldref, Chadwick and Munson voting in the negative. A resolution directing the en gineer to prepare the plans for the sidewalkingof Chicagp street between Willamette boulevard and Smith avenue was adopted. O. J. Gatzmyer, representing the board of censorship, asked that the censorship ordinance be amended whereby the board should be more passive than ac- Concerning the Censors Was very much pleased to s"be that there was at least one who had the courage of their convic tions, and came out openly in support of the Censor Ordinance. Where are tho other one hund red and sixty-five who petition ed to have his law created? Do they not krow that their "pet" is about 'o be annihilated, if they do not come to its rescue, and prove to a majority of the voters of this community that censorship is a good thing? Or. is this "censor business" of such a nature that it will not stand publicity come, lot us make use of our valuable paper, and reason on these important issues as they come before us. And now I beg leave to mnke reply to the author of the article in tho Review of Feb. 12 enti tled "Aimed for Public Good." Judging from the tone of tho same I felt as though the writ er's intentions were good, but I most assuredly disagree with her, as to her method of raising the standard of morals of the community. In the first place, she would burn all the novels now In exist once, and at tho same time would have created a law. pro hibiting the publication of them. Now then, as I understand the term, "novels" in this con ncction means fictitious talcs. There are in existence many hundred books of fiction, that contain beautiful romances, and Indeed, arc an inspiration for good to many persons. And at the same timo tuoro may be as many, and perhaps more nov els that are not at all uplifting, still they could hardly be called degrading. And again, there are tons and tons oi uooks, l Mil booklets, and storycttcs that arc an nctuardetriment to tho unde veloped mind. Where, now would you begin l . a k burning works of fiction and whore would you stop? Theroforo I would suggest. that instead of undertaking tho impracticable, lot us insist on tho truth being taught at all times, that is. only that which can be substantiated, anytning e so is fiction. The minds of the children as well as adults of tho past and prosont generation havo been molded principally on ueuoi.aim not from knowlodge. Is it nny wonder that minds are easily in fluenced by what is seen and heard? Give us minus that arc devel oped by teaching and studying of Scientific truths, then wo will havo no need of censor bonrds. Yours for a free race.mentally and physicnlly. R. C. Stokes. Will Sing at Theatre Margaret O'Connor Willum- sen. the weisn Nightingale oi St. Johns, will sing at the Columbia Theater tomorrow, Saturday, evening. Mrs. Ethel Tracy will preside at the piano. tive. and only called into action when complaint had been made concerning objectionable matter or pictures. The city attorney, however, decided that it was too late to amend the ordinance, since a petition had been filed to place same upon the ballot at the April election. Mayor Vincent was then call ed away and President of the Council Garlick took the chair. As there were several matters yet to receive attention, relative to proposed charter amend ments, and the hour was late, council adjourned to meet Thurs day evening. Wanted, housework Well ex perienced. Age 21. 1215 E. Charleston street, St. Johns, Oregon. Miss Minnie Teske. COMMERCIAL Club Takes Up Matters of Local Importance At the weekly meeting of the board of governors of the Com merclnl Club at lunch Tuesday noon, the applications of Albert B. Wrinkle and Eugene Hiatt wero accented and they were admitted to membership. A communication from The Dnlles-Celilo Canal Celebratinc (inmmittnn inviltntr Sr.. .Tnhntj ; people to participate in a series of celebrations in honor of tho formnl opening of The Dalles Cnlilo canal of tho Columbia river was received. Celebrations will bo staged at various points on the Columbia and its tributa ries May 3 to 8. An extensive celebration will bo held at Port land May Gth. Tho matter of pump installa tion upon the St. Johns ferry boat is being vigorously pushed along, and it was decided to in vitc the cooperation of the city council in urging tho county commissioners to install same. Tho proposed improvement of Pittsburg street between Craw ford and the ferry Innding was discussed, and Secretary Know- lcs was directed to indite a com municntion to the city counci asking that this street be hard surfaced, with prefcrenco given to wood blocks. Tho subiect of wooden blocks lor street paving was discussed by tho governors favorably. II. E. Ponne stated that if wooden blocks, which havo been proving highly suc ccssful in other cities, wero used more extensively in this region the probabilities were that the saw mill here would now be running. Tho city council was asked to mako a thorough inves tigation ol their merits. It was also decided to nsk fur ther cooperation of the city coun cil in establishing n waiting and rest room on Jersey street. rno committee on the morirer question was instructed to invite speakers from both tho Merger and Anti-merger clubs to dis cuss the question from tho differ ont points of views, tho dnto for the speaking to bo announced later. Tho efforts of tho club tosccuro better car service has borno some fruit, as the company gave notuicntion ol tho fact t lint more additional trains had been put on tho run betweon St. Johns and Portland. Tho secretary was requested to take up tho matter of renairintr Columbia boulevard with tho city council. The regular monthly meeting of tho Club will be held next Wednesday oven ncr. March 10th, beginning at 8 o'clock. The meeting will be followed by dancing and card playing. All members of the Club are urged to bo present. Feeding Big Snake After being imported from In dia, the largest snake caged in tho Lincoln Park aoo.at Chicago. steadfastly refused to take nour- shment and was believed to bo gradually starving to death. In the several months of his cap tivity his weight decreased from 800 to 215 lbs. Numerous moth ods for rousing him wero tried without success, until a food gun was purchased and tho reptile fed forcibly. The instrument is provided with a largo cylinder and a plunger actuated by a crank. The snako was taken from his cage, given a hot bath, during which his summer coat was removed, and then placed on a board, 50 ft. in length, at tho end of which tho food gun with its cylinder, loaded with 20 lb. of chopped pork and beef mixed with fresh pig's blood, was mounted. Tho strength of 20 men was required to carry out this operation. A board through which a circular hole was drilled was then inserted between the reptile's jaws, and a tube extending from the noz zle of the food machine passed through this into his throat. The crank was turned, and the meat forced into the snake. Be fore tho operation was finishec 50 lb. of the mixture was dis posed of in this manner, and the snake was returned to his cage. From the March Popular Mechanics' Magazine. For Apply street. Sale Two good cows, at 913 E. Charleston An Open Letter Rev. Charles M. Smith, St. Johns, Oregon. Dear Sir: As I was out of the city when you replied to some things I said in my lectures in the Christian church a few weeks since. will give you a few reasons for believing that I told tho truth. You deny the truth of what I Baid of the trial of Galileo by tho inquisition for teaching that the sun is fixed in the cen ter of tho world and that the earth moves around it. I could prove this by many authorities. but will only quote from one. "He was again cited before the In quisition. and again failed to display the courage of his opln ions, declaring that since his former trial in 1610 he had never held tho Copernican theory. Such a declaration, naturally, was not taken seriously, and in spite of it ho was condemned as vehemently suspected of heresy to incarceration at the pleasure of the tribunal and to rccito tho seven penitential psalms once a week for three years." (The Catholic Encyclopedia.) Tho Copernican system tenches that the sun is in the center and that tho earth and other planets move around it. You deny that there is a law In tho Catholic church prohibit ing bible reading. I'lensc read the 14. Canon of tho Coun cil of Toulouse in 1229 which iULUHID U1U IMlbJT iU IIUYU III their possession nny copies of the books of the Old and Now Testament, except tho Psalter, and such portions as aro contain ed in the lircv ary. or the Hours of the Virgin, and most stric.tly forbids these works in tho vulgar tongue." Has this law over been repealed? it Bcems' not in tho light of tho following statements: You aro aware, venornblo brethren, that n certain Bible society is impudently spreading throughout tho world, which, despising tho tradition of tho holy Fathers and the decree of tho Council of Trent, is endeav oring to translate, or rather to pervert the Scriptures into tho vernacular of all nations ... .It Ib to be feared that by false in terpretation, the gospel of Christ will becomo the gospel of men, or still worso, tho gospel of tho devil. Tho popo then urges tho bishops to admonish their flocks that owing to humnn temerity, moro harm than good may come from indiscriminate Bible Read ing." Popo Leo XII. "These crafty Bible societies, which.ronow tho ancient guile of leretics, cease not to thrust their Bibles upon all men, even the unlearned, their Bibles, which mvo been translated against tho laws of tho churches, and often contain false explanations of tho text. Thus, tho 'divine raditions. the teaching of the fathers, and the authority of the Catholic Church are rejected. and every ono in his own way interprets tho words of tho Lord, and distorts their meaning, thereby falling into miserable errors." Pope Pius IX. Both of the above quotations are from tho Catholic Encyclope dia. You deny what I said about in dulgences. I said that indulgen ces mean that by paying a stip ulated sum of money the penal ty for sin can bo removed. Your own.Encyclopedia confirms this. In sneaking of the penalties im posed forsln, fasting is mention ed as one of them, and also the giving of alms instead of a part of tho fast is mentioned; and then the writer adds: "The practice of substituting tho recitation of psalms or the giv ing of alms for a portion of the fast is also sanctioned in the Irish Synod of 807." I also said that John letzei in formed those who bought indul- cences lrom him mat as soon as tho money rattled in the bot tom of the chest, tho soul would fly liberated to heaven. The Catholic Encyclopedia confirms this. It gives from Tetzel the following: "As soon as the gold in tho casket rings, The rescued soul to heaven springs," and from Luther: "Who loves not wine and wife and song, Remai.ns a fool his life long," and then adds."Thoufjh verbally spurious, can in both instances bo in sub stance unfailingly traced to the writings of their respective au thors. By Tetzel they are sub stantially acknowledged in his Frankfort theses. Here he ac cepted the mere school opinion of a few obscure writers which overstepped the contents of pa pal indulgence bulls." You deny that the Jesuits taught the doctrine of expedien- (Concludod on fourth page) THE LIBRARY Interesting Notes For the Library Patrons Hours: Afternoon, 12:00 to 6:S0. Evening. 7:00 to 9:00. Sunday, 2:30 to 5:30. Mr. Homan's list of varieties of roses recommended to be grown in Portland gardens, may bo seen at the library. The list' is divided by color into white, pink and rose colored, yellow and yellowish carmine and red. crimson and dark red, delicate shades. Then from all of these are chosen twelve which are "probably the best roses of different colors, for gardens In Portland." Is your pruning all done? Have you consulted Bailey's pruning book? It is a busy man's book 'practical and to the point. Did your potatoes pay for their cultivation and ground last year? I ind out how others have made a success of this crop, I no li brary can furnish tho following authorities: Frnsor- -Tho Potato. A practical treatise. Grubb-Tho Potato. Tho author has grown a largo acreage ol potatoes lor years and has made a careful study of the practical side of potato growing nil over tho world. Terry A. B. C. of Potato Cul ture. How to grow them in thclarg- est quantity, and of the finest quality with tho least expendi ture of time and labor. Why not mix your own ferti lizers this year and give each soil and each plant just what it needs instead of applying a store mix ture indiscriminately, depending on luck for results vorhees' book, Fertilizers, gives the source, character and composi tion of natural, homemade and manufactured fertilizers and suggestions ns to their use for different crops and, conditions. A group of books for the housekeeper: Campbell 1 ho Easiest Way in Housekeeping and Cooking. Evening Star Grange-Cook Book. Practical recipes on all sub jects furnished by members of tho grange. Gibbs LcssonB on tho Proper Feeding of tho Family. ror Housekeepers with vary ing incomes from tho very poor est to those having as much as $25 a week. Glover "Dame Curtsey's" Book of Candy Making. Herrick and Harland Consoli dated Library of Modern Cook ing. Herrick First Aid to tho Young Housekeeper. Hill-Book of Entrees. Keen With a Saucepan Over tho Sea. Quaint and dolicious recipes from tho kitchens of foreign countries. Kellogg Homo Furnishing. Practical and Artistic. Parloa Homo Economics. A guide to household manage ment. Reed Every day Desserts. Seaman Expert Cleaner. Accurnto and effective meth ods in every particular of house hold cleaning. City Primary Nominating Election Notice Notice is hereby given that on baturday, tho uth day ol March, 1915. in tho lecture room of tho Public Library, for tho First Ward, and at tho City Hall for tho Second Ward, a Primary Nominating Election will be icld, at which the Republican. Democratic and Progressive par ties' will choose their candidates for city officers, namely: One Mayor. One City Recorder. One City Treasurer. One City Attorney. Two Councilmen First Ward. Two Councilmen Second Ward. Three Councilmen at Large. Said election will be held at 8 clock a. m. and will continue 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. Who Said So? St. Johns, Oregon, March 2nd, 1915. To the Editor the Review: inj your issue ol the UGth you published a short item from the Oregonian to the effect: "That at Salem I mounted the Sneak er's rostrum and invited tho members of the House to visit St. Johns, the best City m Ore gon,' " and then you proceeded, through tho columns of your pa per, by indirection, to create the impression that duo to the above statement, I must necessarily bo against merging with Portland. I did mako the statement attri buted to me; and after St. Johns shall merge with Portland, St. Johns will still remain. I never lived in a community for which I did not boost, and I never liv ed in a community that I thought so good, that conditions could not bo improved with work, but why all this fright, and why all these prophecies of ill omen? And why not a campaign of Truth? The Merger bill is sim ply a Democratic measure; it simply provides a way, and com pels no one. Let the people rulo Is a good slogan. We are told: If St. Johns votes to Merge, St. Johns will lose its free ferry. How, Mr. Editor? Who said so? The ferry is due to a Legislative act, and it would require a legislative act to do away with it, provid ing public sentiment would con sent. Wo aro again told: If wo mcrgo with Portland St. Johns will lose the High School. How? Who said so? By what author ity did he speak? Do you not know that all the several high schools in Portland aro full to overflowing and that the Jeffer son High School is filled to the basement, and that another high school is needed. Do you not also know that James John gave tho ground in St. Johns for the High School conditional? And that tho same cannot bj removed, and then do you not know that no ono in au thority has acted or even hinted at removal and that tho "Remov al Cry" is political buncombo? And, again, tho school teachers havo been told, if we mergo thoy will loso thoir jobs. How, Mr. Editor, and by whose acts? Do you not know that tho last legislature passed an act which has been signed by tho- Gover nor, against Just such a thing? Again, wo hear tho rumor: Wo w ill loso tho Po co Force, fire station and everything else. Now, who snid we would? Bo fairl Was It not somo ono who wishes to hold a city office, or some one who wants us to vote $130,000 for a water plant not worth one-third tho sum Wo nre told f wo merge wo cannot then get Bull Run water! Who Btartcd this falso alarm? Tho same storios woro circulated in every other town ever taken into Portland, yet every other town recoived tho water, and at Portland prices, and such will bo tho case here. St. Johns can purchase the water plant at tho prico of "Thirty Dollnrs" per head, whilo if wo permit Port land to do the buying, it will cost not to exceed ten cents per head. Which is tho better plan? Any person who will change his vote on the impossible sto ries now being circulated about the things St. Johns will loso if the people vote to merge, ought to bo in the asylum at Salem, I havo not stated where I stand, but I do think tho campaign' should be placed on higher grounds than those now being fought over. If wo merge, St. Johns will get cheap water, or water at tho same prico Portland peoplo get tho same for, all rumors or fa bles to tho contrary. D. C. Lewis. Mr. Lewis hurls an avalanche of "Who Saids" at tho Editor, and apparently expects us to re- Ely. Somo of tho "calamities" e mentions we never heard of. For instance the prospective loss of the free ferry is one. That was secured to us through tho efforts of ono of our most prominent citizens, K. C.Couch, who had the interests of St. Johns at heart and who sought to build up rather than destroy, when he was a member of the Legislature, and is one of tho few things merging cannot steal from us. There is no objection on tho part of tho Antis that the measure will bo placed on tho ballot. Let the people rule, sa"ys Mr. Lewis, and yet when tho peoplo turned down at the polls a couple of years ago the sort of measure that Mr. Lewis had passed at tho last Legisla ture and under the provisions of which the merger vote will be taken next month, Mr. Lewis was not so anxious to let the people rule. So he has been trying to override the will of the people since, and by an artfully constructed constitu tional amendment by which the people presumed it would require a majority of the qualified elect ors interested to complete a mer ger, the measure carried. Then Mr. Lewis sought to again over ride the voice of the people and had a bill introduced whereby a majority of those voting at the election should complete a merger. Now ho cries "Let tho people rule." Is that hypocrisy or what is it? Tho trouble is Mr. Lowis wants the people to rule the way he wants them to. As to the high school, that is a question that neither Air. Lew is or the editor can accurately answer. Tho only thing cither can do is merely to guess. It is true that tho high school build ing can be used for high school purposes only, but that docs not mean that all the present classes would have to be maintained one class will hold the building. As to the teachers losing their jobs, we do not know who ad vanced that unpleasant infor mation : not tho editor, however. Why should they loso their jobs if competent and satisfactory Who says the rumors "we will loso tho police force, fire sta tion," etc., is not weil founded? If Mr. Lewis, how does he know? Bo fair, Mr. Lewis, and let the truth shine out. Mr. Lewis asks Who wants us to voto MiKi.uuu for a water plant not worth one-third the sum?" The Rnilroad Commission, far moro capable to judge than Mr. Lewis.has decided different ly. It is not the purpose of tho Review to advocate the pur- chnso of the water plant, except to suggest that if tho peoplo aro not satisfied with tho price of water, the remedy is at hand. But in simple justice to tho com pany it. may bo stated that the Railroad Commission found.thnt. the actual value of tho plant, less depreciation, two years ago was over 589.000. that 57500 worth of pipe in East St. Johns was not included in the estimate. that $10,000 worth of pipe has been added since, and the fran chise lb worth considerable, whether a mergor is effected or not. Tho Company now, accord ing to its books, has thirty-one miles of iron pipes and only ono and one-half miles of wooden pipes in tho ground at the pres ent time. Tho pipe alone cannot bo purchased at the price Mr. Lowis states the wholo plant is worth. Any mnn who bellovos that the St. Johns Water Com pany would not receive full value for its plant in case of mergor and Portland purchased it, should note what Portland has paid for tho water plants it has acquired. Thoy PAY for utilitiotf in Portland and do not practic ally steal them, ns Mr. Lowis would seem to havo us believe. Ho neglected to mention that it took Album a number of yours to Becuro lower water rates after consolidation, or that tho price paid for tho plant was far in ox cess of that asked for tho St. Johns plant, and much inforior as well. But such littlo things will escape one's momory some times. Any one who doos not know where Mr. Lewis stands on tho merger question aftor reading his article above ought also bo placed in the asylum at Salem. Since Mr. Lowis wants a cam paign of Truth, why does ho de viate from it in regard to tho value of tho water plant, and why not give us a few facts in stead of assertions, which any ono can mako? Givo us assur ance of what wo will get, and how soon wo will got it. Tho truth is just what we want, Mr. Lewis. Ed. To Sell or Exchange I havo somo choice unincum bered property in Shoridan. Yamhill county, Oregon, that I wish to sell or exchange for desirable property in St. Johns. For further information, call on DR. W. J. GILSTRAP, First National Bank bldg., St. Johns, Oregon. Auto for hiro by day, hour or trip, at very reasonable rates. Good opportunity for parties of four or less to make a trip into the country at a low price. H. M. Waldref, 609 Fessenden street. Phone Columbia 200. Not th labal on your papor,