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St. Johns is Calling You Is second in number I Industries. Is seventh in reputation. Cars to Port Und every 16 mln. Has navigable water on 3 tides. Has (inert caa and elettliehy. Mas J strong banks. Has five large school house, lias abundance ol purest water. I las hard surface streets. Has extensive sewerage system. Has fine, modem brick city lialL Has Rood payroll monthly. Ships monthly many cars Ireiiibt. All railroads have access to it. Is gateway to Portland harbor. Climate Ideal and healthful. 4 ST. JOHNS REVIEW I Dsvoted (o the Interests of the Peninsula, the Manulicturlnj Center of lb Northwest VOL. II ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 14. 1915. NO 27 St. Johns is Calling You Ha seven churches. Hai a moil prom'ning future. Distinctively a manufacturing city Adjoint the city of Portland. Hat neatly 6,000 population. Haa a public library. Taxable property, f 4,500.000. Haa large dry dock, saw mlllaj Woolen mill, iron worka, Stove works, asbestos factory, Ship building plant. Veneer and excelsior plant, Flour mill, planing mill, Dox factory, and others. More industries coming. St Johns is the place for, YOU. V COUNCIL MEETS Matters of Importance Receive Attention All members wore present at the regular meeting of the city council Tuesday evening with Mayor Muck presiding. A remonstrance was register ed against acceptance of the improvement of St. Johns ave nue by a number of property owners on the ground of poor workmanship, while several other property owners attested that the improvement was en tirely satisfactory to them. The matter was held over for a woe!t for investigation and re port by the street committee. The Star Sand Company asked for permission to erect a dock on the river extending from Richmond street to the plant of the St. Johns Lumber Company. The question was raised as to whether or not the end of Char leston street which tho dock would cover was over vacated. and tho matter was referred to the city attorney for investiga . .tion. Charles Mensingcr, roprc senting the coninany. also asked for permission to improve half of Richmond street, which granted. Tho monthly reports of city recorder, treasurer wns the nnd chief of nolico were read und re ferrcd to the finance committee. Bills totalling $555.35 were nl- . The acceptance of TyW Btfeet was held over for more complete .report by tho street committee. .. The engineer's plans and spec 'iRcntions for tho improvement of Leonard street wcro accepted, -and an ordinanco establishing the grade thereof ordered drawn. ' Tho following bids wero ro- .cei'ved on the improvement of Chicago street between Willnm otte boulevard and Smith ave nue: Martin. Loeifelman & Os wald. $3025.37: Andrew & liar rer, $3637.73; Mhrkwart & Co., $3517.86;' II aim & Rebman. $3, 559.64; V. W. Mason. $3772.15; Elliott Contract Co.. $38-13.44; Cochran-Nutting & Co.. $3616. 20. Tho bid of R. Mnrkwart & Co. was tho lowest, but tho en gineer discovered that no provis ion for iron gutters had been made in tho bid, and that of Hahn & Rebman being the next lowest bid, they were award ed tho contract. An ordinance assessing the cost ot improving Oswego street was passed, on motion of Coun cilman Graden. Tho third reading of tho dog ordinance was hold over for an other week. Councilman Graden and Mar tin wero appointed by tho coun cil to accompany a committeo from the Commercial Club on n visit totho Port of Portland Commissioners in an endeavor to secure a contribution from the Commission toward the con struction of tho roadway near the dry (jocks. Secretary Know lea of the Commercial club stat ed that 'the Commission had de clined t6 help pay the cost for tho reason that tho road was not completed as first contemplated, and it was now proposed to sub mit a, proposition whereby the road would be continued by the city to connect with tho dry dock provided tho anticipated contri bution was forthcoming. Councilman Cook, chairman of the street committee, stated that he believed the streets now paved could be kept in a clean condition by the expenditure of not to exceed $10 per week by the' employment of needy men who were unable to do hard work, and-he was authorized, in icon nection with the balance of the street committee, to use their own judgment in the matter. It was decided that cement crosswalks be placed at tho in tersection of Philadelphia street lind Willamette boulevard, under direction of the street commit tee and engineer, the work to be 1 done by the day. J.' B. Fletcher, and William Edmondson, local plumbers, ask editor an opportunity to bid on the fixtures to be installed at the new comfort station, and it was decided that bids on same be solicited. " J. E. Hiller, S. W. Rogers and L. B.'Chipman were appointed viewers on tho opening and ex tension of Mohawk street west ofWillamette boulevard. , .The matter of appointment of appointive officers was then broached, and the mayor stated that" he favored keeping all on Will Build Big Dock What will be ono of the most unique and all-round serviceable docks on the Pacific Coast, a contract for tho construction of which wns let this mornintr. is to be built at St. Johns by the Star Sand Co., of Portland. It will be used for handling sand and gravel, for taking care of ballast for ships and as a lime and cement warehouse. A plan also is under way for bringing coal from Philadelphia to that dock and loading ships at the same point with lumber for New! Orleans for distribution at Mis sisstppi and Ohio river points. The dock is to cost from $35.- 000 to $40,000, nnd its construc tion will bo started within the next 15 days. The contract is to be rushed and it is expected to bo ready for occupancy within 10 weeks after tho actual con struction starts, according to C. Mensingcr, at the head 'of the Star Sand Co. The structure is to bo 3G0 feet long nnd 150 feet deep. Three roadways under neath will permit teams to go under the dock, and material will drop and quickly fill the con veynnccs. A specialty is to be mado in taking care of the bal last brought here by the ships, providing tho best facilities of that sort now on tho river. "Arrangements are being mude," said Mensingcr this morning, "for a cargo of coal to bo brought from New Orleans by a vessel und to load her hero with lumber for tho return trip to that port. A party from tho East is coming horo to inquire into that matter. I he proposal is to bnrco coal down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers to Now Orleans nnd to bring it hero in a largn carrier. On discharging her coal at tho new dock, it is the intention to load her with lumber for the return trip to Now Orlenns. River boats will tnko tho lumber from there to various points on tho Ohio and Mississippi as far as Pittsburg." Mensingcr cxnluinsthnt under the present system it costs $11 a ton in freight charges to land Pennsylvania coal at Portland. By 'barging down tho Ohio nnd Mississippi, ho says tho fuel can bo brought here at $3 a ton. Tho freight on lumber by rail from Portland to Pittsburg, ho Btates, is $20 a thousand feet, and much of the product is being shipped in that way. Through Now Orleans and bystenmcrsup tho rivers ho believes it can be forwarded from hero to Pitts burg at about $10 a thousand feet. Telegram. tho job for tho present. Coun cilman Perrine stated that ho favored u change in the ofilco of chief of police, that while he had no malice toward tho pres ent chief, yet it was customary to mako a chance when new offi cers were elected, nnd that many Eeoplo had requested that this e done. Councilman Grnden stated that tho people had voted for a change, and ho also was strongly in favor of doing so. Councilman Downey said he be lieved a change in any depart ment was uncalled for and un necessary, that all have been Jiving good satisfaction and he iad heard no comnlnints of in efficiency, and wouldn't care if all wero retained after merging had taken place. Councilman Perrine finally made the motion that the mayor appoint a chiof of police, but the motion was lost by a live to two vote. Council- men Perrine and Graden voting in the affirmative. It has become a popular belief that a railroad company is organ ized for the sole purpose of rob bing the public. This belief has not grown up and flourished in our midst without a vestige of facts for ropting. Still, while they have been, in certain in stances, taking away from us with one hand, they have been returning to us in the way of taxes, increased land values. wages, service, et cetera, with the other hand,. In short, while they have grabbed a con siderable number of our hard earned dollars, they have given us in return a great, splendid country in which to live. But for the railroads we would still be wearing cooriskin caps, de pending on'our trusty(?) flint locks for the next meal, and chasing or being- chased by Indians between whiles. You and I must not forget these things when we have a little dab of freight to be hauled. -Inter- Mountain Journal. NU the Ufeal en ywr piper. Wood Block Paving N. E. Ayer of the St. Johns Lumber Company was quoted in an excellent and highly inter esting article on paving streets with wood blocks, which ap peared in a recent issue of the Portland Daily Journal, as fol lows: Champs Elysees in Paris is said to be the finest street in nl the world. It is paved with wood blocks. "Portland at the present time has about 375 miles of paved streets," said N. E. Ayer. presi dent of the St. Johns Lumber company. If wood blocks had been used, it would have taken about 300.000.000 fcetof ourlum ber, which is as much lumber as one of the biggest mills in the city would saw in four and a qdnrtor years; what might have been and from now on should be, a tremendous help to our most important industry. La bor in lumber is $6 to $1 for stumpngc. In Portlnnd comparatively lit tic wood block pavement has been put down. Minneapolis has 638.000 square yards and is now using wood blocks nearly entire ly and Indinnnpolis has 500,000 square yards. Nearly all of the wood pavement wo now have in Portlnnd is a dis grace to our good timber, to tho preservative used, even to the logger, to tho mill, and to the contractor who laid them; where as, the cost has been at least 30 per cent in excess of what it should have been. There nro, however, a few yards of wood pavement hero, that aro giving good satisfaction. These sumplcs nro on tho upper part of Fourth street, a fow other Biimplo jobs, and n fairly good job has been done on tho First street bridge. Most of tho wood blocks laid on the lower part of Fourth street and those on East Morrison street nnd on the Broad way bridge, aro a disgraco to the community. k 'That these blocks aro in disre pute is no fault of tho wood blocks themselves, but is duo to tho method in which they were put down and the engineering feature connected with them. The city of Portland does not pay for its street improvements, they nro paid by the property owners. Frequently street im provements hnve been started during ono administration and finished in another. Wo hnvo had a number of city engineers, but no ono in ofilco long enough, or with sufficient knowledge or with sufficient interest, to seo that tho best re sults could hnvo been obtained in efficiency, durability and ap pearance, Where other cities hnvo discovered, and wo think no ono can deny, that wood blocks make the best pavement known. Generally tho specifica tions and method of laying, nnd conditions under which they have been laid have been wrong. Tho worst of these wrongs is thnt no provision hns been nindo for proper foundation drainace. This is especially truo of tho lower part of Fourth street nnd tho East Morrison street jobs. In wet weather these blocks lay in a bed of water and as traffic comes along, it forces the blocks looso and a pumping action takes place, causing a powerful hy draulic pressure, which ruins the blocks themselves and the surrounding foundation. On the Broadway bridge the blocks aro laid on a sand cush ion, which allows tho blocks to slido all around causing uneven surfaces, and the blocks to break or become shattered. Poor sur face drainage was provided as well as no foundation drainage. Apparently what has been ev ery one's business is no one's business. At many und various times in the past tho sawmill men have endeavored to enthuse the property owners and city officials for a more extensive use of wooden blocks for paving, but they have never given the mat ter the right kind of attention or thought to do this work prop erly, also to combat the methods employed by people interested in other classes of paving. If the city paid for paving, no doubt the results would have been different. If any person or company had a financial interest in the matter, no doubt they would have given sufficient and the right kind of thought and study to the matter, and seen to it that the work was done in the proper manner and under proper conditions. Douglas fir is one of the best woods known for paving blocks. It is strong and durable and has the advantage of making a less In Need of Employment Elderly lady desires light work, such as taking care of children, or assisting with house work. Will core for children during absence of parents in the evenings. Lenvo address at this office. Wanted Work of any kind by a widow with five small children to support. Owing to hnrd times and scurcity of work she is be hind with her rent and must have work. Apply at 115 W. Tyler street. Widow with three children de sires licht work to do at home Because of poor health cannot do hard lutinn or heavy wnshings. Can do plain sewing, crochet, light washings, irings, etc. Apply at 229 W. Mohawk. The above three cases have boon thoroughly investigated by the Quid Libct Club and arc most worthy of tho help of the good people of this city. They aro all industrious, willing work ers but owing to the hard times have been unable to sccuro much work. If you desire to secure tho services of a good, strong. capable woman go to 115 Tyler street, oho wil work by tho any or hour at reasonable rates. Many weeks this past winter her earn ings havoonly amounted to SI. 50 and seldom has sho worked more than three days a week. This is a very small sum out of which to feed nnd clotho herself and five small children and pay rent. If you have any plain sowintr or light wnshing, or ironing tnko it to 220 W. Mohawk street. Who in tho city will glvo a good home nnd some remunera tion to a bright, well read elder ly widow Sho has been ill for a year but is now well enough to be n mother's helper or wou d caro for children while tho moth er is shopping or nt a party af ternoons or evenings. If you hnvo anything sho can do, apply at 229 W. Mohawk. slippery pavement than most other woods. Tho blocks should bo properly treated to preserve from decay and to exclude the moisture. They should be laid on a uniiormly smooth founda tion nnd no water or moisture allowed to get under tho blocks: that is, between tho blocks nnd tho foundation." Mr. Ayer explained thnt ho has succeeded in working out n Elan whereby wood blocks may o used as a veneer on a solid concrete and tnr foundation nnd aid in practically the snmomnn- nner as tiling, that is in large prepared sheets or blocks. I his. ho pointed out. would effect a largo saving in tho cost of laying. Ho explained, too. that thefourorthreo inch blocks aro no moro required than is Bolid oak for a hardwood floor ing, having been found that tho quarter inch veneer of oak an swers the purposefully ns well if not better. Mr. Ayer showed some samples of blocks held to gether by tar preparation. W. u. Mnckay. l. U. Knanp and II. Kirk wero appointed a committeo to work with Mr. Ay er and others in nn effort to fur ther the use of treated block paving in Portland and else where, First Baptist Church Tho Baraca Philathea Class of the First Baptist Church, held its monthly business meeting in the class room Tuesday evening, May 11. After all business had been transacted a social hour was enjoyed and delicious re freshments wero served. Just a word about what this class is doing. A few months ago, tho Young ladies' class and the Young Men's Class consoli dated in order that both might profit by a systematic study of the Bible under the able instruc tion of Rev. E. P. Borden, pas tor. The class has finished a thorough study of the life of Christ and is now studying What it means to bo a Chris tian," and "How can I mako my ife as a Christian count the moat?" The class enrollment at the present time is 68 and tho average attendance 4U. flans are now under way for a class play to be given in the near fu ture. All young people 16 years or over, not attending bunday School are cordially invited to meet with us every Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. We need you and you need us. Come and help. Class Reporter. FOU JtENT carrfa at thla afflea. Rose Carnival Notes Four great pageants, which for beauty, length nnd the many unique, attractive features, will be the greatest parades ever offered in tho history of Port land's annual koso restivai, are included in this year's events. The opening day, June 9, will feature the parade of the "Hu man Rosebuds." More thnn 5. 000 children will take part. This will be followed by the crowning of the queen nt tho Festival Cen ter during tho afternoon. To wards evening 3,000 children- boys nnd girls will assemble at Multnomah held for a concert, tho largest children's concert over held in the Pacific North west. Wednesdny June 10, will feature the decorated automobile and vehicle parade in which more than 300 floats will be seen, the most wonderful specta cle of the kind over attempted. The evening of tho second day will bring together moro than 4,000 ndult voices in n great com munity sing. Friday, June 11, closing day of the festival, will witness the monster frntornnl, industrial and military parade, the grandest pngcnnt of tho kind ever offer ed. More thnn 10,000 people will bo in tho line of march with somo of tho most uniquo floats ever seen in the West. Tho an nual electric parade, which for its dazzling benuty has never been equalled in the United States, will bo ono of tho big night fenturcs. This year's program will offer somo ovent every hour of the day from early on tho morning of June 9, until tho festival closes at midnight of Juno 1. Band concerts will be hourly features and flying vocnl squad rons will bo heard in down town hotels nnd the festival center will olfcr novel entertainment features of somo kind hourly. Tho annual Roso bIiow nt the Armory, whero more thnn 2,- 000,000 beautiful roses will be on display, will open Juno 9 nnd continuo for tho thrco days of tho fiesta. Moro than 500 school boys will participate in n roller sknting marathon over tho pub lic streets. Tho Pacific Northwest Asso ciation hits awarded tho Multno mah Amateur Athletic club the P. N. A. track and field cham pionships and tho Northwest tryout cliumpionships for 1915. Thcso tryout events will bo held during tho Roso Festival under tho auspices of tho Mult nomah club and tho festival gov ernors. Meduls will bo awarded the winners by tho fiesta man agement. The winners of tho Rose Festival events will hnvo tho privileges of entering tho Far Western championships at San Francisco, a feature of tho exposition. Portland's 1915 floral center will be a paragon of beauty, and ono oi tho most superb ever planned. It will cover two of tho park blockB nnd will include eight immense beds of bloom to surround n mammoth center piece: illuminated promenade, sixteen immense exhibition beds of choice blooming plants and sixteen booths in which sixteen communities will exhibit for prizes. Professional flower grow ers of tho city will mako an ox hibit of tho choicest roses evor assembled out of doors in tho world, Tho 1915 Rose Feb ival poster, the donation of Fred G. Cooper, former Oregon boy, whoso fnth- nt 1 CgrrCkv r f Tlf n1 tan n r 1 1 In Oregon, wrote "Tho Whole World Knows tho Portland Roso" and won tho 1915 slogan contest, will soon bo seen in moro than 11, 000 railroad ticket offices of the United States. This number of posters has been circulated by lo cal and foreign lines. QUALITY AND PRICE These are the two things that have made my business success ful. The quality of my goods aro never questioned by those who have traded with me for years. My prices are never above what they ought to be lor first class goods. ALWAYS GUARANTEEED. Your money back if not satis fied with your purchase. My guarantee is unconditional. Alex. S. scales. Phone Col. 210. 501 Fessenden Street. For Rent One 6 room house, $8.00; ono 7 room house with i acre, $8.00; one 6 room house all remodeled, iSlU.UO. I'eninsula Security Co., Room 5 over First National Bank. 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. Books Received: A box of 114 books wus re ceived Saturday. Reviews of a few of tho books follow. Fobcs Five minuto Declamn tions. 2 vols. No more than five minute's time is required to declaim any piece in this book. In order that a speaker may declaim well, a piece must hnvo feeling. passion. "flro" in it. Each selection hero used has been subjected to tho test of reading aloud, and is a declamation in tho proper sense of thnt term. There are no dead pieces in the book. Tho second volume is composed mainly of new selections from American orators and will be found to be representative of modern clo- quenco and ideas. Mothlcy Life Boat and ts Story. An exhaustive nnd nblo study of the origin und development of tho lifeboat, its equipment, structure, method of working, nnd general practicability. Use ful comparisons with the life boats of other nations aro also furnished and tho book is well illustrated with photographs. Monroo Making of a Business Woman. A young southern woman whoso business assets aro irood senso, good health and the abil ity to uso a typewriter, goes to Chicago to cam her living. This story depicts her experiences vividly nnd truthfully although the characters aro fictitious. Muirhead America, tho Land of Contrasts. A Briton's view of his Ameri can kin. Mr. Muirhead mnrricd an American girl nnd is, on tho whole favorable to tho American point of view. This does not deprive him of a keen senso of or inconsistencies. To quote: "America, tho land oi sturk, staring nnd stimulating incon sistency; at onco tho homo of enlightenment nnd tho hnppy hunting ground of tho charlatan nnd tho quuck; a land in which nothing happens but tho unex pected; tho homo of tho Hypo rion, but no " less tho hnunt of tho satyr; always tho land of EromiBo; n land which may be ounded by tho aurora borealis, but which has also undesirable acquaintance with tho flumes of tho bottomless pit, a lnnd which is laved at onco by tho rivers of Pnrndiso and tho lenden waters of Acheron." There are particularly interest ing chapters on "Tho American Child, An Appreciation of tho American Woman, The Humor of tho Man on tho Cars, and Amer ican JournnliBm n Mixed Bless ing." Richards Euthentics. Tho science of controllable en vironment. A plea for better living conditions as a first step toward higher human efficiency. "Human vitality depends up on two primary conditions he redity and hygiene or condi tions preceding birth nnd condi tions during life. Eugenics deals with race im provement through heredity. Euthenics deals with race im provement through environment. Eugenics is hygieno for the future generations, Euthenics is hygieno for tho present generation. Eugenics must await careful investigation. Euthenics has immediate op portunity. Euthenics precedes Eugenics developing better men now and thus inevitably creating a better race of men in tho future. South worth 101 Sandwiches. Wilson, Woodrow -The State. Elements of historical politics. Zancig How to Tell I-ortunes by Cards. Describing and illustrating the methodB usually followed by gypsies and other persons pro fessing to tell fortunes by cards. Includes fortune telling with ten and coHeo grounds, lucky birth days, physiognomy, signs, etc. Auto for hire by day, hour or trip, at very reasonable rates. Good opportunity for parties of four or less to make a trip into tho country ut a low price. II. M. Waldref.609 Fessondon street. Phono Columbia 20G. More About Wiring In further reference to this discussion nbout tho increased expense of 30 percent on electric wiring when St. Johns finally merges with Portland, I have tho following to ndd. All parties admit that all electrical installations whether in St. Johns or Portland must bo installed in uccordunce with tho requirements of tho National Electric code. Mr. Stone, acting chief In spector of Electricity, when ask ed whnt rules the Inspection De partment of Portlnnd hnd ndded to the Nntionnl Electric code, said, that there wnro no rules added by his department that would apply to St. Johns when it becomes a part of Portland. Now juBt n few words nbout tho electrical contracting busi ness in general. A good many people on tho outside think it is u very profltnblo business. No doubt this is truo of nil building contracting lines, so I will en deavor to give our sido of tho proposition. If wo nro asked to bid on nn installation which is clearly spec ified in nil its details, there is very little opportunity for cut thront competition. Clear spec ifications on electrical work aro very raro indeed. When competitive bids for tho electrical work on buildings nro requested many now men are found in lino with bids to pre sent. Tho experienced men in the electrical business aro full ing off in number, mnny hnvo given up in despnir or hnvo been forced to surrender uncondition ally on nccount of tho present system under which profits to tho contractor aro practically im possible. Tho men who get tho bulk of the work now nro in most overy instnnco beginners, men who have never served nn apprentice ship in any trade nnd in most cases nro in a position to care littlo nbout loss, because from thlH evil they aro immune, hav ing nothing to lose. An electrical contractor of no oxporienco und of no responsi bility does not forsce dnmrcr. neither can he lose what ho docs not possess. Ho is tho moro lia ble to bid low nnd ns the work goes to tho lowest Didder in most cases, tho most work is done by this class, which adds troublo for tho general contrac tor.oncourngcs litigntion.createa bankruptcies, and loss to tho owner, loss to the owner be causo repairs nro often necessary soon niter completion of the work. Tho licensing of electrical con tractors is at present receiving much attention throughout our country, as it seems to bo the only solution of cortnin abuses and weaknesses in tho trade. Ono of the chiof d f cult os in obtaining uniformly good results in electrical construction work, is tho irresponsible contractor ono who has just sufficient know ledge of tho business to bo dan gerous. He, through luck of knowledge of correct principles, tho use of inferior muterinl nnd poor workmanship, tends to cre ate a life nnd lire hazard, in stead of n safe installation. This has a tendency to discred it the business in general and moro particularly tho legitimate and well qua ified contractor, who strives always to Install his work in accordance with correct principles, and tho most modern practice, and produce a safe und creditablo installation. Tho unscrupulous contractor. on tho other hnnd, disregards principles, safety and stability of his work for immediate pro fits. A license in itself is not assur ance of safe or honest work but merely that tho licensee is in a degree competent to engage in tho work. It would prevent those from engaging, much less staying in the business, who do not possess the requisite know edire of tho correct principles und their prac tical application. J. E. Kilken ny, Electrical Engineer nnd Con tractor. Back to the Farm Would you like to own a choico littlo farm in Yamhill County, Oregon? If so, come in and see what I can do for you. I have a fow friends with choico littlo farms who wish to exchange for City property. Dr. W. J. Gil strap, First National Bank Build ing, St. Johns, Oregon, The showers throughout tho tho week wero most welcome'..
