Hlitoriuj ftatlny
St. Johns is Calling You
Hm leven churches.
Hat a moat promising future.
Distinctively a manufacturing city
Adjoins the city of Portland.
Hat nearly 6,000 population.
Hai a public library.
Taxable property, $4,500,000.
Hat large dry dock, taw mllUJ
Woolen mill, iron work.
Stove vroiVt, atbetto factory,
Ship building plant.
Veneer and exceltior plant,
Flour mill, planing mill.
Box factory, and other.
More induitrie coming.
St. John i the place for YOU.
St. Johns is Calliug You
tecond in number of Industrie.
I eventh in population.
Cart to Portland every 16 min.
Ha navigable water on 3 aide.
Ha finett ga and electricity.
Ha 3 ttrong bank.
Ha five large achool homes.
Ha abundance of puret water.
Ha hard surface street.
Ha extemive sewerage system.
Ha fine, modern brick city hall.
Ha good payroll monthly.
Aiipi mon,h''ni"iycar freight.
All railroad have accct to it.
Is natewny to Portland harbor.
Climate ideal and healthful.
ST. JOHNS REVIEW
Devoted (o tat Interest of the Peninsula, the Manufacturing Center of tba Northwest
VOI II
ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 28. 1915.
NO 29
COUNCIL MEETS
Matters of Importance
Receive Attention
All members were present at
the regular meeting of the city
council Tuesday evening, with
Mayor Muck presiding.
Airs. donnson asKea lor per
mission to have the sidewalk
raised in front of the entrance
to her store on North Ivanhoe
street, which permission was not
allowed, it being decided that
no variations from the plans be
allowed.
The engineer reported that in
a number of instances the prop
erty would have to bo assessed
moro than fifty per cent in or
der to Improve South Jersey
straat as requested, and tho mat
ter was referred to tho street
com.nittce and engineer to sco if
waivers could not bo secured in
such instances.
It was decided that tho chief
of police Bhould havo charge of
tho city's wood yard on the
Gatton tract hereafter.
Mr Kellogg of East St. Johns
asked that an extra policeman
be placed at East St. Johns, and
after some discussion the matter
was rofcrred to the health and
polico committee.
It was decided that tho view
crs appointed on the opening and
extension of Mohawk street
meet next Tuesday nt the city
hall.
mo loiiowing bias wero re
coived on tho improvement of
Ivanhoo street between Burling
ton and Richmond streets: 11.
Markwart & Co., $1514.75: An
drew & Harrer. $1538.20: M. E.
-Kilkenny, $1548.63; 1 1 aim &
Kebmnn, $1662.21; V. W. Mason,
$1752.67: Cochran-Nutting&Co..
$1485.12: Looffelman, Oswald &
Co., $1482.20. Tho bid of tho
latter being tho lowest, they
wero awarded tho contract.
Bids on tho improvement of
Pittsburg street betweon Craw
ford street and tho ferry slip:
Andrew & Harrer, $4422.23;
Cochran-Nutting & Co., $4375. 43;
V. W. Mason, $5072.41; Hahn &
Kebman. $4,477.86: It. Mark
wnrtfc Co., $1127.48: Looffelman.
Oswald & Co., $3902.83. Tho
latter bid was accepted.
Bills totalling $109.72 wero al
lowed. Considerable discussion took
place over the proposed accept
ance of tho at. Johns avenue im
provemont. A number of inter
eated property owners were nrcs
ent and declared it to bo a" bum"
job. It was finally decided that
tho city council, engineers and
property owners get together
Saturday afternoon and ondeav
or to como to some agreement
in the matter.
Tho chairman of the street
committee was authorized to
make necessary repairs on gut
ters throughout the city.
A motion that an additional
paid fireman bo added to tho fire
department mado by Mr. Dow
ney was lost by a five to two
vote, Councilmen Bonham and
Downey voting in the affirma
tive. HftU Wnillri Ynil WUo It?
a W14 EmIIIV I
The following extract, taken
from The Oregon Merchants
Magazine, gives an inkling of
how legitimate dealers feel to
ward municipal markets, the
"jitneys" of the grocery trade;
How would you like to rent
a atnra for a Him n rlav. raII for .
u j i j.i'.' " o
I say, how would you like that?
thia Z. '
KJr una one.
nri'nr' ;Ti' rJiH.V hT
some clerks, run a free delivery
Ford, buy gasoline, carry insur
ance, pay electric light bills, buy
futures six months ahead of the
demand, pay taxes, contribute
to the church and to charity,
raise a family and keep a sweet
disposition while competing with
a dime a day Japanese that lives
out Uresham way and gets his
produce irom tne xakima coun
try? Sellwood Bee,
Back to the Farm
Would you like to own a choice
little farm in Yamhill County.
Oregon? If so. come in and see
what I can do for you. I have a
few friends with choice little
farms who wish to exchange for
City property. Dr. W. J. un
strap. First National Bank Build
ing, St. Johns, Oregon.
Not Entirely Satisfactory
There is undoubtedly wide
spread discontent on the part of
the citizens of Portland on the
outcome of tho commission form,
not against the commission
form, but against the methods
that havo been employed. This
discontent has taken form and
effect in tho preparation of an
other charter restoring the ward
system, creating eleven wards
with eleven .councilmon. There
is an improbability that this
charter will ever reach a voto of
the people. The present officials
will take caro that it docs not.
as its adoption would separate
them from big salaries, which at
the present time are very com
fortablo incomes. Tho chief ob
jection is on account of the
multiplication of inspectors and
other officers since tho commis
sioners, and the tremendous ex
penso of automobiles. Nearly
all the ollicinl heads are provide
with expensive automobiles at
tho expense of the nublic,
ujvery little dinkey ofliccr must
have an automob e. He can
not cross the street without be
ing comfortably seated in an
automobile. This is ono of tho
ndictmcnts, but there arc others,
in private, business men nur-
ennso and operato their own
automobiles, and the ordinary
citizen cannot figure out why
ho should be taxed to furnish
automobiles for tho pleasure of
public ofilcials who aro paid big
salaries. Thoro is no objection
to automobiles for legitimate
purposes, but not for tho person
al convenience and plcasuro of
tho high salaried ofllcors, at
time when tho ordinary citizen
is sweating blood to meet his
financial obligations. Atnrcscn
thoro is no bono for any chancre
ino city attorney mny bo depend
ed on to find Haws in tho
proposed charter and henco there
will bo no chnngo until two years
hence, at which time there is
almost certain to bo an initiative
measure that may sweep tho
commission form of monnrchia
city government and restoro tho
representative form so that tho
pcoplo will havo something to
say nbout tho city affairs. L.
H. Wells in Gresham Outlook.
Dramatic Recital
Adelino M. Alvord presents
Margaret Nelson in Dramatic
Recital Friday ovening. May 28.
at James John nigh school nud
itorium. Assisting her will bo
little Mcrrium Schiller, tho Port
land Rosebud, in a group of
dances, a pupil of Hortenso Wil
liams and Gordon Soulo' tho well
known boy pianist, a pupil of
Marie Soulo'. This will bo about
tho last opportunity to hear Mas
ter Gordon on programs, as ho
leaves early in June for study
in New York. Tho following
program will bo rendered:
"The Slave's Dream." "Bat
tlo of Bannockburn" Margaret
Nelson.
Hungarian Rhnnsod e. Liszt-
Master Gordon Soulo'.
"Going of the White Swan"
Margaret Nelson.
Berceuse. Chopin: Earl King.
Schubert-Liszt Master Gordon
Soule'.
A Group of Impersonations'
Margaret. Nelson.
nnitn T1 i n Hn.i
Basket. The
Hpes 01 Fan Merrium Sch er.
petite danseuse, a pupil of Hor
tenso L. Williams.
"Saunder's Courtsh d " "01.
ga's Picture" Margaret Nelson.
The Wild Rider. Ku lak: Mas
ter Gordon Soulo'.
Monologue Margaret Nelson.
Class Motto: "Is not that the
ylUBa. V; i
oest education which cuves
to
V"3 mIn,( ?,nduto t!ie bodJ a H?
force, all the beauty and all the
..,1. u
capabler' - Plato.
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
the country at a low price. H.
M. Waldref,609 Fessenden street
Phone Columbia 206.
For Rent One 6 room house.
$8.00; one 7 room house with i
acre, $8.00; one 6 room house all
remodeled, sio.00. Peninsula
Security Co., Room 5 over First
National Bank.
Attractive invitations have
been issued for the 2nd annual
reunion of the one hundred eight
ty graduates of Room 15, which
is to be held at the Central
School building June 1st at 8 p.
m. Admission secured by class
secret signs and passwords.
THE LIBRARY
Interesting Notes for the
Library Patrons
On the second official tramn of
tho Uhipmunk Club Saturday
morning twenty seven varieties
of birds wero seen and identifi
ed. This list does not include
several birds whose names have
not yet been certainly discover
ed. and others which were heard
but not Been. The bovs are learn
ing to stalk tho woods like
young Indians and have decided
that hunting with field glasses
has all of the excitement of gun
hunting and much moro of last
ing satisfaction.
Tho Library will bo closed all
day on Monday, May 31.
Book Reviews:
Balmer Achievements of Lu
ther Trant.
"Luther Trant is a university
instructor in Psychology who
happens to boIvg a college mys
tery by tho methods of tho Psv
etiological laboratory. Thcreun
on ho is drawn into a now nro
fession. tho detection of guilt by
scientific methods and npparatus.
His success is brilliant and his
cases" make absorb nor read
ing to tho lover of entcrtninlncr
fiction and tho scientifically
minded alike."
Crockett Silver Sand.
"In this, his last book, nub
lished in England only a few
days after his death, Mr. Crock
ett has returned to Galloway
and tells of what hanncned to
John Fan, Lord of Littlo Egypt
and gypsy Earl in tho days of
Uraham of Clavcrhouse and the
great persecution, when those
who refused to oboy tho Kinc's
commands in tho matter of re
ligion were hunted and harried
iiko so many wild beasts. But
besides theso public troubles.
John Jaa had an abundance of
private ones of his own. For
he had been educated in Franco.
and so was neither all gypsy nor
all "Gorgio," but a man of two
natures which warred with each
other." Tho tale has spirit and
ively movement, with just
enough of tho Scottish dialect to
give it fiavor but not enough to
weary tho reader."
Fnbro-Tho Life of tho Fly.
"Henri Fnbro is already well
known in tho American literary
world from his "Life of tho Sni
der." The "Liio of tho Fly"
is no less interesting nnd in
structive. The author writes of
flies as tho they constituted a
raco of architects, lawyers, phil
osophers and logicians, and wo
become amazed at the discrimi
nating powers ascribed to them.
Besides intensely interesting
facts in lly development and
utility, there are introduced some
autobiographical chapters which
are fascinating and ebaucnt.de
scribing tho proper way in which
to protect food, esnecia y meat
against tho ravages of tho fly.
lis chapter on the mushroom is
lluminating. Tho value of his
own discoveries is thus charac
terized by Fabre. now a nonag
enanan. "In my declining days.
a humble wood cutter in the
forest of science, mako haste to
put my bundle of sticks in order.
what will remain of my re
searches on the subject of in-
stinct Not much apparently;
at most ono or two windows
opened on the world that has
not yet been explored with all
the attention it deserves."
Much of tho book is thrillincr
and dramatic, just as was "The
Life of the Spider."
O'Higgins-Old Clinkers.
"So long as brave deeds of
self-sacrifice thrill the hearts of
men, books like "Old Clinkers"
will continue to be read. When
Captain Keighley of the fireboat
Hudson finds the politicians in
sidiously at work among his
crew, he fights them in silence by
ghting some dangerous tires in
way that sets the blood to
dancing and the nerves a tin
gle."
Orczy Laughing Cavalier,
"As we turn from tho tragic
news from day to day in the
newspapers, we gladly welcome
such a novel as "The Laughing
cavauer," lor
it is full of the
very spirit of
romantic adven-Tuck
ture. The author has chosen for
her hero that laughing cavalier
of whom Franz Hals painted a
portrait in 1624, and she has
chosen to look on him as an an
cestor of her favorite character,
fie bcarlet Pimpernel. It is as
gay soldier of fortune with no
money in his
pocket that she
presents him.
As such he is
quite ready to undertake tho abJgion required,"
Items From Daily Abstract
(Portland's Official Paper)
City Health Officer Marcellus
desires to protect buttermilk
drinkers from buttermilk that is
not wholesome. He has prepar
ed an ordinance governing tho
production and sale of this fluid.
Tho measure provides that it
must contain 8.9 solids and be
produced in a sanitary manner.
All cultured milk, such as "Bul
garian milk," must be labeled
as' such.
Residents in tho Piedmont dis
trict have petitioned the Council
to prohibit tho construction of
stables in tho territory embraced
by Ainsworth nnd Kill nesworth
avenues nnd East Eleventh and
East Fourteenth streets. Com
missioner Dieck has recommend
ed to the Council that tho pe
tition bo granted, as this is
purely a residenco district, ant!
stables housing horses would
tend to become n nuisance.
A delegation of citizens from
Lents appeared before tho Coun
cu anu askou lor more lire nro
j
tcction. Thoy desired 1000 feet
of good hose for the volunteer
nro company and also the insta
lation of moro fire hydrants
Tho hose thoy have is in bad
condition and can no loncrcr be
used. Tho Mayor explained thnt
nu mis j-uniB in rmuu anu wi
give tno nose as soon ns possi
ble. Commissioner Daly ulso
promised to bok into tho nrono
sition of additional fire hydrants,
o
An ordinanco nrovidinir for
the manufacture of ico crenm
nlso hns been prepared by tho
uuy ncaiin uinccr nnd will go
boioro tho council Wednesday
It provides that there shall bo
12 per cent butterfnt in tho
mixture nnd freo from anv in
jurious ingredients. Surround
ings in which it is manufactur
ed shall bo absolutely clean nnd
sanitary, and no cream onco
melted shall bo frozen again
aii ico cream reccntac os onco
used, shall be thoroughly steril
lzcu before boing used again.
o
Tho ordinanco regulnttincr
weights anu measures was miss
i .
eu by tno council yesterday.
It
provides mat ico anu wood and
coal dealers shall provide the
purchaser with de very s ns
showing quantity of commodity
delivered, that all scales bo test
ed beforo thoy are sold by deal
ers, nnd that sand and grave
wagons bo measured and tho
capacity stamped on such wag
t i
ons, i he sealer of Weights and
Measures la g ven arcrer nowors
in tho inspection and condemna
tion of weights and measures.
The ordinance will go into effect
in i0 days,
duction of GildaBcrcstotb nt the
behest of her brother and her
ono time lover, whoso secret
plots havo been overheard by
the girl. It so hannens that the
cavalier and Gilda have met onco
beforo but of this ho is unaware
when he gives his word to brlncr
about her capture. Ho carries
out the plans of the plotters to
the letter nnd then enters into
another bargain with tho girl's
father to bring her back ugain."
Wharton A Rose of O d Oue
bee.
An episode in tho life of Ad
mirai neison, when no was a
a
young captain is taken as the
basis of this very pretty love
story. Mary Thompson, a young
beauty attracts the attention of
Captain Nelson at a dance, and
his feelings soon grows into deep
affection, but a jealous cousin
intercepts a letter just as the
young lovers are planning to
marry, and Nelson sails away
believing Mary false, while she
is really hurt and brokenhearted.
Later there is a meeting in Lon
don, after which Lord Nelson
has married Mrs. Nesbitt, and
the misunderstanding is explain
ed. Mary finally becomes tho
devoted wife of Captain Mac-
Gregor, with only a memory of
the first love, which prompts her
to name her son after the great
Admiral.
Mason Friar Tuck.
story. It is the story of tho Rev.
John Carmichael. renamed Friar
by the "betting barber of
Boggs," because of the facility
with which he divested a des
perado of a club which had been
aimed at his own person. The
story tells how Friar Tuck lived
among his people of the cowboy
country and was ono of them,
how he adjusted their nuarrela
and their love affairs and fought
with and for them when occa-
KNOW THY COUNTRY
I Introductory
Know Amorlca" la a slogan that
anould ring out from ovory Bchool
room, olllco, farm and shop In this na
uon. no man can nsplro to a hlghor
nonor than to hocomo a capablo cltl
zon, and no ono can morlt bo dis
tinguished n tltlo until ho Is well In-
rormoa or tuo resources, possibilities
ana achievements of our country.
This Is a commercial ago and civ
ilization is bearing Its most goldon
fruit in Amorlcu. Wo aro noted for
our industrial nchlovomonts as Egypt
was noted for hor pyramids; Jorusa
lem for nor religion; Grecco for her
art; Phoenicia for hor Hoots; Choldoa
for hor astronomy and Homo for hor
laws. LIkowlso wo havo men who will
go down In tho world's history as pow
erful products of tholr ago. For, stand.
Ing nt tho sourco of ovory gigantic
movement thnt Bways civilization Is a
great man. Tho greatest minds trnvol
In tho greatest direction nnd tho com
mercial gonluscs of this ngo would
havo been tho sculptors, poots, pbll
osophcrs, architects, and artists of
earlier civilizations.
As Mlchaol Angolo took a rock and
with a chlsol howed It into tho Imago
of an angol that ovor beckons man
kind upward and onward, Hill took
tho dosort of tho Northwest and with
bands of stool mado It blossom Ilko n
roso, dotted tho valloys with happy
homes nnd built cities In wnsta plncos.
As Outtonborg took blocks of wood
and whittled thorn Into an alphabot
and mado a printing pross that
flashed education across tho
con-
tlnont llko a ray of light
upon
a now born world, McConnlck
took
KNOW THY
II Railroads
In discussing tho commercial
achlovoments of this great ago, wo
shall approach tho subjoct as tho
historian chronicling ovonts. This bo
rlcswlll ondcavor to record In writ
ing iu supremacy or American mon
and Industries In tho world's affairs
and pcrptuato an appreciation of our
marvelous Industrial achlovoments by
presenting simple facts, figures and
comparisons that aro overpowering In
tholr convictions.
Amorlca holds her proud placo
among tho nations of tho earth today
on account of hor supremacy in trans
portation facilities, Tho mighty minds
of tho ago aro engaged In tho prob
lems of transportation, and tho great
est mon In tho history of tho world's
commorco aro at tho head of tho
transportation systoms of tho United
Statos.
In tho discussion of transportation,
lot us consider separately our Hall
wuys, Telegraph aud Telephones, Ex
press, Publlo Highways, Steamships,
Street Hallways, Intcrurban and othor
forms of transportation, nnd this ur
tlclo will deal with railways.
Tho United States has tho largost
mileage, tho best servlco, tho cheap
est rates, pays labor tho hlghost
wages, and wo havo tho most olllclent
ly managed of tho railways of tho
world. Thoy stand as a monument to
the native genius of our marvolouu
builders, and most of the railroads In
foreign countries havo been built
under American orders,
Tho railroads ropresont a larger In
vestment of capital than any othor
branch of human acUvlty. The mllo
ago in tho United Statos oxcocds
KNOW THY
IllTelegraph
Our transportation facilities aro tho
most perfect product of this great com
morclal ago and tho telegraph and to!
ephono systems of this nation crown
tho Industrial achievements of tho
wholo world. These twin messongors
of modern civilization, born In the
skies, stand today tho most faithful and
cfflclcnt publlo servants that over
tolled for tho human raco.
They aro of Amorlcan nativity and
while warm from the mind of the In
ventlvo genius have, under Amorlcan
supervision, spun a net-work of wires
across tho earth and undor tho seas.
Telegraphy, In its oarly youth, mas
tered tho known world and the tele
phono has already conquered tho
earth's surface, and now stands at tho
seashoro ready to leap across tho
ocean.
No Industry in tho history of the
world has ever mado such rapid strides
In development and usefulness, and
none has ever exerted a more powerful
Influence upon tho civilization of Its
day than tho Telegraph and Telephone.
Their achievement demonstrates tho
supremacy of two distinct types of
American gontus Invention and organ
ization. The Industry was peculiarly fortun
ate in having powerful inventive intel
lect at its source and tremendous
minds to direct Its organization and
growth. It Is the most perfect fruit
of the treo of American industry and
when compared with Its European con
temporaries, tt thrills overy patrlotlo
American with pride
Ambitious youth caa and no moro in
a bar of iron and bont it Into
a rcapor and with ono swoop of
his maglo mind broko tho shackles
that onslavod labor of gonoratlons yot
unborn, and gavo mankind freodom
from drudgery, and lifted tho human
raco Into a hlghor zono of llfo.
As Nolson organlzod tho English navy
nnd mndo England mistress of tho sea,
enabling tho British Isles to plant her
flag upbn ovory continent washed by
tho ocean's waves, and to mako foot
stools of tho Islands of overy wator,
Morgan organlzod a banking system
that has mado Amorlca mastor of tho
world's flnancos, brought Kings to our
cashier's windows, tho nations of tho
onrth to our discount desks nnd placed
under tho Industries of this nation
ilnnnclnl system as solid as tho Hock
of Gibraltar.
Thoro Is no study qulto so Interest
Ing as progress; no sound so maglo
as tho roar of Industry nnd no sight
so inspiring ns civilization In action
A full realization of America's part In
tno great ovonts of tho world past
present anu ruturo win tunii ovory
human heart with prido, patriotism
and faith In Hopubllcan Institutions
Through tho courtesy of tho Agrl
cultural nnd Commercial I'ross Her
vlco, tho readers of this paper will bo
permitted to study America; hor ag
rlcultural, manufacturing nnd mln
ornl dovolopmont, mercantile bank
Ing nnd transportation systems which
nro tho wondor of tho world. Tho
first nrtlclo of tho
norlos will deal
with transportation
aua win appear
nt an early dato.
COUNTRY
tho nccoptcd dlstonco from tho earth
to tho moon. Wo had In 1911, tho
last yoar In which figures for all
countries aro available on tho
earth's surface 639,081 mllos of rail
way dlvldod as follows: Unltod Stntos
211,199, Europo 207,432 nnd othor
countrlos 191,350. Tho Unltod Statos
has 38 per cont of tho world's mlloago,
sovou por cont or tno estimated pop
ulation nnd about 11 vo por cont of tho
area. Tho total capital Invested In tho
railways of tho world Is $GO,000,000.
000, (Uvldod as follows: United Statos
$13,000,000,000 Europo $2S,CS0,000,000
and other countrlos $11,350,000,000.
uoaucoa to a mlloago basis tho cap
italization Is as follows: Tho world
$78,000, Unltod Statos $S4,000, Europo
$124,000, and othor countrlos $59,000.
A comparison of rates Is equally ns
interesting and tho Unltod States
takes tho load In economy nnd serv
ice, ino avorago raio por ton por
nunarea mllo haul la as follows
Unltod Statos 7Co, flrcat llrltaln $2.53,
Franco $1.44, dermany $1.44, Hussla
92c, Austria-Hungary $1.30, Italy $2.30
and Switzerland $2.82.
Tho nvorngo yearly pay of all rail
road employes In tho principal coun
trios is as follows: United States
$767, Germany $392, Italy $345, Aus
tria $322, Qreat llrltaln $279. Franco
$2C0 and Hussla $204.
About 30 per cent, or 188.000 miles.
of tho rallwuya of tho world am
governmout ownod. About half tho
railway mlloago of Europo Is govern
ment ownod.
A comparison of tho oconomy. In
tlmo and money and tho convenlonco
In travel, will bo mado lu a later
article
COUNTRY
and Telephone
spiring company than tho fellowship
of tho giant Intellects that constructed
this marvolous Industry and a journoy
along tho pathway of Its dovolopmont,
illuminated at ovory mllo-post of its
progress by tho llghtnlng-tlashes of
brilliant minds, will bo taken at a very
early date
A brlof statistical rovlow of tho In
dustry brings out Its growth nnd mag
nltudo In a most convincing and un
forgetablo mannor.
Tho telephone servlco of tho Unltod
States Is tho most popular and olllclent
and Its ratos aro tho cheapost of tho
tolophono systoms of tho world.
Wo nro tho greatost talkors on earth.
Wo send 00 per cent of our communl
cations ovor tho telophono. Tho world
has about 15,000,000 tolopbones and of
this number tho United States has ap
proximately 9,540,000, Europo 4.020.000
and other countries 1,300,000, Accord
ing to tho latest world telophono cen
sus, tho total tolophono Investment Is
$1,900,000,000 and of this amount SI..
095,000,000 was credited to tho United
States, $630,000,000 in Europo aud
$175,000,000 in othor countries. Tho
annual tolophono conversations total
24.600,000,000 divided as follows: Unit
ed States 15,600,000,000; Europo G.800,
000,000, and other countries 2,200,000,
000. Tho total world wlro telephono
mileage is 33,262,000 miles divided as
follows; Unltod States 20,248,000, Eu
ropo 10,335,000, and other countries
2,679,000. About six per cent of
tho world's population and slxty-ono
por cent of the telophono wlro mllo
ago la In tho United States. i
HIGH SCHOI
Incidents of High School
Interestingly Told
On Monday. May 24, Mr. White
took tho Encliflh nnd Amoi-innn
History classes for an inspection
of tho city jail and tho County
Courthouse. From the rfltmrt
of several members of the party,
we gainer that the trip was an
interestintr one. Thin in ihn
substance of tho reports:
"Wo nrrived at the jail about
10 a. m. Deputy Sheriir Christ
ofFcrBon acted ns our guide nnd
explained to us nbout the differ
ent divisions of the polico de
partment. Wo wero all impress
cd by tho cleanliness of tho
prisoners' cells.
"Tho 'sweat room' where in
ebriates are sobered up wns in
teresting; as nlso was the wom
an's division because of tho way
it is conducted and its homelike
appearance.
We also spent some time in
tho identification room, where
tho pictures, finger prints, nnd
head measurements nro taken of
those chnrired with eriminnl
oireii8c. Mr. ChristolTerson also
took us thru tho County and
United States jnils, both of
which aro situated in the Coun
ty Court House. Thoro worn a
number of Indians amonir tho
government prisoners, including
two squaws.
"Then wo all had a look at tho
nnraphernnlin used by tho sher
iff in the handling of prisoners.
nnd then it wns timo for us to
leave. Tho trip was certainly
very interesting and educational,
and wo enjoyed overy minute of
tho timo thus spent."
Tho Dramatic Society which
produced "ThoVillago Lawyer"
with such great success last
November is nbout to presont to
tho public nn eight act vaudo
villo show. Tho program will
include music by tho orchestra
and by a mixed quartette; threo
ono act dramas: Tho Fall of
Troy" is a comic operetta repro
ducing tho tragic story of tho
I'allof'Iroy to tho tuno of fa
miliar songs, nnd is n guaran
teed euro for tho blues. ''Who's
Who" is a lively comedy result-
ng from mistaken identities in
which everyone seems to bo
some ono else. The audienco is
kept in a continual statu of ex
pectancy nnd susnonso until tho
end in which? well, thnt would
bo telling: you will havo to wait
and see. Then thoro is tho
'Cancelled Debt." a ono act
melodrama. This is a play of
tho "Wild and Woolly West" and
is a thriller from start to finish.
feats tho movies all to niccoa.
The casts of theso dramas aro as
follows:
The Fall of Troy." Helen-
Jernico Rrownloy. who clones
with tho "handsomer mnn."
VenusHazel Johnson, who re
ceives the prize for beauty.
Athena- Ethel HulTord; Juno
Csther Fitterer. defeated candi
dates for tho prize for beauty.
'aria wyeth Jayne, tho "hand
somer man," also judge of tho
icauty contest. Menelans Earl
Colihflr, tho wronged husband.
Mercury--Clyde Thayer, God of
Mischief. Eris-Floy Coffee.
goddess of discord. Jupiter
Will Teutsch, whoso nod makes
gods and men quake.
"Who's Who." Mr. S mon-
ides Swanhopper -Jack Brown-
ey, n model young bachelor.
.awrenco Lavender--Walter An-
rews, a valet from Mayfair.
Mr. Bloomfield Brambleton Del-
bert Day. a country gentleman.
Cicely Florence Davis, Bram
bleton's daughter. Matilda
ano Jennie MeNiven, a supe
rior housemaid.
"Canceled Debt." Telegraph
Operator Ferris Swisher.
urakeman Wesley Wrinkle.
'roapector Louis Dunsmore.
L'ho Stranger Carlyle Cunning-
lam.
The admission will bo ten cents
for school pupils nnd fifteen cents
for others. Tho show is guaran
teed to bo worth tho money. You
can't afford to miss it.
you think your town's tho
best,
Tell 'em so.
you'd help it lead the rest,
Help it irrow:
When there's anything to do,
Let the others count on you;
You'll feel bully when its thru,
uon't you know! Ex.
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